वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-25

नैव ज्यातलनिर्घोषो न च नेमिखुरस्वनः ।
शुश्रुवे चरतस्तस्य न च रूपं प्रकाशते ॥२५॥

25. naiva jyātalanirghoṣo na ca nemikhurasvanaḥ ,
śuśruve caratastasya na ca rūpaṃ prakāśate.

25. na eva jyātalánirghoṣaḥ na ca nemikhurasvanaḥ
śuśruve carataḥ tasya na ca rūpaṃ prakāśate

25. tasya carataḥ jyātalánirghoṣaḥ na eva śuśruve
nemikhurasvanaḥ ca na śuśruve rūpaṃ ca na prakāśate

25. Neither the sound of his bowstring and palm-guard, nor the sound of wheels or hooves, was heard as he moved. Nor did his form become visible.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• एव (eva) - even (only, just, indeed, even)

• ज्यातल्áनिर्घोषः (jyātalánirghoṣaḥ) - the sound of the bowstring and the slapping of the palm-guard (sound of bowstring and palm-guard)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नेमिखुरस्वनः (nemikhurasvanaḥ) - the sound of wheels or hooves (sound of felloes (of wheels) and hooves)

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard (was heard, heard)

• चरतः (carataḥ) - of him moving (moving, roaming, acting)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of that)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रूपं (rūpaṁ) - his form/appearance (form, appearance, beauty)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - became visible (shines, appears, becomes visible)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a negation.

एव (eva) - even (only, just, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ज्यातल्áनिर्घोषः (jyātalánirghoṣaḥ) - the sound of the bowstring and the slapping of the palm-guard (sound of bowstring and palm-guard)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyātalánirghoṣa

jyātalánirghoṣa - sound of bowstring and palm-guard (finger protection for archers)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyā+tala+nirghoṣa)

• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• tala – palm (of hand), flat surface
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Refers to the palm of the hand that protects the fingers while shooting an arrow, or the sound made by striking the palm.
• nirghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of śuśruve.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नेमिखुरस्वनः (nemikhurasvanaḥ) - the sound of wheels or hooves (sound of felloes (of wheels) and hooves)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nemikhurasvana

nemikhurasvana - sound of wheel-felloes and hooves

Compound type : dvandva (nemi+khura+svana)

• nemi – felloe, circumference of a wheel, rim
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• khura – hoof, claw
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Subject of śuśruve.

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard (was heard, heard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Perfect, middle voice, 3rd person singular, root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular. Often used in passive sense for 'was heard'.

चरतः (carataḥ) - of him moving (moving, roaming, acting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, roaming, acting

Present Active Participle

Derived from √car (to move, go). Active voice.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tasya.

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive pronoun, refers to the hidden warrior.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

रूपं (rūpaṁ) - his form/appearance (form, appearance, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image

Note: Subject of prakāśate.

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - became visible (shines, appears, becomes visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-kāś

Present, middle voice, 3rd person singular, root kāś with pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

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