वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-20

अवश्यायनिपातेन किं चित् प्रक्लिन्नशाद्वला ।
वनानां शोभते भूमिर्निविष्टतरुणातपा ॥२०॥

20. avaśyāyanipātena kiṃ cit praklinnaśādvalā ,
vanānāṃ śobhate bhūmirniviṣṭataruṇātapā.

20. avaśyāyanipātena kim cit praklinnaśādvalā
vanānām śobhate bhūmiḥ niviṣṭataruṇātapa

20. avaśyāyanipātena kim cit praklinnaśādvalā
niviṣṭataruṇātapa vanānām bhūmiḥ śobhate

20. The forest ground, whose fresh grass is slightly moistened by the falling dew and upon which the young morning sun has settled, appears beautiful.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यायनिपातेन (avaśyāyanipātena) - by the falling of dew, by the dewfall

• किम् (kim) - what, something

• चित् (cit) - a little, somewhat, indeed (particle)

• प्रक्लिन्नशाद्वला (praklinnaśādvalā) - having moist green grass, whose green grass is moistened

• वनानाम् (vanānām) - of the forests, of the groves

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, looks splendid

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the ground, the earth, land

• निविष्टतरुणातप (niviṣṭataruṇātapa) - where the young sun's rays have settled, upon which the young sun has settled

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यायनिपातेन (avaśyāyanipātena) - by the falling of dew, by the dewfall

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avaśyāyanipāta

avaśyāyanipāta - fall of dew, dewfall

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (avaśyāya+nipāta)

• avaśyāya – dew, hoar-frost
  noun (masculine)
• nipāta – falling, descent; stroke
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, something

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun/adverb.

चित् (cit) - a little, somewhat, indeed (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Together 'kim cit' means 'somewhat', 'a little'.

प्रक्लिन्नशाद्वला (praklinnaśādvalā) - having moist green grass, whose green grass is moistened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praklinnaśādvala

praklinnaśādvala - having wet green grass, whose green grass is moistened

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (praklinna+śādvala)

• praklinna – moistened, wet, softened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root klid (to be wet) with upasarga pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: klid (class 4)
• śādvala – green grass, fresh grass
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'bhūmiḥ'.

वनानाम् (vanānām) - of the forests, of the groves

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Possessive, 'of the forests'.

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, looks splendid

(verb)

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

Root: śubh (class 1)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the ground, the earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, region

निविष्टतरुणातप (niviṣṭataruṇātapa) - where the young sun's rays have settled, upon which the young sun has settled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niviṣṭataruṇātapa

niviṣṭataruṇātapa - having the young sun settled upon it

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (niviṣṭa+taruṇa+ātapa)

• niviṣṭa – settled, entered, fixed, applied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root viś (to enter) with upasarga ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)
• taruṇa – young, fresh, tender
  adjective (masculine)
• ātapa – sun's heat, sunshine, warmth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'bhūmiḥ'.

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