वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-35, verse-31

यमेव दिवसं ह्येष ग्रहीतुं भास्करं प्लुतः ।
तमेव दिवसं राहुर्जिघृक्षति दिवाकरम् ॥३१॥

31. yameva divasaṃ hyeṣa grahītuṃ bhāskaraṃ plutaḥ ,
tameva divasaṃ rāhurjighṛkṣati divākaram.

31. yam eva divasam hi eṣaḥ grahītum bhāskaram plutaḥ
tam eva divasam rāhuḥ jighṛkṣati divākaram

31. eṣaḥ yam eva divasam bhāskaram grahītum plutaḥ
hi rāhuḥ tam eva divasam divākaram jighṛkṣati

31. On the very day that this one (Hanuman) sprang to seize the sun, on that very day Rāhu also desired to seize the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - which, whom

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• दिवसम् (divasam) - day

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Hanuman) (this (one))

• ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to seize, to grasp, to take

• भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun, day-maker, light-maker

• प्लुतः (plutaḥ) - jumped, sprang, flown

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• दिवसम् (divasam) - day

• राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rāhu (a mythical demon, responsible for eclipses)

• जिघृक्षति (jighṛkṣati) - desires to seize/grasp, seeks to take

• दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - sun, day-maker

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

दिवसम् (divasam) - day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Note: Denotes the point in time 'on which day'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Hanuman) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to seize, to grasp, to take

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root grah.

Root: grah (class 9)

भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun, day-maker, light-maker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, light-maker, day-maker

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, ray
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्लुतः (plutaḥ) - jumped, sprang, flown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pluta

pluta - jumped, sprung, flown, swum

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root plu (to float, to swim, to jump).

Root: plu (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

दिवसम् (divasam) - day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Note: Denotes the point in time 'on that day'.

राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rāhu (a mythical demon, responsible for eclipses)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rāhu (a mythical demon who seizes the sun and moon, causing eclipses)

जिघृक्षति (jighṛkṣati) - desires to seize/grasp, seeks to take

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Desiderative form of the root grah.

दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - sun, day-maker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun, day-maker

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, in the daytime
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)