वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-63, verse-6
तस्य तच्छुशुभे भूयः सशरं धनुरुत्तमम् ।
विद्युदैरावतार्चिष्मद्द्वितीयेन्द्रधनुर्यथा ॥६॥
विद्युदैरावतार्चिष्मद्द्वितीयेन्द्रधनुर्यथा ॥६॥
6. tasya tacchuśubhe bhūyaḥ saśaraṃ dhanuruttamam ,
vidyudairāvatārciṣmaddvitīyendradhanuryathā.
vidyudairāvatārciṣmaddvitīyendradhanuryathā.
6.
tasya tat śuśubhe bhūyaḥ sa-śaram dhanuḥ uttamam
vidyut airāvata arciṣmat dvitīya indra-dhanuḥ yathā
vidyut airāvata arciṣmat dvitīya indra-dhanuḥ yathā
6.
His excellent bow, with its arrow, shone forth even more beautifully, like a second rainbow (indra-dhanuḥ) radiant with lightning and (Indra's elephant) Airāvata.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
- तत् (tat) - that
- शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared splendid
- भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more beautifully (again, further, more, greatly)
- स-शरम् (sa-śaram) - with an arrow, having an arrow
- धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme
- विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning
- ऐरावत (airāvata) - Airāvata (Indra's elephant)
- अर्चिष्मत् (arciṣmat) - radiant, brilliant, shining
- द्वितीय (dvitīya) - second
- इन्द्र-धनुः (indra-dhanuḥ) - rainbow (lit. 'Indra's bow')
- यथा (yathā) - like, as, just as
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he
Note: Refers to Kumbha (implied from previous verse).
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to dhanuḥ.
शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared splendid
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh
Perfect
Perfect 3rd person singular, middle voice, root śubh
Root: śubh (class 1)
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more beautifully (again, further, more, greatly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying śuśubhe.
स-शरम् (sa-śaram) - with an arrow, having an arrow
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sa-śara
sa-śara - with an arrow, having an arrow
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - śara – arrow
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to dhanuḥ.
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
Note: Subject of śuśubhe.
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme
Note: Refers to dhanuḥ.
विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyut
vidyut - lightning, flash of lightning
Note: In composition.
ऐरावत (airāvata) - Airāvata (Indra's elephant)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of airāvata
airāvata - Airāvata (name of Indra's elephant)
Note: In composition.
अर्चिष्मत् (arciṣmat) - radiant, brilliant, shining
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of arciṣmat
arciṣmat - radiant, brilliant, shining, fiery
Suffixed with -mat from arcis (radiance)
Note: In composition with `vidyut` and `airāvata` describing `indra-dhanuḥ`.
द्वितीय (dvitīya) - second
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitīya
dvitīya - second, secondary
Note: Refers to indra-dhanuḥ.
इन्द्र-धनुः (indra-dhanuḥ) - rainbow (lit. 'Indra's bow')
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of indra-dhanus
indra-dhanus - rainbow, Indra's bow
Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (indra+dhanus)
- indra – Indra (king of gods)
proper noun (masculine) - dhanus – bow
noun (neuter)
Note: The subject of comparison, appearing like this.
यथा (yathā) - like, as, just as
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to introduce a simile.