वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-22

पद्ममातपसंतप्तं परिक्लिष्टमिवोत्पलम् ।
काञ्चनं रजसा ध्वस्तं क्लिष्टं चन्द्रमिवाम्बुदैः ॥२२॥

22. padmamātapasaṃtaptaṃ parikliṣṭamivotpalam ,
kāñcanaṃ rajasā dhvastaṃ kliṣṭaṃ candramivāmbudaiḥ.

22. padmam ātapasaṃtaptam parikliṣṭam iva utpalam
kāñcanam rajasā dhvastam kliṣṭam candram iva ambudaiḥ

22. ātapasaṃtaptam padmam parikliṣṭam utpalam iva rajasā
dhvastam kāñcanam ambudaiḥ kliṣṭam candram iva

22. (She appears) like a lotus withered by the heat of the sun, or a water-lily greatly distressed; like gold tarnished by dust, or the moon obscured by clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

• आतपसंतप्तम् (ātapasaṁtaptam) - withered/scorched by the sun's heat

• परिक्लिष्टम् (parikliṣṭam) - greatly distressed, afflicted, withered

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• उत्पलम् (utpalam) - water-lily, lotus

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

• रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, by impurity

• ध्वस्तम् (dhvastam) - tarnished, destroyed, defiled

• क्लिष्टम् (kliṣṭam) - obscured, troubled, afflicted

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); a specific number (10^14 or 10^9)

आतपसंतप्तम् (ātapasaṁtaptam) - withered/scorched by the sun's heat

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātapasaṃtapta

ātapasaṁtapta - withered by the sun's heat, scorched by sunshine

Past Passive Participle

Tatpuruṣa compound, from ātapa (sun's heat) and saṃtapta (scorched)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātapa+saṃtapta)

• ātapa – sun's heat, sunshine, glare
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• saṃtapta – heated, scorched, afflicted, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tap (to heat, torment) with upasarga sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

परिक्लिष्टम् (parikliṣṭam) - greatly distressed, afflicted, withered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parikliṣṭa

parikliṣṭa - greatly distressed, afflicted, harassed, faded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kliś (to torment, trouble) with upasarga pari

Prefix: pari

Root: kliś (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

उत्पलम् (utpalam) - water-lily, lotus

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpala

utpala - water-lily, lotus (Nymphaea alba); any flower

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold; golden; a kind of tree

रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, by impurity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, impurity; pollen; menstrual fluid; the quality of passion/activity (rajas guṇa)

ध्वस्तम् (dhvastam) - tarnished, destroyed, defiled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhvasta

dhvasta - destroyed, ruined, perished, damaged, defiled, tarnished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhvaṃs (to fall, perish, destroy)

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

क्लिष्टम् (kliṣṭam) - obscured, troubled, afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kliṣṭa

kliṣṭa - troubled, distressed, afflicted, obscured, faded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kliś (to trouble, torment)

Root: kliś (class 4)

चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon; bright, shining; camphor

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound: ambu (water) + da (giver, from root dā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 1)

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