वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-23

तुषारपतनाच्चैव मृदुत्वाद्भास्करस्य च ।
शैत्यादगाग्रस्थमपि प्रायेण रसवज्जलम् ॥२३॥

23. tuṣārapatanāccaiva mṛdutvādbhāskarasya ca ,
śaityādagāgrasthamapi prāyeṇa rasavajjalam.

23. tuṣārapatanāt ca eva mṛdutvāt bhāskarasya ca
śaityāt agāgrastham api prāyeṇa rasavat jalam

23. prāyeṇa tuṣārapatanāt ca eva bhāskarasya mṛdutvāt
ca śaityāt agāgrastham api jalam rasavat

23. Indeed, due to the falling of frost, the mildness of the sun, and the intense cold, the water, even that located on mountain peaks, is generally still liquid.

Words meanings summery:

• तुषारपतनात् (tuṣārapatanāt) - due to the falling of frost, from the falling of frost

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• मृदुत्वात् (mṛdutvāt) - due to the mildness, from the softness

• भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun

• च (ca) - and, also

• शैत्यात् (śaityāt) - due to the coldness, from the cold

• अगाग्रस्थम् (agāgrastham) - situated on mountain peaks

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - generally, mostly, usually

• रसवत् (rasavat) - liquid, moist, full of fluid/sap

• जलम् (jalam) - water

Words meanings and morphology

तुषारपतनात् (tuṣārapatanāt) - due to the falling of frost, from the falling of frost

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tuṣārapatana

tuṣārapatana - falling of frost/snow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṣāra+patana)

• tuṣāra – frost, snow, ice
  noun (masculine)
• patana – falling, descent, dropping
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pat

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मृदुत्वात् (mṛdutvāt) - due to the mildness, from the softness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mṛdutva

mṛdutva - mildness, softness, gentleness

भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, creator of light

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शैत्यात् (śaityāt) - due to the coldness, from the cold

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śaitya

śaitya - coldness, chill

अगाग्रस्थम् (agāgrastham) - situated on mountain peaks

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agāgrastha

agāgrastha - situated on mountain peaks, at the summit of mountains

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aga+agra+stha)

• aga – mountain (literally 'not moving')
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, top, peak, front
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Root: sthā

Note: Agrees with jalam

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - generally, mostly, usually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

रसवत् (rasavat) - liquid, moist, full of fluid/sap

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rasavat

rasavat - full of juice/sap, moist, liquid, tasteful, savory

Possessive adjective (matup suffix) from rasa.

Note: Agrees with jalam.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

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