वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-30

तस्यास्तान्यग्निवर्णानि भूषणानि महीतले ।
सघोषाण्यवकीर्यन्त क्षीणास्तारा इवाम्बरात् ॥३०॥

30. tasyāstānyagnivarṇāni bhūṣaṇāni mahītale ,
saghoṣāṇyavakīryanta kṣīṇāstārā ivāmbarāt.

30. tasyāḥ tāni agnivarṇāni bhūṣaṇāni mahītale
saghoṣāṇi avakīryanta kṣīṇāḥ tārāḥ iva ambarāt

30. tasyāḥ agnivarṇāni bhūṣaṇāni saghoṣāṇi kṣīṇāḥ
tārāḥ ambarāt iva mahītale avakīryanta

30. Her fiery ornaments, with a clamor, fell scattered onto the ground, just like faded stars (tārāḥ) falling from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Sītā's) (her, of her)

• तानि (tāni) - those (ornaments) (those (neuter))

• अग्निवर्णानि (agnivarṇāni) - fiery-colored (fire-colored, fiery)

• भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments (ornaments, adornments)

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

• सघोषाणि (saghoṣāṇi) - with a clamor/sound (with sound, noisy)

• अवकीर्यन्त (avakīryanta) - were scattered (were scattered, were strewn)

• क्षीणाः (kṣīṇāḥ) - faded (stars) (exhausted, diminished, faded, fallen)

• ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from clothes)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Sītā's) (her, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine genitive/ablative singular.

तानि (tāni) - those (ornaments) (those (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative plural.

अग्निवर्णानि (agnivarṇāni) - fiery-colored (fire-colored, fiery)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of agnivarṇa

agnivarṇa - fire-colored, having the color of fire

Compound of agni (fire) and varṇa (color).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+varṇa)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, form, class
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies bhūṣaṇāni.

भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments (ornaments, adornments)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, adornment

From √bhūṣ (to adorn).

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound of mahī (earth) and tala (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom
  noun (neuter)

सघोषाणि (saghoṣāṇi) - with a clamor/sound (with sound, noisy)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saghoṣa

saghoṣa - with sound, noisy, resonant

Compound of sa (with) and ghoṣa (sound).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ghoṣa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, clamor
  noun (masculine)
  From √ghuṣ (to sound)
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bhūṣaṇāni.

अवकीर्यन्त (avakīryanta) - were scattered (were scattered, were strewn)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Passive

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice, with prefixes ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Main verb.

क्षीणाः (kṣīṇāḥ) - faded (stars) (exhausted, diminished, faded, fallen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, exhausted, fallen

Past Passive Participle

From √kṣi (to diminish, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tārāḥ.

ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star, pupil of the eye

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from clothes)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing

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