वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-21, verse-8

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दूरादंशुमन्तमिवोदितम् ।
ददृशे दिव्यमायान्तं विमानं तस्य रक्षसः ॥८॥

8. etasminnantare dūrādaṃśumantamivoditam ,
dadṛśe divyamāyāntaṃ vimānaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ.

8. etasmin antare dūrāt aṃśumantam iva uditam
dadṛśe divyam āyāntam vimānam tasya rakṣasaḥ

8. Meanwhile, from a distance, the divine aerial chariot (vimāna) belonging to that demon (rakṣas) was seen approaching, as if a radiant sun had just risen.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (in this, at this)

• अन्तरे (antare) - interval (means 'meantime') (in the interval, meanwhile, in the midst)

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from a distance (from a distance, far off)

• अंशुमन्तम् (aṁśumantam) - radiant, sun-like (radiant, luminous, sun-like)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, similar to)

• उदितम् (uditam) - risen (risen, ascended, appeared)

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, celestial, heavenly)

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (approaching, coming)

• विमानम् (vimānam) - aerial chariot (vimāna) (aerial chariot, celestial car, aircraft)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of that demon (Ravana) (of the demon)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (in this, at this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

अन्तरे (antare) - interval (means 'meantime') (in the interval, meanwhile, in the midst)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, midst, interior, difference

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from a distance (from a distance, far off)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of ablative.

अंशुमन्तम् (aṁśumantam) - radiant, sun-like (radiant, luminous, sun-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - radiant, bright, having rays; the sun

Suffix -mat (possessive)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied 'sūryam' (sun) in a comparison.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - risen (risen, ascended, appeared)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ī' (to go) or 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'ud'. Here from 'ī'.

Prefix: ud

Root: ī (class 2)

Note: Modifies implied 'sūryam' (sun).

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form, often used passively for perception verbs.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, celestial, heavenly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, beautiful

Note: Modifies 'vimānam'.

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (approaching, coming)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyānt

yā - to go, to move

Present Active Participle

From root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'vimānam'.

विमानम् (vimānam) - aerial chariot (vimāna) (aerial chariot, celestial car, aircraft)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - aerial chariot, celestial car, aircraft, palace

From root 'mā' (to measure, traverse) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Object of perception for 'dadṛśe'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to 'rakṣasaḥ'.

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of that demon (Ravana) (of the demon)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, monster

Root: rakṣ (class 1)