वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-63, verse-48

तदा वेगेन तत्रासीत्तेजः प्रज्वालितं मुहुः ।
वज्रनिष्पेषसंजातज्वाला मेरौ यथा गिरौ ॥४८॥

48. tadā vegena tatrāsīttejaḥ prajvālitaṃ muhuḥ ,
vajraniṣpeṣasaṃjātajvālā merau yathā girau.

48. tadā vegena tatra āsīt tejaḥ prajvālitam muhuḥ
vajraniṣpeṣasaṃjātajvālā merau yathā girau

48. tadā tatra tejaḥ muhuḥ vegena prajvālitam āsīt
yathā merau girau vajraniṣpeṣasaṃjātajvālā

48. Then, a fiery energy blazed there intensely, repeatedly, just like flames generated by the impact of a thunderbolt on Mount Meru, the mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly, by force

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - fiery energy (splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery power)

• प्रज्वालितम् (prajvālitam) - ignited, set ablaze, fiercely burning

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - intensely (repeatedly, again and again, intensely)

• वज्रनिष्पेषसंजातज्वाला (vajraniṣpeṣasaṁjātajvālā) - flames arisen from the impact of a thunderbolt

• मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad', meaning 'that', with the suffix '-dā' indicating time.

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetus

Derived from root √vij (to move quickly, vibrate).

Root: vij (class 3)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad', meaning 'that', with the suffix '-tra' indicating place.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

Root 'as' in the imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - fiery energy (splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, splendor, energy, heat, spiritual power

From root √tij (to be sharp, to shine).

Root: tij (class 1)

प्रज्वालितम् (prajvālitam) - ignited, set ablaze, fiercely burning

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prajvālita

prajvālita - ignited, set ablaze, blazing, burning brightly

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √jval (to burn, shine) with prefix 'pra-' (forth, intensely) and causative suffix '-i', forming prajvalayati, then the past passive participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tejaḥ'.

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - intensely (repeatedly, again and again, intensely)

(indeclinable)

वज्रनिष्पेषसंजातज्वाला (vajraniṣpeṣasaṁjātajvālā) - flames arisen from the impact of a thunderbolt

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vajraniṣpeṣasaṃjātajvālā

vajraniṣpeṣasaṁjātajvālā - flames produced by the crushing/impact of a thunderbolt

A descriptive compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+niṣpeṣa+saṃjāta+jvālā)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• niṣpeṣa – crushing, impact, pounding
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni-√piṣ' (to crush, pound).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: piṣ (class 7)
• saṃjāta – arisen, produced, generated, born
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam-√jan' (to be born, arise).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jan (class 4)
• jvālā – flame, blaze, glow
  noun (feminine)
  From root √jval (to burn, shine).
  Root: jval (class 1)

Note: This compound acts as the subject, referring to the 'flames'.

मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe), a specific mountain

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Used in apposition to 'merau'.