वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-2

श्यामावदातस्तैर्विष्णुर्नीलैर्नक्तंचरोत्तमैः ।
वृतो ऽञ्जनगिरीवासीद्वर्षमाणैः पयोधरैः ॥२॥

2. śyāmāvadātastairviṣṇurnīlairnaktaṃcarottamaiḥ ,
vṛto'ñjanagirīvāsīdvarṣamāṇaiḥ payodharaiḥ.

2. śyāmāvadātaḥ taiḥ viṣṇuḥ nīlaiḥ naktaṃcarottamaiḥ
vṛtaḥ añjanagiriḥ āsīt varṣamāṇaiḥ payodharaiḥ

2. śyāmāvadātaḥ viṣṇuḥ taiḥ nīlaiḥ naktaṃcarottamaiḥ
vṛtaḥ āsīt añjanagiriḥ varṣamāṇaiḥ payodharaiḥ

2. Vishnu, dark and resplendent, surrounded by those blue, foremost demons, appeared like a collyrium mountain encircled by showering clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• श्यामावदातः (śyāmāvadātaḥ) - dark-hued and resplendent (describing Vishnu) (dark and splendid/bright, dark-complexioned and lustrous)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (demons mentioned in the previous verse) (by them, by those)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (a prominent deity in Hinduism))

• नीलैः (nīlaiḥ) - by the blue (demons) (by blue ones, by dark ones)

• नक्तंचरोत्तमैः (naktaṁcarottamaiḥ) - by the foremost demons (by the best/chief of night-wanderers/demons)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

• अञ्जनगिरिः (añjanagiriḥ) - a mountain dark as collyrium (collyrium mountain, dark mountain)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he appeared / he was (he was, it was)

• वर्षमाणैः (varṣamāṇaiḥ) - showering (rain) (raining, showering)

• पयोधरैः (payodharaiḥ) - by the clouds (in the simile) (by clouds (lit. water-holders))

Words meanings and morphology

श्यामावदातः (śyāmāvadātaḥ) - dark-hued and resplendent (describing Vishnu) (dark and splendid/bright, dark-complexioned and lustrous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śyāmāvadāta

śyāmāvadāta - dark and splendid/bright; dark and pure

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śyāma+avadāta)

• śyāma – dark, black, dark-blue, green
  adjective (masculine)
• avadāta – white, pure, clean, splendid, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dā (to cut, purify) with prefix ava-.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dā (class 1)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (demons mentioned in the previous verse) (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (a prominent deity in Hinduism))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu

नीलैः (nīlaiḥ) - by the blue (demons) (by blue ones, by dark ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue, black

Note: Qualifies "naktaṃcarottamaiḥ".

नक्तंचरोत्तमैः (naktaṁcarottamaiḥ) - by the foremost demons (by the best/chief of night-wanderers/demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naktaṃcarottama

naktaṁcarottama - best/chief of night-wanderers/demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (naktaṃcara+uttama)

• naktaṃcara – night-wanderer; demon, ghost
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nakta (night) + cara (mover/wanderer from √car).
  Root: car (class 1)
• uttama – highest, best, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛ (to cover, surround).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to Vishnu.

अञ्जनगिरिः (añjanagiriḥ) - a mountain dark as collyrium (collyrium mountain, dark mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of añjanagiri

añjanagiri - collyrium mountain, dark mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (añjana+giri)

• añjana – collyrium, antimony; dark pigment; dark
  noun (neuter)
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is the simile for Vishnu.

आसीत् (āsīt) - he appeared / he was (he was, it was)

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active.

Root: as (class 2)

वर्षमाणैः (varṣamāṇaiḥ) - showering (rain) (raining, showering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varṣamāṇa

varṣamāṇa - raining, showering

Present Middle Participle (śānac)

From root √vṛṣ (to rain) with śānac pratyaya.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "payodharaiḥ".

पयोधरैः (payodharaiḥ) - by the clouds (in the simile) (by clouds (lit. water-holders))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of payodhara

payodhara - cloud; breast

Compound of payas (water) + dhara (holding from √dhṛ).

Compound type : tatpurusha (payas+dhara)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Suffix -a from root √dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)