वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-2

उदिते विमले चन्द्रे तुल्यपर्वतवर्चसि ।
स ददर्श गुणांस्तत्र चन्द्रपादोपशोभितान् ॥२॥

2. udite vimale candre tulyaparvatavarcasi ,
sa dadarśa guṇāṃstatra candrapādopaśobhitān.

2. udite vimale candre tulyaparvatavarcasi saḥ
dadarśa guṇān tatra candrapādopaśobhitān

2. When the clear moon, shining with a brilliance like a mountain, had risen, he then saw beautiful sights there, enhanced by the moonbeams.

Words meanings summery:

• उदिते (udite) - having risen (risen, appeared)

• विमले (vimale) - clear (spotless, clear, pure, untainted)

• चन्द्रे (candre) - in the moon (in the moon, on the moon)

• तुल्यपर्वतवर्चसि (tulyaparvatavarcasi) - shining with a brilliance like a mountain (having brilliance like a mountain)

• सः (saḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw (he saw, he beheld)

• गुणान् (guṇān) - beautiful sights/aspects (qualities, virtues, merits, properties, beautiful aspects)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the encampment site) (there, in that place)

• चन्द्रपादोपशोभितान् (candrapādopaśobhitān) - enhanced by moonbeams (adorned by moonbeams)

Words meanings and morphology

उदिते (udite) - having risen (risen, appeared)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction 'udite vimale candre' (when the clear moon having risen).

विमले (vimale) - clear (spotless, clear, pure, untainted)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clear, clean

Compound of 'vi' (without) and 'mala' (dirt, stain).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+mala)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'candre'.

चन्द्रे (candre) - in the moon (in the moon, on the moon)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, lunar

Root: cand (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तुल्यपर्वतवर्चसि (tulyaparvatavarcasi) - shining with a brilliance like a mountain (having brilliance like a mountain)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tulyaparvatavarcas

tulyaparvatavarcas - having brilliance equal to a mountain, shining like a mountain

Compound: 'tulya' (equal) + 'parvata' (mountain) + 'varcas' (brilliance).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tulya+parvata+varcas)

• tulya – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'tul' (to weigh) + 'ya' suffix.
  Root: tul (class 1)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• varcas – brilliance, splendor, lustre, energy
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vṛc' (to shine).
  Root: vṛc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'candre'.

सः (saḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Daśagrīva from the previous verse.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गुणान् (guṇān) - beautiful sights/aspects (qualities, virtues, merits, properties, beautiful aspects)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, property, attribute, ingredient, thread

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the encampment site) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'tral' suffix.

चन्द्रपादोपशोभितान् (candrapādopaśobhitān) - enhanced by moonbeams (adorned by moonbeams)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of candrapādopaśobhita

candrapādopaśobhita - adorned by moonbeams, beautified by lunar rays

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'candra-pāda' (moonbeam) + 'upaśobhita' (adorned). 'upaśobhita' from 'upa' + root 'śubh' (to shine) + past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (candrapāda+upaśobhita)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• pāda – foot, ray, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• upaśobhita – adorned, beautified, illuminated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'upa' + root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guṇān'.