वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-35, verse-45

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तदास्य धावतो रूपमैरावतजिघृक्षया ।
मुहूर्तमभवद्घोरमिन्द्राग्न्योरिव भास्वरम् ॥४५॥

45. tadāsya dhāvato rūpamairāvatajighṛkṣayā ,
muhūrtamabhavadghoramindrāgnyoriva bhāsvaram.

45. tadā asya dhāvataḥ rūpam airāvata-jighṛkṣayā
muhūrtam abhavat ghoram indrāgnyoḥ iva bhāsvaram

45. tadā asya rūpam dhāvataḥ airāvata-jighṛkṣayā
muhūrtam ghoram bhāsvaram indrāgnyoḥ iva abhavat

45. At that time, his form, as he was rushing with the intention of seizing Airāvata, became terrifying and radiant for a moment, like that of Indra and Agni.

Words meanings summery:

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

अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to the subject of the verse) (of this, his)

धावतः (dhāvataḥ) - as he was rushing (running, rushing, of one running)

रूपम् (rūpam) - his physical appearance (form, appearance, shape)

ऐरावत-जिघृक्षया (airāvata-jighṛkṣayā) - with the intention of seizing Indra's elephant, Airāvata (by the desire to seize Airāvata)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a brief period (for a moment, for a short time)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it transformed into (became, happened, was)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrifying in appearance (terrifying, frightful, dreadful)

इन्द्राग्न्योः (indrāgnyoḥ) - of the deities Indra and Agni (of Indra and Agni)

इव (iva) - in a manner similar to (like, as if, similar to)

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - brilliantly luminous (shining, radiant, lustrous)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'dā' suffix (time)

अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to the subject of the verse) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Also dative singular. Contextual meaning implies genitive.

धावतः (dhāvataḥ) - as he was rushing (running, rushing, of one running)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhāvat

dhāvat - running, rushing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'dhāv' (to run) with 'śatṛ' (at) suffix

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'asya'

रूपम् (rūpam) - his physical appearance (form, appearance, shape)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

Note: Subject of the sentence. Can also be accusative singular.

ऐरावत-जिघृक्षया (airāvata-jighṛkṣayā) - with the intention of seizing Indra's elephant, Airāvata (by the desire to seize Airāvata)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of airāvata-jighṛkṣā

airāvata-jighṛkṣā - desire to seize Airāvata

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (airāvata+jighṛkṣā)

airāvata – Airāvata (Indra's elephant)
proper noun (masculine)
jighṛkṣā – desire to seize/catch
noun (feminine)
Desiderative noun
Derived from root 'grah' (to seize) with desiderative suffix 'san' and 'ā'
Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Denotes purpose or reason

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a brief period (for a moment, for a short time)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, a period of time (48 minutes)

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration

अभवत् (abhavat) - it transformed into (became, happened, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular

a- augment + bhū root

Root: bhū (class 1)