वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-23

एष पुष्पवहो वायुः सुखस्पर्शो हिमावहः ।
तां विचिन्तयतः कान्तां पावकप्रतिमो मम ॥२३॥

23. eṣa puṣpavaho vāyuḥ sukhasparśo himāvahaḥ ,
tāṃ vicintayataḥ kāntāṃ pāvakapratimo mama.

23. eṣaḥ puṣpavahaḥ vāyuḥ sukhasparśaḥ himāvahaḥ
tām vicintayataḥ kāntām pāvakapratimaḥ mama

23. eṣaḥ puṣpavahaḥ sukhasparśaḥ himāvahaḥ vāyuḥ
tām kāntām vicintayataḥ mama pāvakapratimaḥ

23. This wind, carrying flowers, pleasant to the touch, and bringing coolness, becomes like fire to me as I ponder my beloved.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular)

• पुष्पवहः (puṣpavahaḥ) - flower-carrying, bearing flowers

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, a deity of wind

• सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch, having a pleasant touch

• हिमावहः (himāvahaḥ) - bringing cold, carrying frost/coolness

• ताम् (tām) - Sita (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

• विचिन्तयतः (vicintayataḥ) - of me (Rama) thinking (of one thinking, pondering, meditating)

• कान्ताम् (kāntām) - Sita, the beloved (beloved, desired (feminine singular accusative))

• पावकप्रतिमः (pāvakapratimaḥ) - fire-like, resembling fire

• मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

पुष्पवहः (puṣpavahaḥ) - flower-carrying, bearing flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpavaha

puṣpavaha - flower-carrying, bearing flowers

From puṣpa (flower) + vaha (carrying, from root vah - to carry).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+vaha)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• vaha – carrying, bearing, conveying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'vah' (to carry).
  Root: vah (class 1)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, a deity of wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital breath, a god of wind

सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch, having a pleasant touch

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhasparśa

sukhasparśa - pleasant to touch, having a pleasant touch

From sukha (pleasure) + sparśa (touch).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+sparśa)

• sukha – pleasure, comfort, happiness
  noun (neuter)
• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root spṛś (to touch).
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

हिमावहः (himāvahaḥ) - bringing cold, carrying frost/coolness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himāvaha

himāvaha - bringing cold, carrying frost/coolness

From hima (cold/snow) + āvaha (bringing, from root vah with prefix ā).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+āvaha)

• hima – cold, frost, snow
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'vah' (to carry) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - Sita (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विचिन्तयतः (vicintayataḥ) - of me (Rama) thinking (of one thinking, pondering, meditating)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vicintayat

vicintayat - thinking, pondering, reflecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root cint (to think) with the prefix vi- and the present participle suffix -at.

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'mama' (of me).

कान्ताम् (kāntām) - Sita, the beloved (beloved, desired (feminine singular accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāntā

kāntā - beloved, desired, lovely woman

Feminine form of kānta, past passive participle of root kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

पावकप्रतिमः (pāvakapratimaḥ) - fire-like, resembling fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvakapratima

pāvakapratima - fire-like, resembling fire

From pāvaka (fire) + pratima (like, resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāvaka+pratima)

• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• pratima – image, likeness, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Used here functionally as a dative, 'to me'.