वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-50

सागराविव संक्षुब्धौ चलमूलाविवाचलौ ।
तेजोयुक्ताविवादित्यौ प्रदहन्ताविवानलौ ॥५०॥

50. sāgarāviva saṃkṣubdhau calamūlāvivācalau ,
tejoyuktāvivādityau pradahantāvivānalau.

50. sāgarau iva saṃkṣubdhau calamūlau iva acalau
tejoyuktau iva ādityau pradahantau iva analau

50. saṃkṣubdhau sāgarau iva,
calamūlau acalau iva,
tejoyuktau ādityau iva,
pradahantau analau iva

50. They were like two greatly agitated oceans, like two immovable mountains whose foundations were shaken, like two suns endowed with brilliance, and like two intensely burning fires.

Words meanings summery:

• सागरौ (sāgarau) - two oceans

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• संक्षुब्धौ (saṁkṣubdhau) - greatly agitated (agitated, disturbed, shaken)

• चलमूलौ (calamūlau) - whose foundations were shaken (having shaky roots, with disturbed foundations)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अचलौ (acalau) - two immovable mountains (two mountains, immovable ones)

• तेजोयुक्तौ (tejoyuktau) - endowed with brilliance (endowed with splendor/radiance, brilliant)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आदित्यौ (ādityau) - two suns (two suns, two Adityas)

• प्रदहन्तौ (pradahantau) - two intensely burning (two burning, consuming intensely)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनलौ (analau) - two fires

Words meanings and morphology

सागरौ (sāgarau) - two oceans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

संक्षुब्धौ (saṁkṣubdhau) - greatly agitated (agitated, disturbed, shaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃkṣubdha

saṁkṣubdha - agitated, disturbed, greatly shaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `kṣubh` (to be agitated) with upasarga `sam` (together, thoroughly).

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣubh (class 4)

चलमूलौ (calamūlau) - whose foundations were shaken (having shaky roots, with disturbed foundations)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of calamūla

calamūla - having shaky roots, with disturbed foundations

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cala+mūla)

• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `cal` (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• mūla – root, foundation, basis
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अचलौ (acalau) - two immovable mountains (two mountains, immovable ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of acala

acala - mountain (lit. not moving), immovable

Negative prefix `a` + `cala` (moving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `cal` (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)

तेजोयुक्तौ (tejoyuktau) - endowed with brilliance (endowed with splendor/radiance, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tejoyukta

tejoyukta - endowed with splendor, radiant, full of energy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tejas+yukta)

• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `yuj` (to join, connect) with suffix `kta`.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आदित्यौ (ādityau) - two suns (two suns, two Adityas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āditya

āditya - sun, a son of Aditi, a god of the sun class

प्रदहन्तौ (pradahantau) - two intensely burning (two burning, consuming intensely)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pradahant

pradahant - burning, consuming intensely

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root `dah` (to burn) with upasarga `pra` (forth, intensely) and present participle suffix `śatṛ`.

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अनलौ (analau) - two fires

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire)

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