वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-58, verse-5

ददर्श पर्णशालां च रहितां सीतया तदा ।
श्रिया विरहितां ध्वस्तां हेमन्ते पद्मिनीमिव ॥५॥

5. dadarśa parṇaśālāṃ ca rahitāṃ sītayā tadā ,
śriyā virahitāṃ dhvastāṃ hemante padminīmiva.

5. dadarśa parṇaśālām ca rahitām sītayā tadā |
śriyā virahitām dhvastām hemante padminīm iva

5. tadā ca parṇaśālām sītayā rahitām,
śriyā virahitām dhvastām,
hemante padminīm iva dadarśa.

5. Then he saw the leaf-hut (parṇaśālā), deserted by Sita, and appearing ruined and bereft of splendor, like a lotus pond (padminī) in winter.

Words meanings summery:

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

• पर्णशालाम् (parṇaśālām) - the leaf-hut, hermitage

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• रहिताम् (rahitām) - deserted (devoid of, abandoned, forsaken, left)

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor, by beauty, by fortune

• विरहिताम् (virahitām) - bereft of (devoid of, separated from, deprived of)

• ध्वस्ताम् (dhvastām) - destroyed, ruined, fallen, scattered

• हेमन्ते (hemante) - in winter, in the cold season

• पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - a lotus plant/pond (a lotus plant, a lotus pond, a female elephant)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

Words meanings and morphology

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect (Liṭ)

3rd person singular active, reduplicated perfect of dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पर्णशालाम् (parṇaśālām) - the leaf-hut, hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parṇaśālā

parṇaśālā - leaf-hut, hermitage, a hut made of leaves

Compound of parṇa (leaf) and śālā (house, hut).

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

रहिताम् (rahitām) - deserted (devoid of, abandoned, forsaken, left)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rahita

rahita - devoid of, abandoned, forsaken, left

Past Passive Participle

From verb root rah (to abandon, to leave).

Root: rah (class 1)

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (daughter of Janaka, Rama's wife)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + dā suffix.

श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor, by beauty, by fortune

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, beauty, prosperity, fortune, wealth

विरहिताम् (virahitām) - bereft of (devoid of, separated from, deprived of)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of virahita

virahita - devoid of, separated from, deprived of

Past Passive Participle

From verb root rah (to abandon, to leave) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: rah (class 1)

ध्वस्ताम् (dhvastām) - destroyed, ruined, fallen, scattered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhvasta

dhvasta - destroyed, ruined, fallen, scattered

Past Passive Participle

From verb root dhvaṃs (to fall, to perish, to destroy).

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

हेमन्ते (hemante) - in winter, in the cold season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hemanta

hemanta - winter, cold season

पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - a lotus plant/pond (a lotus plant, a lotus pond, a female elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - lotus plant, lotus pond, a particular class of women, a female elephant

From padma (lotus).

इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

(indeclinable)

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