वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-48, verse-19

पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीद्देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनैः ।
गन्धर्वाप्सरसां चापि महानासीत् समागमः ॥१९॥

19. puṣpavṛṣṭirmahatyāsīddevadundubhinisvanaiḥ ,
gandharvāpsarasāṃ cāpi mahānāsīt samāgamaḥ.

19. puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ mahatī āsīt devadundubhinisvanaiḥ
gandharvāpsarasām ca api mahān āsīt samāgamaḥ

19. mahatī puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ devadundubhinisvanaiḥ āsīt
ca api gandharvāpsarasām mahān samāgamaḥ āsīt

19. A great shower of flowers occurred, accompanied by the sounds of divine drums. And there was also a grand assembly of Gandharvas and Apsaras.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers, rain of flowers

• महती (mahatī) - great, large, magnificent

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it existed

• देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनैः (devadundubhinisvanaiḥ) - by the sounds of divine drums

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of Gandharvas and Apsaras

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, grand

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it existed

• समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - gathering, assembly, confluence

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers, rain of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi

puṣpavṛṣṭi - shower of flowers, rain of flowers

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  from root puṣ (to nourish, to cause to blossom)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  from root vṛṣ (to rain) + ti
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of āsīt.

महती (mahatī) - great, large, magnificent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Present active participle

from root mah (to be great) + śatṛ + ṅīp

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ.

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

3rd singular Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनैः (devadundubhinisvanaiḥ) - by the sounds of divine drums

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devadundubhinisvana

devadundubhinisvana - sound of divine drums

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+dundubhi+nisvana)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
  from root div (to shine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dundubhi – drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-svan (to sound)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Expresses accompaniment.

गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of Gandharvas and Apsaras

(noun)

Genitive, plural of gandharvāpsaras

gandharvāpsaras - Gandharvas and Apsaras (celestial musicians and nymphs)

dual compound of Gandharva and Apsaras

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)

• gandharva – celestial musician, a class of demigods
  noun (masculine)
• apsaras – celestial nymph, female spirit of the clouds and waters
  noun (feminine)

Note: Possessive, related to samāgamaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महान् (mahān) - great, large, grand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Present active participle

from root mah (to be great) + śatṛ

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies samāgamaḥ.

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

3rd singular Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - gathering, assembly, confluence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - coming together, meeting, assembly, gathering

from sam-ā-gam (to come together)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of āsīt.

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