वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-22

निद्रा शनैः केशवमभ्युपैति द्रुतं नदी सागरमभ्युपैति ।
हृष्टा बलाका घनमभ्युपैति कान्ता सकामा प्रियमभ्युपैति ॥२२॥

22. nidrā śanaiḥ keśavamabhyupaiti drutaṃ nadī sāgaramabhyupaiti ,
hṛṣṭā balākā ghanamabhyupaiti kāntā sakāmā priyamabhyupaiti.

22. nidrā śanaiḥ keśavam abhi-upaiti
| drutam nadī sāgaram abhi-upaiti
| hṛṣṭā balākā ghanam abhi-upaiti
| sa-kāmā kāntā priyam abhi-upaiti

22. nidrā śanaiḥ keśavam abhi-upaiti nadī drutam sāgaram abhi-upaiti hṛṣṭā balākā ghanam abhi-upaiti sa-kāmā kāntā priyam abhi-upaiti.

22. Sleep slowly approaches Keśava. A river swiftly approaches the ocean. A delighted crane approaches the cloud. A desirous beloved woman approaches her beloved.

Words meanings summery:

• निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

• केशवम् (keśavam) - Keśava (Keśava (an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna))

• अभि-उपैति (abhi-upaiti) - approaches (approaches, goes towards)

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly (swiftly, quickly, rapidly)

• नदी (nadī) - a river (river)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - delighted (delighted, happy, joyful)

• बलाका (balākā) - a crane (crane (bird))

• घनम् (ghanam) - the cloud (cloud; dense mass)

• कान्ता (kāntā) - a beloved woman (beloved, desired woman)

• स-कामा (sa-kāmā) - desirous (with desire, full of desire)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - her beloved (beloved, dear one)

Words meanings and morphology

निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

Note: Subject of 'abhi-upaiti'.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

केशवम् (keśavam) - Keśava (Keśava (an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, 'he who has beautiful hair' or 'slayer of the demon Keśī')

Note: Object of 'abhi-upaiti'.

अभि-उपैति (abhi-upaiti) - approaches (approaches, goes towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhi-i

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly (swiftly, quickly, rapidly)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dru' (to run). Often used adverbially in neuter accusative singular.

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular adjective.

नदी (nadī) - a river (river)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Subject of 'abhi-upaiti'.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of 'abhi-upaiti'.

हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - delighted (delighted, happy, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hṛṣ' (to be glad, rejoice).

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'balākā'.

बलाका (balākā) - a crane (crane (bird))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balākā

balākā - crane (bird)

Note: Subject of 'abhi-upaiti'.

घनम् (ghanam) - the cloud (cloud; dense mass)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - cloud; dense, thick; hammer

Note: Object of 'abhi-upaiti'.

कान्ता (kāntā) - a beloved woman (beloved, desired woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāntā

kāntā - beloved woman, lovely woman

Past Passive Participle

Feminine form of 'kānta', from root 'kam' (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhi-upaiti'.

स-कामा (sa-kāmā) - desirous (with desire, full of desire)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-kāmā

sa-kāmā - with desire, loving, lustful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kāma)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kāntā'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - her beloved (beloved, dear one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved; husband, lover

Note: Object of 'abhi-upaiti'.