वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-22

बाष्पसंछन्नसलिला रुतविज्ञेयसारसाः ।
हिमार्द्रवालुकैस्तीरैः सरितो भान्ति साम्प्रतम् ॥२२॥

22. bāṣpasaṃchannasalilā rutavijñeyasārasāḥ ,
himārdravālukaistīraiḥ sarito bhānti sāmpratam.

22. bāṣpasaṃchannasalilāḥ rutavijñeyasārasāḥ
himārdrabālukaiḥ tīraiḥ saritaḥ bhānti sāmpratam

22. saritaḥ bāṣpasaṃchannasalilāḥ rutavijñeyasārasāḥ
himārdrabālukaiḥ tīraiḥ sāmpratam bhānti

22. At present, the rivers appear beautiful with their waters obscured by mist, their cranes identifiable only by their calls, and their banks having sand made damp by frost.

Words meanings summery:

• बाष्पसंछन्नसलिलाः (bāṣpasaṁchannasalilāḥ) - having waters covered by mist

• रुतविज्ञेयसारसाः (rutavijñeyasārasāḥ) - whose cranes are known by their cries

• हिमार्द्रबालुकैः (himārdrabālukaiḥ) - with sands wet with frost

• तीरैः (tīraiḥ) - by the banks

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they are beautiful

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently

Words meanings and morphology

बाष्पसंछन्नसलिलाः (bāṣpasaṁchannasalilāḥ) - having waters covered by mist

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bāṣpasaṃchannasalila

bāṣpasaṁchannasalila - having waters covered by mist/vapor

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṣpa+saṃchanna+salila)

• bāṣpa – vapor, mist, steam, tears
  noun (masculine)
• saṃchanna – covered, veiled, obscured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: chad
• salila – water
  noun (neuter)

रुतविज्ञेयसारसाः (rutavijñeyasārasāḥ) - whose cranes are known by their cries

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rutavijñeyasārasa

rutavijñeyasārasa - whose cranes are known by their cries

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ruta+vijñeya+sārasa)

• ruta – sound, cry, noise
  noun (neuter)
• vijñeya – knowable, to be known
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā
• sārasa – crane (bird)
  noun (masculine)

हिमार्द्रबालुकैः (himārdrabālukaiḥ) - with sands wet with frost

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of himārdrabāluka

himārdrabāluka - having sand wet with frost

Bahuvrīhi compound (or Tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hima+ārdra+bāluka)

• hima – frost, snow, ice
  noun (masculine)
• ārdra – wet, moist, damp
  adjective
• bāluka – sand, sandy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with tīraiḥ

तीरैः (tīraiḥ) - by the banks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, coast

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they are beautiful

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently

(indeclinable)

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