वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-54

सुपर्णपक्षानिलनुन्नपक्षं भ्रमत्पताकं प्रविकीर्णशस्त्रम् ।
चचाल तद् राक्षसराजसैन्यं चलोपलो नील इवाचलेन्द्रः ॥५४॥

54. suparṇapakṣānilanunnapakṣaṃ bhramatpatākaṃ pravikīrṇaśastram ,
cacāla tad rākṣasarājasainyaṃ calopalo nīla ivācalendraḥ.

54. suparṇapakṣānilanunnapakṣam
bhramatpatākam pravikīrṇaśastram
cacāla tat rākṣasarājasainyam
calopalaḥ nīlaḥ iva acalendraḥ

54. tat rākṣasarājasainyam
suparṇapakṣānilanunnapakṣam bhramatpatākam
pravikīrṇaśastram calopalaḥ
nīlaḥ acalendraḥ iva cacāla

54. That army of the Rākṣasa king, its flanks disturbed by the wind from Garuḍa's (Suparṇa's) wings, its banners fluttering, and its weapons scattered, trembled like Mount Nīla, the king of mountains, with its loose rocks.

Words meanings summery:

• सुपर्णपक्षानिलनुन्नपक्षम् (suparṇapakṣānilanunnapakṣam) - whose flanks were agitated by the wind from Garuḍa's wings

• भ्रमत्पताकम् (bhramatpatākam) - with fluttering banners

• प्रविकीर्णशस्त्रम् (pravikīrṇaśastram) - with scattered weapons

• चचाल (cacāla) - trembled; moved; shook

• तत् (tat) - that

• राक्षसराजसैन्यम् (rākṣasarājasainyam) - the army of the Rākṣasa king

• चलोपलः (calopalaḥ) - with trembling rocks; whose rocks are loose

• नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Mount Nīla (Nīla (name of a mountain or a monkey general))

• इव (iva) - like; as if

• अचलेन्द्रः (acalendraḥ) - king of mountains; chief mountain

Words meanings and morphology

सुपर्णपक्षानिलनुन्नपक्षम् (suparṇapakṣānilanunnapakṣam) - whose flanks were agitated by the wind from Garuḍa's wings

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suparṇapakṣānilanunnapakṣa

suparṇapakṣānilanunnapakṣa - having flanks agitated by the wind from Suparṇa's (Garuḍa's) wings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (suparṇa+pakṣa+anila+nunna+pakṣa)

• suparṇa – Garuḍa (mythical eagle), well-winged
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• nunna – agitated, pushed, disturbed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root nud.
  Root: nud (class 6)
• pakṣa – wing, side, flank (of an army)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasarājasainyam'.

भ्रमत्पताकम् (bhramatpatākam) - with fluttering banners

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhramatpatāka

bhramatpatāka - having fluttering banners

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhramat+patāka)

• bhramat – fluttering, whirling, wandering
  adjective
  present active participle
  Present active participle of root bhram.
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• patāka – banner, flag
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasarājasainyam'.

प्रविकीर्णशस्त्रम् (pravikīrṇaśastram) - with scattered weapons

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pravikīrṇaśastra

pravikīrṇaśastra - having scattered weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pravikīrṇa+śastra)

• pravikīrṇa – scattered, dispersed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ (to scatter) with prefixes pra and vi.
  Prefixes: pra+vi
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• śastra – weapon, arm
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasarājasainyam'.

चचाल (cacāla) - trembled; moved; shook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cal

Root: cal (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasarājasainyam'.

राक्षसराजसैन्यम् (rākṣasarājasainyam) - the army of the Rākṣasa king

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rākṣasarājasainya

rākṣasarājasainya - army of the Rākṣasa king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasarāja+sainya)

• rākṣasarāja – king of Rākṣasas
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

चलोपलः (calopalaḥ) - with trembling rocks; whose rocks are loose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of calopala

calopala - having trembling or loose rocks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cala+upala)

• cala – moving, trembling, unstable
  adjective
  From root cal.
  Root: cal (class 1)
• upala – rock, stone, gem
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'acalendraḥ'.

नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Mount Nīla (Nīla (name of a mountain or a monkey general))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue; Nīla (name of a mountain or a character)

इव (iva) - like; as if

(indeclinable)

अचलेन्द्रः (acalendraḥ) - king of mountains; chief mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acalendra

acalendra - king of mountains, chief mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (acala+indra)

• acala – mountain (literally 'immovable')
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

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