वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-111, verse-7

अल्पपर्णा हि तरवो घनीभूताः समन्ततः ।
विप्रकृष्टे ऽपि ये देशे न प्रकाशन्ति वै दिशः ॥७॥

7. alpaparṇā hi taravo ghanībhūtāḥ samantataḥ ,
viprakṛṣṭe'pi ye deśe na prakāśanti vai diśaḥ.

7. alpa-parṇāḥ hi taravaḥ ghanībhūtāḥ samantataḥ |
viprakṛṣṭe api ye deśe na prakāśanti vai diśaḥ

7. hi taravaḥ alpa-parṇāḥ samantataḥ ghanībhūtāḥ ye
(taravaḥ) api viprakṛṣṭe deśe vai diśaḥ na prakāśanti

7. Indeed, trees (taravaḥ) with few leaves (alpaparṇāḥ) become dense (ghanībhūtāḥ) all around (samantataḥ). These (trees), even in a distant region (viprakṛṣṭe api deśe), certainly (vai) do not allow the directions (diśaḥ) to be clearly seen (na prakāśanti).

Words meanings summery:

• अल्प-पर्णाः (alpa-parṇāḥ) - having few leaves, sparsely leaved

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

• घनीभूताः (ghanībhūtāḥ) - having become dense, condensed

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• विप्रकृष्टे (viprakṛṣṭe) - in a distant, far-off

• अपि (api) - even, also

• ये (ye) - these (trees) (which, those (who))

• देशे (deśe) - in a region, place

• न (na) - not

• प्रकाशन्ति (prakāśanti) - they do not allow to be clearly seen (they shine forth, are visible, illuminate)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

Words meanings and morphology

अल्प-पर्णाः (alpa-parṇāḥ) - having few leaves, sparsely leaved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpaparṇa

alpaparṇa - having few leaves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+parṇa)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with taravaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree

घनीभूताः (ghanībhūtāḥ) - having become dense, condensed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghanībhūta

ghanībhūta - become dense, solidified

Past Passive Participle

From the denominative verb ghanī-bhū 'to become dense'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghana+bhūta)

• ghana – dense, thick, solid, cloud
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• bhūta – been, become, existing
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū 'to be, become'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with taravaḥ.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

विप्रकृष्टे (viprakṛṣṭe) - in a distant, far-off

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of viprakṛṣṭa

viprakṛṣṭa - distant, remote, pulled apart

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛṣ 'to pull' with prefixes vi- and pra-.

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with deśe.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - these (trees) (which, those (who))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to taravaḥ (trees), as the implicit subject causing the directions not to shine.

देशे (deśe) - in a region, place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशन्ति (prakāśanti) - they do not allow to be clearly seen (they shine forth, are visible, illuminate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicitly 'ye (taravaḥ)' or 'diśaḥ' in a passive sense 'are not visible'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky