वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-24

ततः सा राक्षसी गर्भं घनगर्भसमप्रभम् ।
प्रसूता मन्दरं गत्वा गङ्गा गर्भमिवाग्निजम् ॥२४॥

24. tataḥ sā rākṣasī garbhaṃ ghanagarbhasamaprabham ,
prasūtā mandaraṃ gatvā gaṅgā garbhamivāgnijam.

24. tataḥ sā rākṣasī garbham ghanagarbhasamaprabham
prasūtā mandaram gatvā gaṅgā garbham iva āgnijam

24. tataḥ sā rākṣasī mandaram gatvā ghanagarbhasamaprabham
garbham prasūtā gaṅgā āgnijam garbham iva

24. Then, having gone to Mount Mandara, that demoness gave birth to a child whose radiance was like that of a thundercloud, just as the Ganga delivered the fiery offspring (of Agni).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• सा (sā) - that demoness (she, that (feminine))

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness, female demon

• गर्भम् (garbham) - the child that was born (fetus, embryo, child, womb)

• घनगर्भसमप्रभम् (ghanagarbhasamaprabham) - brilliant like a cloud pregnant with lightning (having splendor like a cloud-embryo, brilliant like a thundercloud)

• प्रसूता (prasūtā) - gave birth, delivered, born

• मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mandara mountain

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Ganga

• गर्भम् (garbham) - the offspring (fetus, embryo, child, womb)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आग्निजम् (āgnijam) - the fiery offspring of Agni (referring to Skanda/Kumara) (born of fire, fiery)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas applied to 'tad'

सा (sā) - that demoness (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness, female demon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - demoness, female demon

feminine form of rākṣasa

गर्भम् (garbham) - the child that was born (fetus, embryo, child, womb)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - fetus, embryo, child, womb

Root: gṛbh (class 1)

घनगर्भसमप्रभम् (ghanagarbhasamaprabham) - brilliant like a cloud pregnant with lightning (having splendor like a cloud-embryo, brilliant like a thundercloud)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghanagarbhasamaprabha

ghanagarbhasamaprabha - having splendor like a cloud-embryo, brilliant like a thundercloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghana+garbha+sama+prabhā)

• ghana – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)
• garbha – embryo, fetus, womb, interior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛbh (class 1)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective
• prabhā – splendor, light, brilliance
  noun (feminine)
  pra + bhā (to shine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'garbham'

प्रसूता (prasūtā) - gave birth, delivered, born

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasūta

prasūta - born, produced, delivered

Past Passive Participle

pra (prefix) + sū (root to bear, produce) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'rākṣasī'.

मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mandara mountain

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain)

Root: mand (class 1)

Note: Denotes destination.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

gam (root to go) + ktvā (suffix for absolutive)

Root: gam (class 1)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Ganga

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the sacred river Ganga

Root: gam (class 1)

गर्भम् (garbham) - the offspring (fetus, embryo, child, womb)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - fetus, embryo, child, womb

Root: gṛbh (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आग्निजम् (āgnijam) - the fiery offspring of Agni (referring to Skanda/Kumara) (born of fire, fiery)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgnija

āgnija - born from fire, fiery

agni (fire) + ja (born from)

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+ja)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'garbham'.