वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-98, verse-12

स ददर्श महात्मानं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ।
क्षौमसूक्ष्माम्बरधरं मुनिभिः सार्धमक्षयैः ॥१२॥

12. sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam ,
kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradharaṃ munibhiḥ sārdhamakṣayaiḥ.

12. saḥ dadarśa mahātmānam jvalantam iva pāvakam
kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradharam munibhiḥ sārdham akṣayaiḥ

12. saḥ mahātmānam jvalantam pāvakam iva
kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradharam akṣayaiḥ munibhiḥ sārdham dadarśa

12. He saw the great soul (muni) shining like fire, clad in fine silken garments, accompanied by immortal sages (munis).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the observer) (He, that (person))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great sage (muni) (great soul, noble-minded one, a great sage)

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - shining (shining, burning, blazing)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purifier)

• क्षौमसूक्ष्माम्बरधरम् (kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradharam) - wearing fine silken garments

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - with sages (munis) (by sages, with sages)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - accompanied by (together with, accompanied by)

• अक्षयैः (akṣayaiḥ) - immortal (imperishable, immortal, eternal)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the observer) (He, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect active of √dṛś (class 1, P)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great sage (muni) (great soul, noble-minded one, a great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - shining (shining, burning, blazing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - shining, burning, blazing (present active participle)

present active participle

derived from √jval (class 1, P) 'to blaze, to shine'

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahātmānam.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purifier)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure

From √pū 'to purify'

Root: pū (class 1)

क्षौमसूक्ष्माम्बरधरम् (kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradharam) - wearing fine silken garments

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradhara

kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradhara - wearing fine silken garments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣauma+sūkṣma+ambara+dhara)

• kṣauma – silken, made of linen
  adjective
• sūkṣma – fine, subtle, minute
  adjective
• ambara – garment, sky
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – wearing, holding, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √dhṛ 'to hold, bear, wear'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahātmānam.

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - with sages (munis) (by sages, with sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

सार्धम् (sārdham) - accompanied by (together with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of sārdha (with, together)

अक्षयैः (akṣayaiḥ) - immortal (imperishable, immortal, eternal)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, immortal, undiminishing

From 'a' (not) + 'kṣaya' (perishable, declining); from √kṣi 'to waste, destroy'

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• kṣaya – perish, decay, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi 'to waste, destroy'
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with munibhiḥ.

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