वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-94, verse-20

ताम्राः पीताः सिताः श्वेताः पतिताः सूर्यरश्मयः ।
दृश्यन्ते रावणस्याङ्गे पर्वतस्येव धातवः ॥२०॥

20. tāmrāḥ pītāḥ sitāḥ śvetāḥ patitāḥ sūryaraśmayaḥ ,
dṛśyante rāvaṇasyāṅge parvatasyeva dhātavaḥ.

20. tāmrāḥ pītāḥ sitāḥ śvetāḥ patitāḥ sūryaraśmayaḥ
dṛśyante rāvaṇasya aṅge parvatasya iva dhātavaḥ

20. rāvaṇasya aṅge patitāḥ tāmrāḥ pītāḥ sitāḥ śvetāḥ
sūryaraśmayaḥ parvatasya dhātavaḥ iva dṛśyante

20. Reddish, yellow, pale, and white sun-rays were seen fallen upon Rāvaṇa's body, resembling the minerals on a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम्राः (tāmrāḥ) - coppery, reddish

• पीताः (pītāḥ) - yellow

• सिताः (sitāḥ) - pale (as a color of sun-rays) (pale, white, bound)

• श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white, bright

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, descended

• सूर्यरश्मयः (sūryaraśmayaḥ) - sun-rays

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• अङ्गे (aṅge) - on the body, on the limb

• पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of a mountain

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• धातवः (dhātavaḥ) - minerals or colored earth on a mountain (minerals, metallic ores, elements, constituents)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम्राः (tāmrāḥ) - coppery, reddish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmra

tāmra - coppery, red, copper-colored

Note: Agrees with 'sūryaraśmayaḥ'.

पीताः (pītāḥ) - yellow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pīta

pīta - yellow, golden-colored (also 'drunk', past participle of √pā, but context implies color here)

Note: Agrees with 'sūryaraśmayaḥ'.

सिताः (sitāḥ) - pale (as a color of sun-rays) (pale, white, bound)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sita

sita - white, pale; bound, tied (past passive participle of √si or √bandh)

Here, refers to a color.

Note: Agrees with 'sūryaraśmayaḥ'.

श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white, bright

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śveta

śveta - white, bright, clear

Note: Agrees with 'sūryaraśmayaḥ'.

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, descended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

From √pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sūryaraśmayaḥ'.

सूर्यरश्मयः (sūryaraśmayaḥ) - sun-rays

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūryaraśmi

sūryaraśmi - sun-ray

Compound of sūrya (sun) + raśmi (ray)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+raśmi)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• raśmi – ray, cord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyante'.

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, 3rd person plural

From √dṛś (to see), in passive voice (ātmanepada ending for passive).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the king of Laṅkā)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Possessive for 'aṅge'.

अङ्गे (aṅge) - on the body, on the limb

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - body, limb, part

Note: Denotes location where the sun-rays were seen.

पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of a mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Possessive for 'dhātavaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

धातवः (dhātavaḥ) - minerals or colored earth on a mountain (minerals, metallic ores, elements, constituents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, metal, mineral, root

From √dhā (to place, to hold); refers to natural constituents, especially those found in mountains.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicative noun in the simile, comparing sun-rays to mountain minerals.