वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-106, verse-12

पुष्पनद्धां वसन्तान्ते मत्तभ्रमरशालिनीम् ।
द्रुतदावाग्निविप्लुष्टां क्लान्तां वनलतामिव ॥१२॥

12. puṣpanaddhāṃ vasantānte mattabhramaraśālinīm ,
drutadāvāgnivipluṣṭāṃ klāntāṃ vanalatāmiva.

12. puṣpanaddhām vasanta-ante matta-bhramara-śālinīm
druta-dāvāgni-vipluṣṭām klāntām vanalatām iva

12. vanalatām iva,
vasanta-ante puṣpanaddhām matta-bhramara-śālinīm,
druta-dāvāgni-vipluṣṭām klāntām

12. Like a wild creeper, which, though covered with flowers at the end of spring and adorned with intoxicated bees, has been swiftly ravaged by a forest fire and is now withered.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पनद्धाम् (puṣpanaddhām) - (the creeper) covered with flowers (covered with flowers, flower-bound)

• वसन्त-अन्ते (vasanta-ante) - (the time) at the end of spring (at the end of spring)

• मत्त-भ्रमर-शालिनीम् (matta-bhramara-śālinīm) - (the creeper) adorned with intoxicated bees (adorned with intoxicated bees)

• द्रुत-दावाग्नि-विप्लुष्टाम् (druta-dāvāgni-vipluṣṭām) - (the creeper) swiftly ravaged by a forest fire (swiftly ravaged by a forest fire)

• क्लान्ताम् (klāntām) - (the creeper) withered (withered, exhausted, weary)

• वनलताम् (vanalatām) - a wild creeper (wild creeper, forest vine)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पनद्धाम् (puṣpanaddhām) - (the creeper) covered with flowers (covered with flowers, flower-bound)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṣpanaddha

puṣpanaddha - bound with flowers, covered with flowers

Past Passive Participle

From puṣpa (flower) + naddha (bound), naddha derived from √nah (to bind)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+naddha)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• naddha – bound, tied, fastened, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √nah (to bind)
  Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Accusative singular feminine, agreeing with vanalatām.

वसन्त-अन्ते (vasanta-ante) - (the time) at the end of spring (at the end of spring)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasantānta

vasantānta - end of spring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasanta+anta)

• vasanta – spring (season)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

मत्त-भ्रमर-शालिनीम् (matta-bhramara-śālinīm) - (the creeper) adorned with intoxicated bees (adorned with intoxicated bees)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mattabhramaraśālin

mattabhramaraśālin - adorned with intoxicated bees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (matta+bhramara+śālin)

• matta – intoxicated, excited, delighted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mad (to be intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• bhramara – bee, bumblebee
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhram (to wander)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, adorned with, shining
  adjective
  Derived from √śāl (to shine, be distinguished) with the suffix -in
  Root: śāl (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular feminine, agreeing with vanalatām.

द्रुत-दावाग्नि-विप्लुष्टाम् (druta-dāvāgni-vipluṣṭām) - (the creeper) swiftly ravaged by a forest fire (swiftly ravaged by a forest fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of drutadaāvāgnivipluṣṭa

drutadaāvāgnivipluṣṭa - swiftly burnt/destroyed by a forest fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (druta+dāvāgni+vipluṣṭa)

• druta – swift, quick, flowing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dru (to run, flow)
  Root: dru (class 1)
• dāvāgni – forest fire, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
  From dāva (forest) + agni (fire)
• vipluṣṭa – burnt, scorched, ravaged, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Particeral Participle
  From √pluṣ (to burn) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: pluṣ (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular feminine, agreeing with vanalatām.

क्लान्ताम् (klāntām) - (the creeper) withered (withered, exhausted, weary)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of klānta

klānta - weary, exhausted, withered, faded

Past Passive Participle

From √klam (to be weary)

Root: klam (class 4)

Note: Accusative singular feminine, agreeing with vanalatām.

वनलताम् (vanalatām) - a wild creeper (wild creeper, forest vine)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vanalatā

vanalatā - forest creeper, wild vine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+latā)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of implicit comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

Note: Particle indicating simile.

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