वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-8

चरुहोमसमिद्धस्य विधूमस्य महार्चिषः ।
बभूवुस्तानि लिङ्गानि विजयं दर्शयन्ति च ॥८॥

8. caruhomasamiddhasya vidhūmasya mahārciṣaḥ ,
babhūvustāni liṅgāni vijayaṃ darśayanti ca.

8. caruhomasamiddhasya vidhūmasya mahārciṣaḥ
babhūvuḥ tāni liṅgāni vijayam darśayanti ca

8. ca tāni vijayam darśayanti liṅgāni
caruhomasamiddhasya vidhūmasya mahārciṣaḥ babhūvuḥ

8. And those auspicious signs, indicating victory, arose from the smokeless (Vedic fire ritual) (homa), which had mighty flames and was kindled with rice offerings.

Words meanings summery:

• चरुहोमसमिद्धस्य (caruhomasamiddhasya) - of the fire that was thoroughly kindled with rice offerings and for the (Vedic fire ritual) (homa) (of the one thoroughly kindled with oblation and fire ritual)

• विधूमस्य (vidhūmasya) - of the fire that was smokeless (of the smokeless one)

• महार्चिषः (mahārciṣaḥ) - of the fire that had mighty flames (of the one with great flames, of the large-flamed)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - those signs appeared (they were, they became, they appeared)

• तानि (tāni) - those (signs) (those (neuter plural))

• लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - auspicious signs (signs, marks, characteristics)

• विजयम् (vijayam) - victory (victory, triumph)

• दर्शयन्ति (darśayanti) - they indicated (they show, they indicate, they cause to be seen)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

चरुहोमसमिद्धस्य (caruhomasamiddhasya) - of the fire that was thoroughly kindled with rice offerings and for the (Vedic fire ritual) (homa) (of the one thoroughly kindled with oblation and fire ritual)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of caruhomasamiddha

caruhomasamiddha - thoroughly kindled with oblation (caru) and (homa)

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective describing something (e.g., fire) that has been thoroughly kindled (`samiddha`) by means of rice offerings (`caru`) and (homa).

Note: Qualifies an implied 'agni' (fire).

विधूमस्य (vidhūmasya) - of the fire that was smokeless (of the smokeless one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless, free from smoke

vi (without) + dhūma (smoke).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

• vi – without, away, apart
  indeclinable
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'agni' (fire).

महार्चिषः (mahārciṣaḥ) - of the fire that had mighty flames (of the one with great flames, of the large-flamed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahārciṣ

mahārciṣ - having great flames, brilliant with light

mahā (great) + arciṣ (flame, light).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+arciṣ)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  The stem form of mahat.
• arciṣ – flame, ray of light, glow
  noun (neuter)
  From √ṛc (to shine, praise).
  Root: ṛc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'agni' (fire).

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - those signs appeared (they were, they became, they appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of √bhū

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those (signs) (those (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to liṅgāni.

लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - auspicious signs (signs, marks, characteristics)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of liṅga

liṅga - a mark, sign, characteristic, token, emblem

Note: Subject of babhūvuḥ and darśayanti.

विजयम् (vijayam) - victory (victory, triumph)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

vi (emphatic) + √ji (to conquer).

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of darśayanti.

दर्शयन्ति (darśayanti) - they indicated (they show, they indicate, they cause to be seen)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of √dṛś

Present Active Causative

Causative stem darśaya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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