वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-24

उत्तमाङ्गच्युता तस्याः पुष्पवृष्टिः समन्ततः ।
सीताया ह्रियमाणायाः पपात धरणीतले ॥२४॥

24. uttamāṅgacyutā tasyāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ ,
sītāyā hriyamāṇāyāḥ papāta dharaṇītale.

24. uttamāṅgacyutā tasyāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ
sītāyāḥ hriyamāṇāyāḥ papāta dharaṇītale

24. hriyamāṇāyāḥ sītāyāḥ uttamāṅgacyutā tasyāḥ
puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ dharaṇītale papāta

24. As Sītā was being abducted, a shower of flowers, which had fallen from her head, scattered everywhere and descended upon the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तमाङ्गच्युता (uttamāṅgacyutā) - fallen from Sītā's head (hair/ornaments) (fallen from the highest part/head)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - from Sītā (from her, of her)

• पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of flowers

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• ह्रियमाणायाः (hriyamāṇāyāḥ) - of Sītā, who was being carried away (of (her who is) being carried away/abducted)

• पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, dropped)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तमाङ्गच्युता (uttamāṅgacyutā) - fallen from Sītā's head (hair/ornaments) (fallen from the highest part/head)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttamāṅgacyuta

uttamāṅgacyuta - fallen from the best limb/head

compound ending in a past passive participle 'cyuta'

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (uttama+aṅga+cyuta)

• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective
  superlative of 'ud'
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member, head
  noun (neuter)
• cyuta – fallen, dropped, strayed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'cyu' (to move, fall)
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - from Sītā (from her, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Used as a possessive or indicating source.

पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi

puṣpavṛṣṭi - shower of flowers

Compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vṛṣ' (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'papāta'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samanta' with suffix 'tas'

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife)

Note: Possessive, related to 'hriyamāṇāyāḥ'.

ह्रियमाणायाः (hriyamāṇāyāḥ) - of Sītā, who was being carried away (of (her who is) being carried away/abducted)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried away, being abducted

Present Passive Participle

From root 'hṛ' (to carry, abduct) with suffix 'śānac' (passive)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sītāyāḥ'.

पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, dropped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated aorist form (liṭ)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, palm, sole, bottom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of falling.

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