वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-20

पश्य लक्ष्मण पुष्पाणि निष्फलानि भवन्ति मे ।
पुष्पभारसमृद्धानां वनानां शिशिरात्यये ॥२०॥

20. paśya lakṣmaṇa puṣpāṇi niṣphalāni bhavanti me ,
puṣpabhārasamṛddhānāṃ vanānāṃ śiśirātyaye.

20. paśya lakṣmaṇa puṣpāṇi niṣphalāni bhavanti
me puṣpabhārasamṛddhānām vanānām śiśirātyaye

20. lakṣmaṇa paśya śiśirātyaye puṣpabhārasamṛddhānām
vanānām puṣpāṇi me niṣphalāni bhavanti

20. Behold, Lakshmana, at the end of winter, for me, the flowers of these forests, laden with abundant blossoms, have become utterly futile.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - look, behold, see

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - Lakshmana (proper name)

• पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers

• निष्फलानि (niṣphalāni) - fruitless, useless, unproductive

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become, are, exist

• मे (me) - for me, my

• पुष्पभारसमृद्धानाम् (puṣpabhārasamṛddhānām) - rich with a burden of flowers, abundant with flowers

• वनानाम् (vanānām) - of the forests

• शिशिरात्यये (śiśirātyaye) - at the end of winter, at the coming of spring

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - look, behold, see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paś

Imperative mood

2nd person singular imperative of root dṛś (which changes to paś in present and imperative stems)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - Lakshmana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana, brother of Rama

पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

Note: Subject of 'bhavanti'.

निष्फलानि (niṣphalāni) - fruitless, useless, unproductive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, unproductive, vain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without (privative prefix)
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'puṣpāṇi'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become, are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense

3rd person plural present active of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Dative of interest ('for me') or genitive ('my').

पुष्पभारसमृद्धानाम् (puṣpabhārasamṛddhānām) - rich with a burden of flowers, abundant with flowers

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of puṣpabhārasamṛddha

puṣpabhārasamṛddha - rich in an abundance of flowers, luxuriant with flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (puṣpabhāra+samṛddha)

• puṣpabhāra – burden of flowers, mass of flowers
  noun (masculine)
• samṛddha – rich, abundant, prosperous, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ṛdh (to thrive, prosper) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'vanānām'.

वनानाम् (vanānām) - of the forests

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Possessive, relating to 'puṣpāṇi'.

शिशिरात्यये (śiśirātyaye) - at the end of winter, at the coming of spring

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śiśirātyaya

śiśirātyaya - the end of winter, the advent of spring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiśira+atyaya)

• śiśira – winter, cold season
  noun (masculine)
• atyaya – end, passing away, expiration
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ati-
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates time.