वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-5

पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीद्देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनः ।
शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः प्रयाते तु महात्मनि ॥५॥

5. puṣpavṛṣṭirmahatyāsīddevadundubhinisvanaḥ ,
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ prayāte tu mahātmani.

5. puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ mahatī āsīt devadundubhinisvanaḥ
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ prayāte tu mahātmani

5. mahatī puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ devadundubhinisvanaḥ āsīt
tu mahātmani prayāte śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ

5. There was a great shower of flowers and the sound of divine drums. Indeed, as the great being (mahā-ātman) proceeded, there was a roar of conches and drums.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers

• महती (mahatī) - great (great, large, abundant)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - occurred, there was (was, existed)

• देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनः (devadundubhinisvanaḥ) - sound of divine drums

• शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः (śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ) - roar of conches and drums (sound/roar of conches and drums)

• प्रयाते (prayāte) - as he proceeded (when departed, having proceeded)

• तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, indeed, however, moreover)

• महात्मनि (mahātmani) - (when) the great being (mahā-ātman) (in the great soul/being)

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi

puṣpavṛṣṭi - shower of flowers

compound of puṣpa (flower) and vṛṣṭi (rain, shower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, fall
  noun (feminine)
  from √vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)

महती (mahatī) - great (great, large, abundant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

आसीत् (āsīt) - occurred, there was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: √as (class 2)

देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनः (devadundubhinisvanaḥ) - sound of divine drums

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadundubhinisvana

devadundubhinisvana - sound of heavenly drums

compound of deva (divine), dundubhi (drum), nisvana (sound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dundubhi+nisvana)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• dundubhi – drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  from ni- + √svan (to sound)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: √svan (class 1)

शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः (śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ) - roar of conches and drums (sound/roar of conches and drums)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣa

śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣa - sound of conches and drums

compound of śaṅkha (conch), dundubhi (drum), nirghoṣa (roar, sound)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+dundubhi+nirghoṣa)

• śaṅkha – conch, conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• dundubhi – drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – roar, loud noise, sound
  noun (masculine)
  from nir- + √ghuṣ (to sound, proclaim)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: √ghuṣ (class 1)

प्रयाते (prayāte) - as he proceeded (when departed, having proceeded)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, set out

Past Passive Participle

from pra- + √yā (to go)

Compound type : prādi samāsa (pra+yāta)

• pra – forth, forward, before
  indeclinable
• yāta – gone, departed, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √yā (to go)
  Root: √yā (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, indeed, however, moreover)

(indeclinable)

महात्मनि (mahātmani) - (when) the great being (mahā-ātman) (in the great soul/being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, great being, noble, high-minded

compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction. Refers to Viśvāmitra or Rama.

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