वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-23

केन चित्त्वथ कालेन राम सालकटंकटा ।
विद्युत्केशाद्गर्भमाप घनराजिरिवार्णवात् ॥२३॥

23. kena cittvatha kālena rāma sālakaṭaṃkaṭā ,
vidyutkeśādgarbhamāpa ghanarājirivārṇavāt.

23. kena cit tu atha kālena rāma sālakataṅkaṭā
vidyutkeśāt garbham āpa ghanarājiḥ iva arṇavāt

23. rāma tu atha kena cit kālena sālakataṅkaṭā
vidyutkeśāt garbham āpa arṇavāt ghanarājiḥ iva

23. But then, after some time, O Rāma, Sālakaṭaṅkaṭā conceived a child from Vidyutkeśa, just as a mass of clouds takes shape from the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by what, by some

• चित् (cit) - some, a certain

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time, after a period of time

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• सालकतङ्कटा (sālakataṅkaṭā) - Name of the daughter of Sandhyā and wife of Vidyutkeśa. (Sālakaṭaṅkaṭā)

• विद्युत्केशात् (vidyutkeśāt) - from Vidyutkeśa

• गर्भम् (garbham) - conceived a child/pregnancy (embryo, fetus, pregnancy)

• आप (āpa) - conceived (obtained, reached, attained)

• घनराजिः (ghanarājiḥ) - a mass of clouds, cloud formation

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्णवात् (arṇavāt) - from the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

केन (kena) - by what, by some

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

चित् (cit) - some, a certain

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time, after a period of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of a divine prince/king)

सालकतङ्कटा (sālakataṅkaṭā) - Name of the daughter of Sandhyā and wife of Vidyutkeśa. (Sālakaṭaṅkaṭā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sālakataṅkaṭā

sālakataṅkaṭā - Sālakaṭaṅkaṭā (proper name)

विद्युत्केशात् (vidyutkeśāt) - from Vidyutkeśa

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vidyutkeśa

vidyutkeśa - Vidyutkeśa (proper name, 'lightning-haired')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+keśa)

• vidyut – lightning, electricity
  noun (feminine)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

गर्भम् (garbham) - conceived a child/pregnancy (embryo, fetus, pregnancy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, pregnancy, interior

आप (āpa) - conceived (obtained, reached, attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

घनराजिः (ghanarājiḥ) - a mass of clouds, cloud formation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghanarāji

ghanarāji - line/mass of clouds, cloud formation

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ghana+rāji)

• ghana – cloud, dense, solid, mass
  noun (masculine)
• rāji – line, row, streak, series
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्णवात् (arṇavāt) - from the ocean

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea