वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-79, verse-9

ददर्श सा इला तस्मिन्बुधं सोमसुतं तदा ।
ज्वलन्तं स्वेन वपुषा पूर्णं सोममिवोदितम् ॥९॥

9. dadarśa sā ilā tasminbudhaṃ somasutaṃ tadā ,
jvalantaṃ svena vapuṣā pūrṇaṃ somamivoditam.

9. dadarśa sā ilā tasmin budhaṃ somasutaṃ tadā |
jvalantaṃ svena vapuṣā pūrṇaṃ somam iva uditam

9. tadā sā ilā tasmin somasutaṃ budhaṃ svena vapuṣā
jvalantaṃ uditaṃ pūrṇaṃ somam iva dadarśa

9. Then, Ilā, in that place, saw Budha, the son of Soma, shining with his own form, like the full moon having risen.

Words meanings summery:

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - Ilā saw (he/she saw, beheld)

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

• इला (ilā) - Ilā (the protagonist) (Ilā (proper name of a king's daughter, later a male, then female, etc.))

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest region/lake area) (in that, in him, in it)

• बुधं (budhaṁ) - Budha, the son of Soma (Budha (name of a deity, son of Soma, planet Mercury))

• सोमसुतं (somasutaṁ) - son of Soma (Budha's epithet) (son of Soma, son of the moon-god)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• ज्वलन्तं (jvalantaṁ) - shining (referring to Budha) (shining, blazing, gleaming)

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own (body) (by his own, by one's own)

• वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by his (Budha's) own body/form (by form, by body, by figure)

• पूर्णं (pūrṇaṁ) - full (referring to the moon) (full, complete, abundant)

• सोमम् (somam) - the moon (moon, Soma (deity, plant))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उदितम् (uditam) - having risen (like the moon) (risen, ascended, appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

ददर्श (dadarśa) - Ilā saw (he/she saw, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

Root dṛś, 3rd person singular, active voice, perfect tense. Forms a reduplicated stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ilā.

इला (ilā) - Ilā (the protagonist) (Ilā (proper name of a king's daughter, later a male, then female, etc.))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ilā

ilā - Ilā (proper name), earth, speech, stream

Note: Subject of the verb dadarśa.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest region/lake area) (in that, in him, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the location mentioned in the previous verse (वनोद्देशे or सरः).

बुधं (budhaṁ) - Budha, the son of Soma (Budha (name of a deity, son of Soma, planet Mercury))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - Budha (name), learned person, wise man, planet Mercury

From root budh (to know, to awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb dadarśa.

सोमसुतं (somasutaṁ) - son of Soma (Budha's epithet) (son of Soma, son of the moon-god)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of somasuta

somasuta - son of Soma (the moon-god)

Compound type : tatpurusha (soma+suta)

• soma – Soma (name of the moon-god), moon, a plant
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root su (to generate, to press out)
  Root: su (class 2)

Note: An epithet for Budha.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with the suffix -dā

ज्वलन्तं (jvalantaṁ) - shining (referring to Budha) (shining, blazing, gleaming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - shining, blazing, gleaming

Present Active Participle

From root jval (to shine, blaze), present active participle in masculine/neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Modifies Budha.

स्वेन (svena) - by his own (body) (by his own, by one's own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Modifies vapuṣā.

वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by his (Budha's) own body/form (by form, by body, by figure)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, astonishing appearance

Note: Denotes the means by which Budha was shining.

पूर्णं (pūrṇaṁ) - full (referring to the moon) (full, complete, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, finished, filled

Past Passive Participle

From root pṛ (to fill), kṛta suffix -na.

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Modifies `somam`.

सोमम् (somam) - the moon (moon, Soma (deity, plant))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - moon, Soma (deity), elixir, a plant

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

उदितम् (uditam) - having risen (like the moon) (risen, ascended, appeared)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefix ud (upwards)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies `somam`.

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