वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-16

बाष्पच्छन्नान्यरण्यानि यवगोधूमवन्ति च ।
शोभन्ते ऽभ्युदिते सूर्ये नदद्भिः क्रौञ्चसारसैः ॥१६॥

16. bāṣpacchannānyaraṇyāni yavagodhūmavanti ca ,
śobhante'bhyudite sūrye nadadbhiḥ krauñcasārasaiḥ.

16. bāṣpacchannāni araṇyāni yavagodhūmavanti ca
śobhante abhyudite sūrye nadadbhiḥ krauñcasārasaiḥ

16. bāṣpacchannāni yavagodhūmavanti ca araṇyāni
abhyudite sūrye nadadbhiḥ krauñcasārasaiḥ śobhante

16. The forests, veiled in mist and abundant with barley and wheat, appear beautiful when the sun has risen, accompanied by the calls of cranes and sārases.

Words meanings summery:

• बाष्पच्छन्नानि (bāṣpacchannāni) - covered with mist/vapor, veiled by fog

• अरण्यानि (araṇyāni) - forests, woods

• यवगोधूमवन्ति (yavagodhūmavanti) - possessing barley and wheat, rich in barley and wheat

• च (ca) - and, also

• शोभन्ते (śobhante) - they shine, they look beautiful, they are splendid

• अभ्युदिते (abhyudite) - when risen, having risen, on rising

• सूर्ये (sūrye) - when the sun (has risen) (in the sun, on the sun, when the sun)

• नदद्भिः (nadadbhiḥ) - by the crying/sounding (cranes and sārases) (by those crying out, by those sounding)

• क्रौञ्चसारसैः (krauñcasārasaiḥ) - by cranes and sārases

Words meanings and morphology

बाष्पच्छन्नानि (bāṣpacchannāni) - covered with mist/vapor, veiled by fog

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bāṣpacchanna

bāṣpacchanna - covered/veiled by mist, vapor, or fog

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+channa)

• bāṣpa – mist, vapor, tears
  noun (masculine)
• channa – covered, hidden, veiled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'chad'
  Root: chad (class 10)

अरण्यानि (araṇyāni) - forests, woods

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

यवगोधूमवन्ति (yavagodhūmavanti) - possessing barley and wheat, rich in barley and wheat

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yavagodhūmavat

yavagodhūmavat - having barley and wheat

Compound noun + possessive suffix 'matup'

Compound type : dvandva (yava+godhūma+matup)

• yava – barley
  noun (masculine)
• godhūma – wheat
  noun (masculine)
• matup – possessive suffix 'having, possessing'
  suffix
  Added to nouns to form adjectives indicating possession.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शोभन्ते (śobhante) - they shine, they look beautiful, they are splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

अभ्युदिते (abhyudite) - when risen, having risen, on rising

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, ascended, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'i' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ud'

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'sūrye'

सूर्ये (sūrye) - when the sun (has risen) (in the sun, on the sun, when the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, the sun god

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'abhyudite'

नदद्भिः (nadadbhiḥ) - by the crying/sounding (cranes and sārases) (by those crying out, by those sounding)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of nadat

nadat - crying, sounding, roaring

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root 'nad'

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'krauñcasārasaiḥ'

क्रौञ्चसारसैः (krauñcasārasaiḥ) - by cranes and sārases

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of krauñcasārasa

krauñcasārasa - cranes and sārases (a type of crane)

Compound type : dvandva (krauñca+sārasa)

• krauñca – curlew, heron, a type of crane
  noun (masculine)
• sārasa – a type of crane, Indian crane
  noun (masculine)

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