वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-25

सा तु रावणवेगेन पुष्पवृष्टिः समन्ततः ।
समाधूता दशग्रीवं पुनरेवाभ्यवर्तत ॥२५॥

25. sā tu rāvaṇavegena puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ ,
samādhūtā daśagrīvaṃ punarevābhyavartata.

25. sā tu rāvaṇavegena puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ
samādhūtā daśagrīvam punaḥ eva abhyavartata

25. sā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ tu rāvaṇavegena samantataḥ
samādhūtā punaḥ eva daśagrīvam abhyavartata

25. But that very shower of flowers, scattered everywhere by the speed of Rāvaṇa, turned back again towards Daśagrīva.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (shower of flowers) (she, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• रावणवेगेन (rāvaṇavegena) - by the speed of Rāvaṇa (by Rāvaṇa's speed/force)

• पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - the shower of flowers (a shower of flowers)

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

• समाधूता (samādhūtā) - scattered (agitated, shaken, scattered completely)

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - towards Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (towards the ten-necked one (Rāvaṇa))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

• एव (eva) - very (even, only, just, indeed, very)

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - turned back (returned, turned towards)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (shower of flowers) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle

रावणवेगेन (rāvaṇavegena) - by the speed of Rāvaṇa (by Rāvaṇa's speed/force)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇavega

rāvaṇavega - Rāvaṇa's speed/force

Compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+vega)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impetus
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vij' (to tremble)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Agent of 'samādhūtā'.

पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - the shower of flowers (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 'abhyavartata'.

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samanta' with suffix 'tas'

समाधूता (samādhūtā) - scattered (agitated, shaken, scattered completely)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samādhūta

samādhūta - thoroughly shaken, agitated, scattered

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam' + 'ā' + root 'dhū' (to shake)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ'.

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - towards Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (towards the ten-necked one (Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - the ten-necked one, Rāvaṇa

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of motion 'abhyavartata'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

एव (eva) - very (even, only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Particle

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - turned back (returned, turned towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

'abhi' + 'ava' + root 'vṛt'

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

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