वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-30

पद्मकोशपलाशानि द्रष्टुं दृष्टिर्हि मन्यते ।
सीताया नेत्रकोशाभ्यां सदृशानीति लक्ष्मण ॥३०॥

30. padmakośapalāśāni draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭirhi manyate ,
sītāyā netrakośābhyāṃ sadṛśānīti lakṣmaṇa.

30. padmakośapalāśāni draṣṭum dṛṣṭiḥ hi manyate
sītāyāḥ netrakośābhyām sadṛśāni iti lakṣmaṇa

30. lakṣmaṇa hi dṛṣṭiḥ sītāyāḥ netrakośābhyām
sadṛśāni padmakośapalāśāni draṣṭum manyate iti

30. O Lakṣmaṇa, my sight perceives the petals of a lotus bud as similar to Sītā's eye-sockets.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मकोशपलाशानि (padmakośapalāśāni) - petals of lotus buds

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, vision

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• मन्यते (manyate) - believes, considers, thinks

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• नेत्रकोशाभ्याम् (netrakośābhyām) - by/to/for the two eye-sockets/eye-buds

• सदृशानि (sadṛśāni) - similar, resembling

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मकोशपलाशानि (padmakośapalāśāni) - petals of lotus buds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of padmakośapalāśa

padmakośapalāśa - lotus bud petals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+kośa+palāśa)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• kośa – bud, sheath, treasury
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: kuś (class 1)
• palāśa – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pluṣ

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root dṛś + tumun suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, vision

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view

From root dṛś + ktin suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

particle

मन्यते (manyate) - believes, considers, thinks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

present active

ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, present indicative

Root: man (class 4)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)

नेत्रकोशाभ्याम् (netrakośābhyām) - by/to/for the two eye-sockets/eye-buds

(noun)

masculine/neuter, dual of netrakośa

netrakośa - eye-socket, eye-bud (in context of lotus similarities)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (netra+kośa)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• kośa – bud, sheath, treasury
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: kuś (class 1)

Note: Here, used with `sadṛśāni` (similar to), indicating dative or instrumental sense of comparison.

सदृशानि (sadṛśāni) - similar, resembling

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, resembling, like

From sa- (with) + dṛśa (seeing, appearing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
• dṛśa – seeing, appearing, sight
  noun/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root dṛś.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `padmakośapalāśāni`.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

particle

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)