वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-34

नास्य वेद गतिं कश्चिन्न च रूपं धनुः शरान् ।
न चान्यद्विदितं किं चित् सूर्यस्येवाभ्रसंप्लवे ॥३४॥

34. nāsya veda gatiṃ kaścinna ca rūpaṃ dhanuḥ śarān ,
na cānyadviditaṃ kiṃ cit sūryasyevābhrasaṃplave.

34. na asya veda gatim kaścit na ca rūpam dhanuḥ śarān |
na ca anyat viditam kim cit sūryasya iva abhrasaṃplave

34. kaścit asya gatim rūpam dhanuḥ śarān ca na veda ca
anyat kim cit viditam na sūryasya abhrasaṃplave iva

34. No one could discern his movements, form, bow, or arrows; nor was anything else about him clearly perceived, just like the sun when it is obscured by a mass of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्य (asya) - of Rāvaṇa's son (of him, his)

• वेद (veda) - could discern (knew, perceived)

• गतिम् (gatim) - movement, course, path

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, another

• विदितम् (viditam) - clearly perceived (known, perceived)

• किम् (kim) - what, anything

• चित् (cit) - even, indeed (suffix for indefinite pronouns)

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अभ्रसंप्लवे (abhrasaṁplave) - in a mass of clouds, amidst cloud cover

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Rāvaṇa's son (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वेद (veda) - could discern (knew, perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vid

perfect tense form

3rd person singular perfect active of √vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

गतिम् (gatim) - movement, course, path

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, motion, course, state

Derived from root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain person

Compound of 'ka' (who) and 'cid' (a particle of indefiniteness).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ka+cid)

• ka – who, what
  pronoun (masculine)
• cid – a particle expressing indefiniteness (any, some)
  indeclinable

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

विदितम् (viditam) - clearly perceived (known, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

past passive participle

Derived from root √vid (to know) with past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: vid (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, anything

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - even, indeed (suffix for indefinite pronouns)

(indeclinable)

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अभ्रसंप्लवे (abhrasaṁplave) - in a mass of clouds, amidst cloud cover

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhrasaṃplava

abhrasaṁplava - a mass of clouds, cloud-assembly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+saṃplava)

• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• saṃplava – floating together, a mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

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