वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-24

जराजर्जरितैः पर्णैः शीर्णकेसरकर्णिकैः ।
नालशेषा हिमध्वस्ता न भान्ति कमलाकराः ॥२४॥

24. jarājarjaritaiḥ parṇaiḥ śīrṇakesarakarṇikaiḥ ,
nālaśeṣā himadhvastā na bhānti kamalākarāḥ.

24. jarājarjaritaiḥ parṇaiḥ śīrṇakesarakarṇikaiḥ
nālaśeṣāḥ himadhvastāḥ na bhānti kamalākarāḥ

24. kamalākarāḥ jarājarjaritaiḥ parṇaiḥ
śīrṇakesarakarṇikaiḥ nālaśeṣāḥ himadhvastāḥ na bhānti

24. Lotus ponds no longer appear beautiful, as their leaves are decayed and withered, their stamens and pericarps are fallen, and only their stalks remain, having been ruined by frost.

Words meanings summery:

• जराजर्जरितैः (jarājarjaritaiḥ) - decayed/withered by old age/decay

• पर्णैः (parṇaiḥ) - by leaves

• शीर्णकेसरकर्णिकैः (śīrṇakesarakarṇikaiḥ) - with withered stamens and pericarps

• नालशेषाः (nālaśeṣāḥ) - having only stalks remaining

• हिमध्वस्ताः (himadhvastāḥ) - destroyed by frost, ruined by cold

• न (na) - not, no

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

• कमलाकराः (kamalākarāḥ) - lotus ponds

Words meanings and morphology

जराजर्जरितैः (jarājarjaritaiḥ) - decayed/withered by old age/decay

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jarājarjarita

jarājarjarita - worn out by old age, decayed, withered

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jarā+jarjarita)

• jarā – old age, decay, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
• jarjarita – worn out, decrepit, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: jṛ

Note: Agrees with parṇaiḥ.

पर्णैः (parṇaiḥ) - by leaves

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of parṇa

parṇa - leaf, feather

Note: Refers to leaves of the lotus plants.

शीर्णकेसरकर्णिकैः (śīrṇakesarakarṇikaiḥ) - with withered stamens and pericarps

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śīrṇakesarakarṇika

śīrṇakesarakarṇika - having withered stamens and pericarps

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīrṇa+kesara+karṇika)

• śīrṇa – withered, fallen, decayed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: śṛ
• kesara – stamen, mane, hair
  noun (masculine)
• karṇika – pericarp (of a lotus), seed-vessel, ear ornament
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with parṇaiḥ.

नालशेषाः (nālaśeṣāḥ) - having only stalks remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nālaśeṣa

nālaśeṣa - having only stalks/stems remaining

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāla+śeṣa)

• nāla – stalk, stem (of a lotus)
  noun (neuter)
• śeṣa – remainder, remaining, residue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with kamalākarāḥ.

हिमध्वस्ताः (himadhvastāḥ) - destroyed by frost, ruined by cold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of himadhvasta

himadhvasta - destroyed/ruined by frost/snow

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+dhvasta)

• hima – frost, snow, ice
  noun (masculine)
• dhvasta – destroyed, ruined, perished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dhvaṃs

Note: Agrees with kamalākarāḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

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

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

कमलाकराः (kamalākarāḥ) - lotus ponds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kamalākara

kamalākara - lotus pond, lake of lotuses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kamala+ākara)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• ākara – mine, source, receptacle, pond
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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