वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-3

नीलजीमूतसंकाशं न्यग्रोधं भीमदर्शनम् ।
तेजस्वी रावणभ्राता लक्ष्मणाय न्यवेदयत् ॥३॥

3. nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśaṃ nyagrodhaṃ bhīmadarśanam ,
tejasvī rāvaṇabhrātā lakṣmaṇāya nyavedayat.

3. nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśam nyagrodham bhīmadarśanam
tejasvī rāvaṇabhrātā lakṣmaṇāya nyavedayat

3. tejasvī rāvaṇabhrātā lakṣmaṇāya nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśam bhīmadarśanam nyagrodham nyavedayat.

3. The glorious brother of Rāvaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa) pointed out to Lakṣmaṇa a banyan tree that resembled a dark rain cloud and had a formidable appearance.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलजीमूतसंकाशम् (nīlajīmūtasaṁkāśam) - resembling a dark rain cloud, cloud-like

• न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - a banyan tree, Indian fig tree

• भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - of formidable appearance, terrifying to behold

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - glorious, radiant, mighty, brilliant

• रावणभ्राता (rāvaṇabhrātā) - (Vibhīṣaṇa) (Rāvaṇa's brother)

• लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakṣmaṇa

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he pointed out, he reported, he informed

Words meanings and morphology

नीलजीमूतसंकाशम् (nīlajīmūtasaṁkāśam) - resembling a dark rain cloud, cloud-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśa

nīlajīmūtasaṁkāśa - resembling a dark cloud, having the appearance of a blue cloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nīla+jīmūta+saṃnikāśa)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, black
  adjective
• jīmūta – cloud, rain cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnikāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  Derived from root kāś (to shine) with prefixes sam and ni.
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: kāś (class 1)

न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - a banyan tree, Indian fig tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyagrodha

nyagrodha - banyan tree, Indian fig tree

भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - of formidable appearance, terrifying to behold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmadarśana

bhīmadarśana - having a terrifying appearance, formidable to look at

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+darśana)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable, dreadful
  adjective
  Derived from root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see) + -ana suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - glorious, radiant, mighty, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - glorious, lustrous, powerful, brilliant

Derived from tejas (lustre, power) + -vin suffix.

रावणभ्राता (rāvaṇabhrātā) - (Vibhīṣaṇa) (Rāvaṇa's brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇabhrātṛ

rāvaṇabhrātṛ - brother of Rāvaṇa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+bhrātṛ)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)

लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun)

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he pointed out, he reported, he informed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of nivedaya

Causative stem derived from root vid (to know, to find) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vid

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