वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-9

प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखस्तप्तहाटकसंनिभः ।
हविस्तत् प्रतिजग्राह पावकः स्वयमुत्थितः ॥९॥

9. pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhastaptahāṭakasaṃnibhaḥ ,
havistat pratijagrāha pāvakaḥ svayamutthitaḥ.

9. pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ taptahāṭakasaṃnibhaḥ
haviḥ tat pratijagrāha pāvakaḥ svayam utthitaḥ

9. pāvakaḥ svayam utthitaḥ pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ
taptahāṭakasaṃnibhaḥ tat haviḥ pratijagrāha

9. The fire god, himself having risen, accepted that oblation, his flames swirling clockwise and resembling molten gold.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखः (pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ) - (the fire) with its flames swirling in an auspicious clockwise direction (having flames swirling clockwise)

• तप्तहाटकसंनिभः (taptahāṭakasaṁnibhaḥ) - (the fire) appearing like molten gold (resembling molten gold)

• हविः (haviḥ) - the oblation (oblation, sacrificial offering)

• तत् (tat) - that (oblation) (that (neuter singular))

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - (the fire god) accepted (he received, accepted, seized)

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the fire god (fire, fire god (Agni), purifier)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself, spontaneously)

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - having risen/appeared (risen, ascended, appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखः (pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ) - (the fire) with its flames swirling in an auspicious clockwise direction (having flames swirling clockwise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradakṣiṇāvartaśikha

pradakṣiṇāvartaśikha - having flames (śikha) that whirl (āvarta) in a clockwise (pradakṣiṇa) direction

Compound adjective describing the fire.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pradakṣiṇa+āvarta+śikha)

• pradakṣiṇa – clockwise, moving to the right, auspicious
  adjective
  pra (forward) + dakṣiṇa (right).
  Prefix: pra
• āvarta – a whirl, eddy, convolution, turning around
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√vṛt (to turn around, revolve).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• śikha – flame, crest, topknot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies pāvakaḥ.

तप्तहाटकसंनिभः (taptahāṭakasaṁnibhaḥ) - (the fire) appearing like molten gold (resembling molten gold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taptahāṭakasaṃnibha

taptahāṭakasaṁnibha - resembling (saṃnibha) heated/molten (tapta) gold (hāṭaka)

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tapta+hāṭaka+saṃnibha)

• tapta – heated, molten, glowing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √tap (to heat, be hot).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• hāṭaka – gold, particular kind of gold
  noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From sam-√bhā (to appear, shine together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies pāvakaḥ.

हविः (haviḥ) - the oblation (oblation, sacrificial offering)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of havis

havis - oblation, clarified butter, sacrificial offering

From √hu (to offer, sacrifice).

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Object of pratijagrāha.

तत् (tat) - that (oblation) (that (neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Qualifies haviḥ.

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - (the fire god) accepted (he received, accepted, seized)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √grah

Perfect Active

From prati-√grah. Reduplicated perfect form.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The prati prefix means 'towards' or 'in return for,' making the meaning 'received in return for the offering' or 'accepted'.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the fire god (fire, fire god (Agni), purifier)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - purifying, pure; fire, Agni (the fire god)

Agent Noun

From √pū (to purify) with ṇvul suffix.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of pratijagrāha.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva (self).

Note: Modifies pāvakaḥ and the verb pratijagrāha.

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - having risen/appeared (risen, ascended, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, stood up, appeared, emerged

Past Passive Participle

From ud-√sthā (to stand up, rise).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an epithet for the fire god, indicating his manifest presence.

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