वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-21

मेघाभिकामी परिसंपतन्ती संमोदिता भाति बलाकपङ्क्तिः ।
वातावधूता वरपौण्डरीकी लम्बेव माला रचिताम्बरस्य ॥२१॥

21. meghābhikāmī parisaṃpatantī saṃmoditā bhāti balākapaṅktiḥ ,
vātāvadhūtā varapauṇḍarīkī lambeva mālā racitāmbarasya.

21. megha-abhikāmī parisampatantī
sammoditā bhāti balāka-paṅktiḥ
vāta-avadhūtā vara-pauṇḍarīkī
lambā iva mālā racita-ambarasya

21. megha-abhikāmī parisampatantī sammoditā balāka-paṅktiḥ bhāti vāta-avadhūtā vara-pauṇḍarīkī lambā mālā iva,
racita-ambarasya bhāti.

21. A line of cranes, delighting in and flying around the clouds, appears splendid. It shines like a long garland of excellent white lotuses, swayed by the wind, in the adorned sky.

Words meanings summery:

• मेघ-अभिकामी (megha-abhikāmī) - delighting in and desirous of clouds (desirous of clouds, longing for clouds)

• परिसम्पतन्ती (parisampatantī) - flying all around (flying all around, moving around)

• सम्मोदिता (sammoditā) - delighted (delighted, gladdened, rejoiced)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears splendid (shines, appears, is radiant)

• बलाक-पङ्क्तिः (balāka-paṅktiḥ) - a line of cranes (a line/row of cranes)

• वात-अवधूता (vāta-avadhūtā) - swayed by the wind (shaken by the wind, wafted by the breeze)

• वर-पौण्डरीकी (vara-pauṇḍarīkī) - like an excellent white lotus (consisting of excellent white lotuses, like an excellent white lotus)

• लम्बा (lambā) - long, hanging (long, hanging, pendulous)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• माला (mālā) - garland (garland, wreath, row, line)

• रचित-अम्बरस्य (racita-ambarasya) - of the adorned sky (of the adorned sky, of the decorated garment)

Words meanings and morphology

मेघ-अभिकामी (megha-abhikāmī) - delighting in and desirous of clouds (desirous of clouds, longing for clouds)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of megha-abhikāmin

megha-abhikāmin - desirous of clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+abhikāmin)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• abhikāmin – desirous, longing for
  adjective
  From 'kām' (to desire) with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'balāka-paṅktiḥ'.

परिसम्पतन्ती (parisampatantī) - flying all around (flying all around, moving around)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parisampatat

parisampatat - flying around, moving all about

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fly, fall) with prefixes 'pari' and 'sam'.

Prefixes: pari+sam

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'balāka-paṅktiḥ'.

सम्मोदिता (sammoditā) - delighted (delighted, gladdened, rejoiced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sammodita

sammodita - delighted, pleased, gladdened

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mud' (to rejoice) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'balāka-paṅktiḥ'.

भाति (bhāti) - appears splendid (shines, appears, is radiant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'balāka-paṅktiḥ'.

बलाक-पङ्क्तिः (balāka-paṅktiḥ) - a line of cranes (a line/row of cranes)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balāka-paṅkti

balāka-paṅkti - line of cranes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (balāka+paṅkti)

• balāka – crane (bird)
  noun (masculine)
• paṅkti – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'bhāti'.

वात-अवधूता (vāta-avadhūtā) - swayed by the wind (shaken by the wind, wafted by the breeze)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāta-avadhūta

vāta-avadhūta - shaken by the wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+avadhūta)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• avadhūta – shaken, thrown, agitated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhū' (to shake) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mālā'.

वर-पौण्डरीकी (vara-pauṇḍarīkī) - like an excellent white lotus (consisting of excellent white lotuses, like an excellent white lotus)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vara-pauṇḍarīkī

vara-pauṇḍarīkī - excellent white lotus (feminine adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+pauṇḍarīka)

• vara – excellent, best, noble
  adjective
• pauṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mālā'.

लम्बा (lambā) - long, hanging (long, hanging, pendulous)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lamba

lamba - hanging, pendulous, long

Note: Agrees with 'mālā'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

माला (mālā) - garland (garland, wreath, row, line)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, row, line

Note: Subject of implied verb 'shines' or 'is'.

रचित-अम्बरस्य (racita-ambarasya) - of the adorned sky (of the adorned sky, of the decorated garment)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of racita-ambara

racita-ambara - adorned sky (or decorated garment)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (racita+ambara)

• racita – made, arranged, adorned, created
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rac' (to arrange, make, create).
  Root: rac (class 10)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere; garment, cloth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive case modifying 'mālā' in relation to its context.