वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-50

तदाम्बरं विगलितहारकुण्डलैर्निशाचरैर्नीलबलाहकोपमैः ।
निपात्यमानैर्ददृशे निरन्तरं निपात्यमानैरिव नीलपर्वतैः ॥५०॥

50. tadāmbaraṃ vigalitahārakuṇḍalairniśācarairnīlabalāhakopamaiḥ ,
nipātyamānairdadṛśe nirantaraṃ nipātyamānairiva nīlaparvataiḥ.

50. tat ambaram vigalitahārakuṇḍalaiḥ
niśācaraiḥ nīlabalāhakopamaiḥ
nipātyamānaiḥ dadṛśe nirantaram
nipātyamānaiḥ iva nīlaparvataiḥ

50. tat ambaram vigalitahārakuṇḍalaiḥ
nīlabalāhakopamaiḥ nipātyamānaiḥ
niśācaraiḥ nirantaram dadṛśe
nipātyamānaiḥ iva nīlaparvataiḥ

50. That sky was seen incessantly, filled with night-wanderers (niśācaras) who resembled dark clouds and had their garlands and earrings fallen, as if blue mountains themselves were being continuously hurled down.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere, garment

• विगलितहारकुण्डलैः (vigalitahārakuṇḍalaiḥ) - with fallen garlands and earrings

• निशाचरैः (niśācaraiḥ) - by night-wanderers, by demons (rākṣasas)

• नीलबलाहकोपमैः (nīlabalāhakopamaiḥ) - resembling dark clouds

• निपात्यमानैः (nipātyamānaiḥ) - refers to the rākṣasas falling (by those who were being caused to fall, by those being thrown down)

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen

• निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without a break, densely

• निपात्यमानैः (nipātyamānaiḥ) - Refers to the blue mountains falling, in comparison (by those who were being caused to fall, by those being thrown down)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• नीलपर्वतैः (nīlaparvataiḥ) - by blue mountains

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere, garment

(noun)

neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

विगलितहारकुण्डलैः (vigalitahārakuṇḍalaiḥ) - with fallen garlands and earrings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vigalitahārakuṇḍala

vigalitahārakuṇḍala - having fallen garlands and earrings

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigalita+hāra+kuṇḍala)

• vigalita – fallen, dropped, dislodged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √gal with vi- prefix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gal (class 1)
• hāra – garland, necklace
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring
  noun (neuter)

निशाचरैः (niśācaraiḥ) - by night-wanderers, by demons (rākṣasas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound of niśā (night) and cara (moving, wandering)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering; one who moves
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  from root √car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

नीलबलाहकोपमैः (nīlabalāhakopamaiḥ) - resembling dark clouds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīlabalāhakopama

nīlabalāhakopama - resembling dark clouds

Compound of nīlabalāhaka (dark cloud) and upama (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīlabalāhaka+upama)

• nīlabalāhaka – dark cloud, blue cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nīla (blue/dark) and balāhaka (cloud)
• upama – resembling, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

निपात्यमानैः (nipātyamānaiḥ) - refers to the rākṣasas falling (by those who were being caused to fall, by those being thrown down)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nipātyamāna

nipātyamāna - being caused to fall, being thrown down

Present Passive Participle

from causative of root √pat (to fall) with ni- prefix

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

3rd person singular perfect tense

root √dṛś (class 1), Ātmanepada

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without a break, densely

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+antara)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, inner
  noun (neuter)

निपात्यमानैः (nipātyamānaiḥ) - Refers to the blue mountains falling, in comparison (by those who were being caused to fall, by those being thrown down)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nipātyamāna

nipātyamāna - being caused to fall, being thrown down

Present Passive Participle

from causative of root √pat (to fall) with ni- prefix

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

नीलपर्वतैः (nīlaparvataiḥ) - by blue mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīlaparvata

nīlaparvata - blue mountain, dark mountain

Compound of nīla (blue/dark) and parvata (mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīla+parvata)

• nīla – blue, dark, black
  adjective (masculine)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)