वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-3, verse-8

स तु वैश्रवणस्तत्र तपोवनगतस्तदा ।
अवर्धत महातेजा हुताहुतिरिवानलः ॥८॥

8. sa tu vaiśravaṇastatra tapovanagatastadā ,
avardhata mahātejā hutāhutirivānalaḥ.

8. sa tu vaiśravaṇaḥ tatra tapovanagataḥ tadā
avardhata mahātejāḥ hutāhutiḥ iva analaḥ

8. But that Vaiśravaṇa, having gone to the hermitage (tapovana) there, at that time, grew greatly radiant, like a fire nourished by poured oblations.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Vaiśravaṇa (proper name))

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the hermitage) (there, in that place)

• तपोवनगतः (tapovanagataḥ) - having gone to the hermitage (tapovana) (gone to a penance grove/hermitage)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - he grew (he grew, he increased)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant (greatly radiant, very powerful, of great splendor)

• हुताहुतिः (hutāhutiḥ) - (fire) nourished by poured oblations ((fire) into which oblations are poured)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Vaiśravaṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - descendant of Viśravas, Kubera

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the hermitage) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तपोवनगतः (tapovanagataḥ) - having gone to the hermitage (tapovana) (gone to a penance grove/hermitage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapovanagata

tapovanagata - gone to a penance grove, residing in a hermitage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapovana+gata)

• tapovana – penance grove, hermitage, forest suitable for asceticism
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived at, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) + kta (past participle suffix).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifying Vaiśravaṇa.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

अवर्धत (avardhata) - he grew (he grew, he increased)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, middle voice.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: The middle voice suggests growth from within or for oneself.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant (greatly radiant, very powerful, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly glorious, very powerful, of great splendor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – radiance, brilliance, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Vaiśravaṇa.

हुताहुतिः (hutāhutiḥ) - (fire) nourished by poured oblations ((fire) into which oblations are poured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāhuti

hutāhuti - one into whom oblations have been poured

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (huta+āhuti)

• huta – offered, sacrificed (as an oblation)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to offer) + kta (past participle suffix).
  Root: hu (class 3)
• āhuti – oblation, offering, sacrifice
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-hu + ktin
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `analaḥ`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire (Agni)

Prefix: an

Root: ala