वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-88, verse-8

तैरासीद्गगनं दीप्तं संपतद्भिरितस्ततः ।
पतद्भिश्च दिशो दीप्तैश्चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहैरिव ॥८॥

8. tairāsīdgaganaṃ dīptaṃ saṃpatadbhiritastataḥ ,
patadbhiśca diśo dīptaiścandrasūryagrahairiva.

8. taiḥ āsīt gaganam dīptam saṃpatadbhiḥ itaḥ tataḥ
patadbhiḥ ca diśaḥ dīptaiḥ candrasūryagrahaiḥ iva

8. By those (discus weapons) flying everywhere, the sky became illuminated, and the directions were lit up, as if by shining moon, sun, and planets.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (discus weapons) (by them)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - became (was, existed, became)

• गगनम् (gaganam) - sky (sky, atmosphere, heaven)

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - illuminated (illuminated, shining, blazing)

• संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by those flying, by those rushing (by those flying together, by those rushing)

• इतः (itaḥ) - hither (from here, hither, here)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thither (from there, thither, there)

• पतद्भिः (patadbhiḥ) - by those flying (discus weapons) (by those falling, by those flying)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

• दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - by the shining (discus weapons) (by the shining ones, by the blazing ones)

• चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहैः (candrasūryagrahaiḥ) - by the moon, sun, and planets

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (discus weapons) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'cakrāṇi' which are neuter. The instrumental plural of 'tad' can be 'taiḥ' for masculine/neuter.

आसीत् (āsīt) - became (was, existed, became)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active third person singular

From √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

गगनम् (gaganam) - sky (sky, atmosphere, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, air, atmosphere

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - illuminated (illuminated, shining, blazing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - illuminated, shining, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From √dīp (to shine, blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'gaganam'

संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by those flying, by those rushing (by those flying together, by those rushing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃpatat

saṁpatat - flying together, rushing, falling

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall, fly) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'taiḥ' (the chakras)

इतः (itaḥ) - hither (from here, hither, here)

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam (this) with suffix -tas

ततः (tataḥ) - thither (from there, thither, there)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -tas

Note: Used in tandem with itaḥ to mean 'hither and thither' or 'here and there'.

पतद्भिः (patadbhiḥ) - by those flying (discus weapons) (by those falling, by those flying)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, flying

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall, fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'taiḥ' (the chakras)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

From √diś (to point out, show)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Can also be accusative plural

दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - by the shining (discus weapons) (by the shining ones, by the blazing ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīpta

dīpta - illuminated, shining, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From √dīp (to shine, blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'taiḥ' and 'patadbhiḥ'

चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहैः (candrasūryagrahaiḥ) - by the moon, sun, and planets

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of candrasūryagraha

candrasūryagraha - moon, sun, and planets

Compound type : dvandva (candra+sūrya+graha)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
  From √cand (to shine)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 6)
• graha – planet, seizure, grasping
  noun (masculine)
  From √grah (to seize, grasp)
  Root: grah (class 9)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison