वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-24

स हि धूमान्धकारं च चक्रे प्रच्छादयन्नभः ।
दिशश्चान्तर्दधे श्रीमान्नीहारतमसावृतः ॥२४॥

24. sa hi dhūmāndhakāraṃ ca cakre pracchādayannabhaḥ ,
diśaścāntardadhe śrīmānnīhāratamasāvṛtaḥ.

24. sa hi dhūmāndhakāram ca cakre pracchādayat nabhaḥ
diśaḥ ca antardadhe śrīmān nīhāratamasāvṛtaḥ

24. sa śrīmān nīhāratamasāvṛtaḥ dhūmāndhakāraṃ
cakre nabhaḥ pracchādayan diśaḥ ca antardadhe

24. Indeed, that glorious one created a smoky darkness, covering the sky. Enveloped in mist-like gloom, he also concealed the cardinal directions.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that one (he, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• धूमान्धकारम् (dhūmāndhakāram) - smoky darkness

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चक्रे (cakre) - created (made, created)

• प्रच्छादयत् (pracchādayat) - covering (covering, obscuring)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - the cardinal directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - concealed (concealed, hid, made disappear)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious one (glorious, splendid, fortunate)

• नीहारतमसावृतः (nīhāratamasāvṛtaḥ) - enveloped in mist-like gloom (enveloped in mist-darkness)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that one (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

धूमान्धकारम् (dhūmāndhakāram) - smoky darkness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhūmāndhakāra

dhūmāndhakāra - smoky darkness, gloom from smoke

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhūma+andhakāra)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor, fume
  noun (masculine)
• andhakāra – darkness, gloom
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चक्रे (cakre) - created (made, created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Aorist form of √kṛ (to do, make).

प्रच्छादयत् (pracchādayat) - covering (covering, obscuring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pra-chad

pra-chad - to cover, conceal, hide

Present Active Participle

Derived from √chad (to cover) with prefix pra-. Active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'sa' (he).

नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, ether

दिशः (diśaḥ) - the cardinal directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: The form diśaḥ can be nominative plural or accusative plural or genitive singular, etc. Here it's accusative plural as object of antardadhe.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - concealed (concealed, hid, made disappear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of antar-dhā

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Aorist of antar-dhā.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious one (glorious, splendid, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, wealthy, fortunate, beautiful

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Refers to 'sa'.

नीहारतमसावृतः (nīhāratamasāvṛtaḥ) - enveloped in mist-like gloom (enveloped in mist-darkness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīhāratamasāvṛta

nīhāratamasāvṛta - covered by mist-darkness

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (nīhāratamas+āvṛta)

• nīhāratamas – mist and darkness, misty darkness
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'sa'.

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