वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-5

इन्द्रो मयूरः संवृत्तो धर्मराजस्तु वायसः ।
कृकलासो धनाध्यक्षो हंसो वै वरुणो ऽभवत् ॥५॥

5. indro mayūraḥ saṃvṛtto dharmarājastu vāyasaḥ ,
kṛkalāso dhanādhyakṣo haṃso vai varuṇo'bhavat.

5. indraḥ mayūraḥ saṃvṛttaḥ dharmarājaḥ tu vāyasaḥ
kṛkalāsaḥ dhanādhyakṣaḥ haṃsaḥ vai varuṇaḥ abhavat

5. indraḥ mayūraḥ saṃvṛttaḥ tu dharmarājaḥ vāyasaḥ
dhanādhyakṣaḥ kṛkalāsaḥ varuṇaḥ vai haṃsaḥ abhavat

5. Indra transformed into a peacock, and Yama, the lord of (dharma), became a crow. The treasurer (Kubera) became a chameleon, and Varuna indeed became a swan.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - the deity Indra (Indra)

• मयूरः (mayūraḥ) - peacock

• संवृत्तः (saṁvṛttaḥ) - became, transformed into, turned into

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yama, the deity presiding over death and (dharma) (Yama, the lord of (dharma), king of righteousness)

• तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

• वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

• कृकलासः (kṛkalāsaḥ) - chameleon

• धनाध्यक्षः (dhanādhyakṣaḥ) - Kubera, the god of wealth (treasurer, lord of wealth)

• हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - swan, goose

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - the deity Varuna (Varuna)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - the deity Indra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, chief of the gods

मयूरः (mayūraḥ) - peacock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mayūra

mayūra - peacock

संवृत्तः (saṁvṛttaḥ) - became, transformed into, turned into

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛtta

saṁvṛtta - become, happened, turned into, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with indraḥ (masculine singular nominative)

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yama, the deity presiding over death and (dharma) (Yama, the lord of (dharma), king of righteousness)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

(indeclinable)

वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow, raven

कृकलासः (kṛkalāsaḥ) - chameleon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛkalāsa

kṛkalāsa - chameleon

धनाध्यक्षः (dhanādhyakṣaḥ) - Kubera, the god of wealth (treasurer, lord of wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanādhyakṣa

dhanādhyakṣa - superintendent of wealth, treasurer, Kubera

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+adhyakṣa)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• adhyakṣa – overseer, superintendent, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: akṣ (class 1)

हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - swan, goose

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird, the sun, the soul (ātman)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - the deity Varuna (Varuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna, god of the oceans, cosmic order

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

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