वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-72, verse-17

तस्यान्तरिक्षे चरतो रथस्थस्य महायशः ।
न गतिर्ज्ञायते वीरसूर्यस्येवाभ्रसंप्लवे ॥१७॥

17. tasyāntarikṣe carato rathasthasya mahāyaśaḥ ,
na gatirjñāyate vīrasūryasyevābhrasaṃplave.

17. tasya antarikṣe carataḥ rathasthasya mahāyaśaḥ
na gatiḥ jñāyate vīrasūryasya iva abhrasaṃplave

17. mahāyaśaḥ tasya antarikṣe rathasthasya carataḥ
gatiḥ na jñāyate abhrasaṃplave vīrasūryasya iva

17. O greatly renowned (mahāyaśas) hero, his movement in the sky, while he is stationed in his chariot, is not perceivable, just like the path of the sun (sūrya) amidst a dense cloud cover.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Indrajit (his, of that)

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• चरतः (carataḥ) - of the moving one, while moving

• रथस्थस्य (rathasthasya) - of the one situated in the chariot, while in the chariot

• महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - addressed to Vibhishana (O greatly renowned one, O greatly glorious one)

• न (na) - not

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, path

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is perceived

• वीरसूर्यस्य (vīrasūryasya) - of the heroic sun, of the sun-like hero

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

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

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Indrajit (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space

चरतः (carataḥ) - of the moving one, while moving

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, wandering

present active participle

Present participle of car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.

रथस्थस्य (rathasthasya) - of the one situated in the chariot, while in the chariot

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rathastha

rathastha - situated in a chariot, standing in a chariot

Compound type : saptamī tatpuruṣa (ratha+stha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.

महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - addressed to Vibhishana (O greatly renowned one, O greatly glorious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly renowned, glorious, famous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, path

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, going, path, course

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

वीरसूर्यस्य (vīrasūryasya) - of the heroic sun, of the sun-like hero

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vīrasūrya

vīrasūrya - heroic sun, sun-like hero

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vīra+sūrya)

• vīra – hero, brave, valiant
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun, sun god (sūrya)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhrasaṃplava

abhrasaṁplava - mass of clouds, dense cloud cover

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (abhra+saṃplava)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• saṃplava – flood, mass, multitude, confluence
  noun (masculine)