वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-21, verse-9

तं देशं प्रभया तस्य पुष्पकस्य महाबलः ।
कृत्वा वितिमिरं सर्वं समीपं समवर्तत ॥९॥

9. taṃ deśaṃ prabhayā tasya puṣpakasya mahābalaḥ ,
kṛtvā vitimiraṃ sarvaṃ samīpaṃ samavartata.

9. tam deśam prabhayā tasya puṣpakasya mahābalaḥ
kṛtvā vitimiram sarvam samīpam samavartata

9. The greatly powerful one, Ravana, by the splendor of that Puṣpaka (chariot), made that entire region free from darkness and then approached its vicinity.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - region (region, place, country)

• प्रभया (prabhayā) - by the splendor (by splendor, by light, by radiance)

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

• पुष्पकस्य (puṣpakasya) - of the Puṣpaka (chariot) (of the Puṣpaka)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the greatly powerful one (Ravana) (greatly powerful, mighty)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done)

• वितिमिरम् (vitimiram) - free from darkness (free from darkness, without darkness)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

• समीपम् (samīpam) - vicinity (near, vicinity, proximity)

• समवर्तत (samavartata) - approached (approached, came near, occurred)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'deśam'.

देशम् (deśam) - region (region, place, country)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, place, country

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

प्रभया (prabhayā) - by the splendor (by splendor, by light, by radiance)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - splendor, light, radiance, glory

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Instrument by which the region was made free from darkness.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to 'puṣpakasya'.

पुष्पकस्य (puṣpakasya) - of the Puṣpaka (chariot) (of the Puṣpaka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṣpaka

puṣpaka - a mythical aerial chariot; name of Ravana's chariot; flower-like

Note: Possessive, modifying 'prabhayā'.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the greatly powerful one (Ravana) (greatly powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Ravana.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive, indicating a prior action.

वितिमिरम् (vitimiram) - free from darkness (free from darkness, without darkness)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vitimira

vitimira - free from darkness, without darkness

Compound type : avyayibhāva (vi+timira)

• vi – without, separation, special
  indeclinable
  prefix/particle
• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'deśam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Modifies 'deśam'.

समीपम् (samīpam) - vicinity (near, vicinity, proximity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity

Note: Object of motion/direction for 'samavartata'.

समवर्तत (samavartata) - approached (approached, came near, occurred)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

From root 'vṛt' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ava'

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used with accusative to indicate 'approached'.