वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-94, verse-2

कृष्णवाजिसमायुक्तं युक्तं रौद्रेण वर्चसा ।
तडित्पताकागहनं दर्शितेन्द्रायुधायुधम् ।
शरधारा विमुञ्चन्तं धारासारमिवान्बुदम् ॥२॥

2. kṛṣṇavājisamāyuktaṃ yuktaṃ raudreṇa varcasā ,
taḍitpatākāgahanaṃ darśitendrāyudhāyudham ,
śaradhārā vimuñcantaṃ dhārāsāramivānbudam.

2. kṛṣṇavājisamāyuktam yuktam raudreṇa
varcasā taḍitpatākāgahanam
darśitendrāyudhāyudham śaradhārā
vimuñcantam dhārāsāram iva ambudam

2. kṛṣṇavājisamāyuktam raudreṇa
varcasā yuktam taḍitpatākāgahanam
darśitendrāyudhāyudham dhārāsāram
ambudam iva śaradhārā vimuñcantam

2. That (chariot) was equipped with black horses and endowed with a terrible brilliance, dense with banners resembling lightning flashes, and displaying weapons akin to Indra's rainbow; it was releasing continuous streams of arrows, just like a cloud pouring incessant rain.

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्णवाजिसमायुक्तम् (kṛṣṇavājisamāyuktam) - equipped with black horses (referring to the chariot) (equipped with black horses, joined with black horses)

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed (with splendor) (endowed, joined, equipped)

• रौद्रेण (raudreṇa) - by terrible, by fierce, by dreadful

• वर्चसा (varcasā) - by splendor, by glory, by power

• तडित्पताकागहनम् (taḍitpatākāgahanam) - dense with banners resembling lightning (referring to the chariot) (dense with lightning-like banners, thick with lightning banners)

• दर्शितेन्द्रायुधायुधम् (darśitendrāyudhāyudham) - displaying weapons akin to Indra's rainbow (referring to the chariot) (displaying weapons like Indra's rainbow)

• शरधारा (śaradhārā) - streams of arrows, showers of arrows

• विमुञ्चन्तम् (vimuñcantam) - releasing, discharging

• धारासारम् (dhārāsāram) - a continuous shower (of rain) (a continuous shower, heavy rain)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - a cloud

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णवाजिसमायुक्तम् (kṛṣṇavājisamāyuktam) - equipped with black horses (referring to the chariot) (equipped with black horses, joined with black horses)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇavājisamāyukta

kṛṣṇavājisamāyukta - equipped with black horses, having black horses joined

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `samāyukta` (Past Passive Participle of √yuj with sam-ā-) compounded with `kṛṣṇavājin`.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṇavājin+samāyukta)

• kṛṣṇavājin – black horse
  noun (masculine)
• samāyukta – joined, equipped, endowed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √yuj (to join) with upasargas sam- and ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: Agreeing with 'ratham' (chariot) from the next verse.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed (with splendor) (endowed, joined, equipped)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed, proper

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √yuj (to join).

Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: Agreeing with 'ratham' (chariot) from the next verse.

रौद्रेण (raudreṇa) - by terrible, by fierce, by dreadful

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of raudra

raudra - terrible, fierce, dreadful, belonging to Rudra

Derived from Rudra.

Note: Agreeing with 'varcasā' (neuter instrumental singular).

वर्चसा (varcasā) - by splendor, by glory, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varcas

varcas - splendor, glory, power, energy

तडित्पताकागहनम् (taḍitpatākāgahanam) - dense with banners resembling lightning (referring to the chariot) (dense with lightning-like banners, thick with lightning banners)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of taḍitpatākāgahana

taḍitpatākāgahana - dense with lightning-like banners

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (taḍitpatākā+gahana)

• taḍit – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• patākā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)
• gahana – dense, thick, deep, impenetrable
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with 'ratham' (chariot) from the next verse.

दर्शितेन्द्रायुधायुधम् (darśitendrāyudhāyudham) - displaying weapons akin to Indra's rainbow (referring to the chariot) (displaying weapons like Indra's rainbow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darśitendrāyudhāyudha

darśitendrāyudhāyudha - showing weapons like Indra's rainbow, having weapons displayed like Indra's bow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (darśita+indrāyudha+āyudha)

• darśita – shown, displayed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √dṛś (to see) in causal sense.
  Root: √dṛś (class 1)
• indrāyudha – Indra's weapon, rainbow
  noun (neuter)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with 'ratham' (chariot) from the next verse.

शरधारा (śaradhārā) - streams of arrows, showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śaradhārā

śaradhārā - stream/shower of arrows

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śara+dhārā)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – stream, flow, shower
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'vimuñcantam'.

विमुञ्चन्तम् (vimuñcantam) - releasing, discharging

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimuñcat

vimuñcat - releasing, discharging, letting go

Present Active Participle

Derived from √muc (to release) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: √muc (class 6)

Note: Agreeing with 'ratham' (chariot) from the next verse.

धारासारम् (dhārāsāram) - a continuous shower (of rain) (a continuous shower, heavy rain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārāsāra

dhārāsāra - continuous shower, heavy rain, downpour

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhārā+sāra)

• dhārā – stream, flow, shower
  noun (feminine)
• sāra – essence, core, strength, best part, a continuous stream (of water)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with 'ambudam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - a cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (one that gives water)

From ambu (water) + √dā (to give).

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -da from √dā (to give).
  Root: √dā (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison for the shower of arrows.