वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-97, verse-8

सधूममिव कालाग्निं दीप्तमाशीविषं यथा ।
रथनागाश्ववृन्दानां भेदनं क्षिप्रकारिणम् ॥८॥

8. sadhūmamiva kālāgniṃ dīptamāśīviṣaṃ yathā ,
rathanāgāśvavṛndānāṃ bhedanaṃ kṣiprakāriṇam.

8. sa-dhūmam iva kālāgnim dīptam āśīviṣam yathā
ratha-nāgāśva-vṛndānām bhedanam kṣipra-kāriṇam

8. sa-dhūmam kālāgnim iva yathā dīptam āśīviṣam
ratha-nāgāśva-vṛndānām bhedanam kṣipra-kāriṇam

8. As if a smoky fire of cosmic dissolution (kālāgni), or a blazing, venomous serpent; swiftly shattering hordes of chariots, elephants, and horses.

Words meanings summery:

• स-धूमम् (sa-dhūmam) - with smoke, smoky

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• कालाग्निम् (kālāgnim) - fire of time, destructive fire, fire of dissolution

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, shining, ignited

• आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - venomous snake

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• रथ-नागाश्व-वृन्दानाम् (ratha-nāgāśva-vṛndānām) - of multitudes of chariots, elephants, and horses

• भेदनम् (bhedanam) - shattering, breaking, piercing, dividing

• क्षिप्र-कारिणम् (kṣipra-kāriṇam) - swift-acting, quickly-doing, one who acts swiftly

Words meanings and morphology

स-धूमम् (sa-dhūmam) - with smoke, smoky

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-dhūma

sa-dhūma - smoky, accompanied by smoke

Formed by 'sa' (with) + 'dhūma' (smoke). A Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+dhūma)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage or modifying an implicit noun/subject being described.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

कालाग्निम् (kālāgnim) - fire of time, destructive fire, fire of dissolution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālāgni

kālāgni - the fire of time, the destructive fire that consumes the world at the end of a cosmic cycle

Compound of kāla (time/death/destruction) and agni (fire).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāla+agni)

• kāla – time, death, destiny, destruction
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, shining, ignited

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, glowing, radiant, ignited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dīp (to shine, burn) + kta (past passive participle suffix).

Root: √dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with āśīviṣam.

आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - venomous snake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a venomous snake (literally 'having poison in its fangs' or 'whose blessing is poison')

Compound of āśi (fang/blessing) and viṣa (poison).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (āśi+viṣa)

• āśi – fang, blessing, wish
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to iva earlier.

रथ-नागाश्व-वृन्दानाम् (ratha-nāgāśva-vṛndānām) - of multitudes of chariots, elephants, and horses

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ratha-nāgāśva-vṛnda

ratha-nāgāśva-vṛnda - multitude/horde of chariots, elephants, and horses

Tatpurusha compound of ratha, nāga, aśva (Dvandva within) and vṛnda.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ratha-nāgāśva+vṛnda)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – multitude, group, host, herd
  noun (neuter)

Note: ratha-nāgāśva is a Dvandva compound, then compounded with vṛnda as a Tatpurusha.

भेदनम् (bhedanam) - shattering, breaking, piercing, dividing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhedana

bhedana - breaking, splitting, piercing, tearing, destroying, dividing

Derived from root √bhid (to break, split) + -ana suffix.

Root: √bhid (class 7)

Note: Refers to the agent or act of breaking; here likely describes a characteristic of the warrior/entity.

क्षिप्र-कारिणम् (kṣipra-kāriṇam) - swift-acting, quickly-doing, one who acts swiftly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣipra-kārin

kṣipra-kārin - swift-acting, quick to act, performing quickly

Agent Noun/Adjective (kārin)

Compound of kṣipra (swift) and kārin (doer/actor). Derived from √kṛ (to do) + -in suffix.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kṣipra+kārin)

• kṣipra – swift, quick, speedy
  adjective
• kārin – doer, maker, acting, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  From √kṛ + -in.
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with the unstated warrior/entity.

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