वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-81, verse-16

प्रविष्टं तु तदा रामं मेघाः सूर्यमिवाम्बरे ।
नाभिजग्मुर्महाघोरं निर्दहन्तं शराग्निना ॥१६॥

16. praviṣṭaṃ tu tadā rāmaṃ meghāḥ sūryamivāmbare ,
nābhijagmurmahāghoraṃ nirdahantaṃ śarāgninā.

16. praviṣṭam tu tadā rāmam meghāḥ sūryam iva ambare
na abhijagmuḥ mahāghoram nirdahantam śarāgninā

16. tu tadā ambare meghāḥ sūryam iva praviṣṭam
mahāghoram śarāgninā nirdahantam rāmam na abhijagmuḥ

16. But then, the demons did not approach Rama, who had entered (their army), who was exceedingly dreadful, and who was burning them with the fire of his arrows, just as clouds cannot approach the sun in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रविष्टम् (praviṣṭam) - who had entered (entered, having entered)

• तु (tu) - but then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds (in the simile) (clouds)

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभिजग्मुः (abhijagmuḥ) - they did not approach (they approached, they reached)

• महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - exceedingly dreadful (very dreadful, extremely terrible)

• निर्दहन्तम् (nirdahantam) - burning (them) (burning, consuming, scorching)

• शराग्निना (śarāgninā) - with the fire of his arrows (by the fire of arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रविष्टम् (praviṣṭam) - who had entered (entered, having entered)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, having penetrated

Past Passive Participle

From root viś (to enter) with prefix pra and suffix kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तु (tu) - but then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) with dā suffix.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: object of abhijagmuḥ.

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds (in the simile) (clouds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud, water-carrier

From root mih (to sprinkle) or megh (to cloud).

Root: mih (class 1)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun-god

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अभिजग्मुः (abhijagmuḥ) - they did not approach (they approached, they reached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect active

From root gam (to go) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - exceedingly dreadful (very dreadful, extremely terrible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, extremely terrible, greatly formidable

Karmadharaya compound: mahā (great) + ghora (dreadful).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)

निर्दहन्तम् (nirdahantam) - burning (them) (burning, consuming, scorching)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirdahat

nirdahat - burning, consuming, scorching, destroying

Present Active Participle

From root dah (to burn) with prefix nir and suffix śatṛ.

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

शराग्निना (śarāgninā) - with the fire of his arrows (by the fire of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śarāgni

śarāgni - fire of arrows

Tatpuruṣa compound: śara (arrow) + agni (fire).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+agni)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag

Note: Instrument of burning.