वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-1, chapter-72, verse-24
पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीदन्तरिक्षात् सुभास्वरा ।
दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर्गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः ॥२४॥
दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर्गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः ॥२४॥
24. puṣpavṛṣṭirmahatyāsīdantarikṣāt subhāsvarā ,
divyadundubhinirghoṣairgītavāditranisvanaiḥ.
divyadundubhinirghoṣairgītavāditranisvanaiḥ.
24.
puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ mahatī āsīt antarikṣāt subhāsvarā
divyaduṃdubhinirghoṣaiḥ gītavāditranisvanaiḥ
divyaduṃdubhinirghoṣaiḥ gītavāditranisvanaiḥ
24.
antarikṣāt mahatī subhāsvarā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ āsīt
divyaduṃdubhinirghoṣaiḥ gītavāditranisvanaiḥ
divyaduṃdubhinirghoṣaiḥ gītavāditranisvanaiḥ
24.
A great and exceedingly brilliant shower of flowers fell from the sky, accompanied by the resounding noise of divine drums and the sounds of song and musical instruments.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers, rain of flowers
- महती (mahatī) - great, large, vast
- आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
- अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from space
- सुभास्वरा (subhāsvarā) - very brilliant, very radiant
- दिव्यदुंदुभिनिर्घोषैः (divyaduṁdubhinirghoṣaiḥ) - with the resounding noise of divine drums
- गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः (gītavāditranisvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of song and musical instruments
Words meanings and morphology
पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers, rain of flowers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi
puṣpavṛṣṭi - flower-rain, shower of flowers
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)
- puṣpa – flower, blossom
noun (neuter) - vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
noun (feminine)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
महती (mahatī) - great, large, vast
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, noble
Note: Agrees with 'puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ'.
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from space
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa
antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, intermediate space
सुभास्वरा (subhāsvarā) - very brilliant, very radiant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of subhāsvara
subhāsvara - very brilliant, shining brightly
Prefix: su
Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ'.
दिव्यदुंदुभिनिर्घोषैः (divyaduṁdubhinirghoṣaiḥ) - with the resounding noise of divine drums
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of divyaduṃdubhinirghoṣa
divyaduṁdubhinirghoṣa - sound of divine drums, roar of divine drums
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divya+dundubhi+nirghoṣa)
- divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
adjective (masculine) - dundubhi – drum, war-drum
noun (masculine) - nirghoṣa – sound, roar, noise, clang
noun (masculine)
Derived from the root ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix nir-.
Prefix: nir
Root: ghuṣ (class 1)
Note: Indicates accompaniment.
गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः (gītavāditranisvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of song and musical instruments
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of gītavāditranisvana
gītavāditranisvana - sound of singing and musical instruments
Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (gīta+vāditra+nisvana)
- gīta – song, singing, sung
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root gai (to sing).
Root: gai (class 1) - vāditra – musical instrument
noun (neuter)
Derived from the root vad (to speak, play an instrument).
Root: vad (class 1) - nisvana – sound, noise, voice
noun (masculine)
Derived from the root svan (to sound) with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: svan (class 1)
Note: Indicates accompaniment.