वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-53, verse-7

जलजानि च पुष्पाणि माल्यानि स्थलजानि च ।
नाद्य भान्त्यल्पगन्धीनि फलानि च यथा पुरम् ॥७॥

7. jalajāni ca puṣpāṇi mālyāni sthalajāni ca ,
nādya bhāntyalpagandhīni phalāni ca yathā puram.

7. jalajāni ca puṣpāṇi mālyāni sthalajāni ca na
adya bhānti alpagandhīni phalāni ca yathā puram

7. jalajāni puṣpāṇi ca sthalajāni mālyāni ca phalāni
ca alpagandhīni adya yathā puram na bhānti

7. The aquatic flowers and terrestrial garlands, as well as the fruits, no longer appear as they did before, as they have little fragrance today.

Words meanings summery:

• जलजानि (jalajāni) - aquatic (flowers), born in water

• च (ca) - and

• पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers

• माल्यानि (mālyāni) - garlands

• स्थलजानि (sthalajāni) - terrestrial (garlands), born on land

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• अद्य (adya) - today

• भान्ति (bhānti) - shine, appear

• अल्पगन्धीनि (alpagandhīni) - having little fragrance, faintly fragrant

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• पुरम् (puram) - before, formerly

Words meanings and morphology

जलजानि (jalajāni) - aquatic (flowers), born in water

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jalaja

jalaja - born in water, aquatic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+ja)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

माल्यानि (mālyāni) - garlands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mālya

mālya - garland, wreath

स्थलजानि (sthalajāni) - terrestrial (garlands), born on land

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthalaja

sthalaja - born on land, terrestrial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthala+ja)

• sthala – ground, land
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

भान्ति (bhānti) - shine, appear

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

अल्पगन्धीनि (alpagandhīni) - having little fragrance, faintly fragrant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of alpagandhin

alpagandhin - having little fragrance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+gandha)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (neuter)
• gandha – smell, fragrance
  noun (masculine)

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

पुरम् (puram) - before, formerly

(indeclinable)

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