वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-106, verse-5

विधूमामिव हेमाभामध्वराग्निसमुत्थिताम् ।
हविरभ्युक्षितां पश्चाच्छिखां विप्रलयं गताम् ॥५॥

5. vidhūmāmiva hemābhāmadhvarāgnisamutthitām ,
havirabhyukṣitāṃ paścācchikhāṃ vipralayaṃ gatām.

5. vidhūmām iva hemābhām adhvarāgnisamutthitām
havih abhyukṣitām paścāt śikhām vipralayam gatām

5. adhvarāgnisamutthitām havih abhyukṣitām vidhūmām
hemābhām śikhām iva paścāt vipralayam gatām

5. (The king's destiny is) like a smokeless, golden-hued flame that rose from the Vedic ritual fire (yajña), was sprinkled with oblations, and afterwards went to dissolution.

Words meanings summery:

• विधूमाम् (vidhūmām) - smokeless, free from smoke

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• हेमाभाम् (hemābhām) - golden-hued, golden-colored

• अध्वराग्निसमुत्थिताम् (adhvarāgnisamutthitām) - that rises from the Vedic ritual (yajña) fire (risen from the Vedic ritual fire)

• हविह् (havih) - oblation, offering

• अभ्युक्षिताम् (abhyukṣitām) - sprinkled with oblation (sprinkled over, consecrated by sprinkling)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind, from behind

• शिखाम् (śikhām) - a flame (of fire) (flame, crest, peak)

• विप्रलयम् (vipralayam) - to dissolution (dissolution, destruction, disappearance)

• गताम् (gatām) - which has gone (gone, departed, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

विधूमाम् (vidhūmām) - smokeless, free from smoke

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless, free from smoke

Compound of vi (without) + dhūma (smoke)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhū (class 9)

Note: Modifies "śikhām".

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

हेमाभाम् (hemābhām) - golden-hued, golden-colored

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hemābha

hemābha - golden-hued, having the splendor of gold

Compound of hema (gold) + ābha (luster, semblance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hema+ābha)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – resembling, like, luster
  adjective (masculine)
  From ā + bhā (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies "śikhām".

अध्वराग्निसमुत्थिताम् (adhvarāgnisamutthitām) - that rises from the Vedic ritual (yajña) fire (risen from the Vedic ritual fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adhvarāgnisamutthita

adhvarāgnisamutthita - risen from the Vedic ritual fire

Past Passive Participle

Compound of adhvara (Vedic ritual) + agni (fire) + samutthita (risen)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhvara+agni+samutthita)

• adhvara – Vedic ritual, yajña
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• samutthita – risen, arisen, originated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From upasargas sam + ut + root sthā + kta
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies "śikhām".

हविह् (havih) - oblation, offering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of havis

havis - oblation, offering (especially for gods), butter, clarified butter

From root hu (to offer) + is

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Acts as the object in the compound "havir-abhyukṣitām".

अभ्युक्षिताम् (abhyukṣitām) - sprinkled with oblation (sprinkled over, consecrated by sprinkling)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhyukṣita

abhyukṣita - sprinkled over, consecrated by sprinkling

Past Passive Participle

From upasargas abhi + ud + root ukṣ (to sprinkle) + kta

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies "śikhām". Forms a compound with "havih".

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind, from behind

(indeclinable)

From paśca + āt (ablative suffix)

शिखाम् (śikhām) - a flame (of fire) (flame, crest, peak)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, crest, peak, top-knot

Note: The main object of the comparison.

विप्रलयम् (vipralayam) - to dissolution (dissolution, destruction, disappearance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipralaya

vipralaya - dissolution, destruction, disappearance, end

From upasargas vi + pra + root lī (to dissolve) + a

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Object of "gatām", indicating direction or state.

गताम् (gatām) - which has gone (gone, departed, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies "śikhām".

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