वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-9

विद्राव्य शरवर्षं तं वर्षं वायुरिवोत्थितम् ।
पाञ्चजन्यं महाशङ्खं प्रदध्मौ पुरुषोत्तमः ॥९॥

9. vidrāvya śaravarṣaṃ taṃ varṣaṃ vāyurivotthitam ,
pāñcajanyaṃ mahāśaṅkhaṃ pradadhmau puruṣottamaḥ.

9. vidrāvya śaravarṣam tam varṣam vāyuḥ iva utthitam
pāñcajanyam mahāśaṅkham pradadhamau puruṣottamaḥ

9. The supreme cosmic person (puruṣa), Kṛṣṇa, blew his great conch, Pāñcajanya, after dispersing that shower of arrows, just as a rising wind disperses rain.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्राव्य (vidrāvya) - having scattered, having dispersed

• शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - shower of arrows

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the shower of arrows) (that, him, it)

• वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain, shower

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air, god of wind)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - rising (rain) (risen, arisen, standing up)

• पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (Kṛṣṇa's conch)

• महाशङ्खम् (mahāśaṅkham) - great conch

• प्रदधमौ (pradadhamau) - blew (loudly), sounded

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (Kṛṣṇa) (best among men, supreme person)

Words meanings and morphology

विद्राव्य (vidrāvya) - having scattered, having dispersed

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

From the causal stem of root √dru (to run) with prefix vi. Suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: vi

Root: √dru (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) expresses prior action.

शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - shower of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √śṛ
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)
  From root √vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vidrāvya'.

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the shower of arrows) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agreeing with 'śaravarṣam'.

वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain, shower

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, shower, year

From root √vṛṣ (to rain).

Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object in the simile, implying 'scattered rain'.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air, god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

From root √vā (to blow).

Root: √vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - rising (rain) (risen, arisen, standing up)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, arisen, standing up

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ut.

Prefix: ut

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Participle, agreeing with 'varṣam'.

पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (Kṛṣṇa's conch)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāñcajanya

pāñcajanya - Name of Kṛṣṇa's conch, 'produced from Pañcajana' (a demon).

Note: Object of 'pradadhamau'.

महाशङ्खम् (mahāśaṅkham) - great conch

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāśaṅkha

mahāśaṅkha - great conch

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śaṅkha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form of 'mahat' in a compound.
• śaṅkha – conch, conch shell
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'pāñcajanyam'.

प्रदधमौ (pradadhamau) - blew (loudly), sounded

(verb)

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

Perfect active

From root √dhmā (to blow) with prefix pra. Reduplicated perfect form.

Prefix: pra

Root: √dhmā (class 1)

पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (Kṛṣṇa) (best among men, supreme person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, supreme person, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Compound of 'puruṣa' and 'uttama'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, human being, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of 'ud' or 'ava'.

Note: Subject of 'pradadhamau'.