वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-90, verse-18

तैर्वासुकिसमस्पर्शैर्दीप्तभोगैर्महाविषैः ।
दिशश्च संतताः सर्वाः प्रदिशश्च समावृताः ॥१८॥

18. tairvāsukisamasparśairdīptabhogairmahāviṣaiḥ ,
diśaśca saṃtatāḥ sarvāḥ pradiśaśca samāvṛtāḥ.

18. taiḥ vāsukisamasparśaiḥ dīptabhogaiḥ mahāviṣaiḥ
diśaḥ ca saṃtatāḥ sarvāḥ pradiśaḥ ca samāvṛtāḥ

18. taiḥ vāsukisamasparśaiḥ dīptabhogaiḥ mahāviṣaiḥ
sarvāḥ diśaḥ ca pradiśaḥ ca saṃtatāḥ samāvṛtāḥ

18. By those (serpents) with a touch like (the great nāga) Vāsuki, with shining hoods and potent venom, all the cardinal and intermediate directions were completely enveloped.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those serpents (by them, by those)

• वासुकिसमस्पर्शैः (vāsukisamasparśaiḥ) - by those serpents whose touch was like that of the great nāga Vāsuki (by those whose touch is like Vāsuki)

• दीप्तभोगैः (dīptabhogaiḥ) - by those serpents with shining hoods (by those with shining hoods/bodies)

• महाविषैः (mahāviṣaiḥ) - by those serpents possessing potent venom (by those with great poison)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - cardinal directions (directions)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संतताः (saṁtatāḥ) - spread out, covered (spread, covered, extended)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (of them) (all, every)

• प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions (e.g., northeast, southeast) (intermediate directions)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• समावृताः (samāvṛtāḥ) - completely enveloped (completely covered, enveloped)

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by those serpents (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वासुकिसमस्पर्शैः (vāsukisamasparśaiḥ) - by those serpents whose touch was like that of the great nāga Vāsuki (by those whose touch is like Vāsuki)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāsukisamasparśa

vāsukisamasparśa - having a touch like Vāsuki

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāsuki+sama+sparśa)

• vāsuki – name of a great nāga (serpent deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – like, equal, similar
  adjective
• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'taiḥ' (serpents).

दीप्तभोगैः (dīptabhogaiḥ) - by those serpents with shining hoods (by those with shining hoods/bodies)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīptabhoga

dīptabhoga - having shining hoods/bodies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+bhoga)

• dīpta – shining, radiant, blazing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine) with suffix -ta
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• bhoga – hood of a snake; body (of a snake); enjoyment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying 'taiḥ'.

महाविषैः (mahāviṣaiḥ) - by those serpents possessing potent venom (by those with great poison)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāviṣa

mahāviṣa - having great poison, very venomous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+viṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'taiḥ'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - cardinal directions (directions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'were covered'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संतताः (saṁtatāḥ) - spread out, covered (spread, covered, extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃtata

saṁtata - spread, extended, covered, continuous

Past Passive Participle

From root tan (to spread) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'diśaḥ' and 'pradiśaḥ'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (of them) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Adjective modifying 'diśaḥ' and 'pradiśaḥ'.

प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions (e.g., northeast, southeast) (intermediate directions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pradiś

pradiś - intermediate direction, sub-quarter

Derived from diś with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

समावृताः (samāvṛtāḥ) - completely enveloped (completely covered, enveloped)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samāvṛta

samāvṛta - completely covered, enveloped, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'diśaḥ' and 'pradiśaḥ'.