वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-66, verse-23

जीमूतयोरिवाकाशे शब्दो ज्यातलयोस्तदा ।
धनुर्मुक्तः स्वनोत्कृष्टः श्रूयते च रणाजिरे ॥२३॥

23. jīmūtayorivākāśe śabdo jyātalayostadā ,
dhanurmuktaḥ svanotkṛṣṭaḥ śrūyate ca raṇājire.

23. jīmūtayoh iva ākāśe śabdaḥ jyātalayoḥ tadā
dhanuḥ muktaḥ svana utkṛṣṭaḥ śrūyate ca raṇājire

23. tadā raṇājire ākāśe jīmūtayoh iva dhanuḥ muktaḥ
jyātalayoḥ svana utkṛṣṭaḥ śabdaḥ ca śrūyate

23. Then, in the battlefield, the excellent sound of bowstrings released from bows was heard, like the roar of two clouds in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• जीमूतयोह् (jīmūtayoh) - of two clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

• ज्यातलयोः (jyātalayoḥ) - of two bowstrings

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow (as the source of the released sound) (bow)

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released (describing the sound or implied arrow) (released, freed, shot)

• स्वन (svana) - sound, noise

• उत्कृष्टः (utkṛṣṭaḥ) - exalted, loud (sound) (excellent, exalted, superior, loud)

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• च (ca) - and, also

• रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

जीमूतयोह् (jīmūtayoh) - of two clouds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of jīmūta

jīmūta - cloud

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise, voice

ज्यातलयोः (jyātalayoḥ) - of two bowstrings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of jyātala

jyātala - bowstring (literally, 'bowstring's palm/surface', referring to the sound made by the hand striking the string or the string itself)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyā+tala)

• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, palm (of hand), base
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow (as the source of the released sound) (bow)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Here, it functions as the agent or source from which the sound is 'released'.

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released (describing the sound or implied arrow) (released, freed, shot)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated, shot (as an arrow)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'muc' (to release, to free) with suffix '-ta'

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Describes 'śabdaḥ', the sound released from the bow.

स्वन (svana) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, roar

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective or the first part of a compound with 'utkṛṣṭaḥ', describing the nature of the sound.

उत्कृष्टः (utkṛṣṭaḥ) - exalted, loud (sound) (excellent, exalted, superior, loud)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utkṛṣṭa

utkṛṣṭa - excellent, exalted, superior, loud, intense

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛṣ' (to draw, pull) with prefix 'ud-' and suffix '-ta'

Prefix: ud

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes 'śabdaḥ'.

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇājira

raṇājira - battlefield, arena of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+ajira)

• raṇa – battle, combat
  noun (masculine)
• ajira – courtyard, open space, arena
  noun (neuter)

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