वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-15

प्रकृत्या शीतलस्पर्शो हिमविद्धश्च साम्प्रतम् ।
प्रवाति पश्चिमो वायुः काले द्विगुणशीतलः ॥१५॥

15. prakṛtyā śītalasparśo himaviddhaśca sāmpratam ,
pravāti paścimo vāyuḥ kāle dviguṇaśītalaḥ.

15. prakṛtyā śītalasparśaḥ himaviddhaḥ ca sāmpratam
pravāti paścimaḥ vāyuḥ kāle dviguṇaśītalaḥ

15. prakṛtyā śītalasparśaḥ himaviddhaḥ ca paścimaḥ
vāyuḥ sāmpratam kāle dviguṇaśītalaḥ pravāti

15. The western wind, naturally cool to the touch (prakṛti), and now penetrated by frost, blows in this season, being doubly cold.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature (prakṛti), naturally

• शीतलस्पर्शः (śītalasparśaḥ) - having a cold touch, cold to the touch

• हिमविद्धः (himaviddhaḥ) - pierced by frost, penetrated by cold

• च (ca) - and, also

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, at this time

• प्रवाति (pravāti) - blows forth, blows

• पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - western

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

• काले (kāle) - at time, in season

• द्विगुणशीतलः (dviguṇaśītalaḥ) - doubly cold, twice as cold

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature (prakṛti), naturally

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature (prakṛti), original form, fundamental constitution

शीतलस्पर्शः (śītalasparśaḥ) - having a cold touch, cold to the touch

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śītalasparśa

śītalasparśa - cold touch, having a cold touch

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śītala+sparśa)

• śītala – cold, cool, chilling
  adjective
• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)

हिमविद्धः (himaviddhaḥ) - pierced by frost, penetrated by cold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himaviddha

himaviddha - pierced/penetrated by frost or cold

Past Passive Participle

Compound of Hima (frost) and Viddha (PPP of Vyadh - to pierce)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+viddha)

• hima – frost, snow, cold
  noun (neuter)
• viddha – pierced, struck, wounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'vyadh'
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, at this time

(indeclinable)

प्रवाति (pravāti) - blows forth, blows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-vā

Prefix: pra

Root: vā (class 2)

पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - western

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paścima

paścima - western, hindmost

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

काले (kāle) - at time, in season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, opportune moment

द्विगुणशीतलः (dviguṇaśītalaḥ) - doubly cold, twice as cold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dviguṇaśītala

dviguṇaśītala - doubly cold, twice cold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dviguṇa+śītala)

• dviguṇa – twofold, double
  adjective
• śītala – cold, cool
  adjective

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