वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-30

मुक्तासकाशं सलिलं पतद्वै सुनिर्मलं पत्रपुटेषु लग्नम् ।
हृष्टा विवर्णच्छदना विहंगाः सुरेन्द्रदत्तं तृषिताः पिबन्ति ॥३०॥

30. muktāsakāśaṃ salilaṃ patadvai sunirmalaṃ patrapuṭeṣu lagnam ,
hṛṣṭā vivarṇacchadanā vihaṃgāḥ surendradattaṃ tṛṣitāḥ pibanti.

30. muktāsakāśam salilam patat vai
sunirmalam patrapuṭeṣu lagnam
hṛṣṭāḥ vivarṇacchadanāḥ vihaṃgāḥ
surendradattam tṛṣitāḥ pibanti

30. tṛṣitāḥ vivarṇacchadanāḥ hṛṣṭāḥ
vihaṃgāḥ muktāsakāśam sunirmalam
patat (ca) patrapuṭeṣu lagnam
surendradattam salilam vai pibanti

30. Thirsty birds, with their discolored feathers, joyfully drink the very clear, pearl-like water that has fallen and settled in the leaf-cups, a gift from Indra, the lord of gods.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्तासकाशम् (muktāsakāśam) - resembling pearls (pearl-like, resembling pearls)

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• पतत् (patat) - falling (falling, dropping)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• सुनिर्मलम् (sunirmalam) - very clear (very pure, very clear, spotless)

• पत्रपुटेषु (patrapuṭeṣu) - in the cups of leaves (in leaf-cups, in leaf-bowls)

• लग्नम् (lagnam) - settled (in the leaf-cups) (fixed, attached, settled, caught)

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful (joyful, delighted, happy)

• विवर्णच्छदनाः (vivarṇacchadanāḥ) - with discolored feathers (with discolored coverings/wings)

• विहंगाः (vihaṁgāḥ) - birds (birds (lit. going through the sky))

• सुरेन्द्रदत्तम् (surendradattam) - a gift from Indra, the lord of gods (given by the lord of gods)

• तृषिताः (tṛṣitāḥ) - thirsty

• पिबन्ति (pibanti) - (birds) drink (they drink)

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्तासकाशम् (muktāsakāśam) - resembling pearls (pearl-like, resembling pearls)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of muktāsakāśa

muktāsakāśa - resembling pearls

Compound type : karmadhāraya (muktā+sakāśa)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• sakāśa – resembling, similar, presence, proximity
  adjective (masculine)
  From sa-√kāś 'to shine with, appear with'.
  Prefix: sa
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Modifies salilam.

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

Note: Object of pibanti.

पतत् (patat) - falling (falling, dropping)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, a bird (neuter participle of √pat)

Present Active Participle

From √pat 'to fall, fly'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Sandhi with vai in original text is patadvai.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

सुनिर्मलम् (sunirmalam) - very clear (very pure, very clear, spotless)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sunirmala

sunirmala - very pure, very clear, spotless, stainless

Compound: su (very) + nirmala (pure, clear).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+nirmala)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• nirmala – pure, clean, spotless, stainless
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: nir (without) + mala (impurity).
  Prefix: nir

Note: Modifies salilam.

पत्रपुटेषु (patrapuṭeṣu) - in the cups of leaves (in leaf-cups, in leaf-bowls)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of patrapuṭa

patrapuṭa - leaf-cup, a vessel made of leaves

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (patra+puṭa)

• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)
• puṭa – cup, cavity, hollow, fold
  noun (masculine)

लग्नम् (lagnam) - settled (in the leaf-cups) (fixed, attached, settled, caught)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of lagna

lagna - fixed, attached, caught, settled, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From √lag 'to cling to, adhere'.

Root: lag (class 1)

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful (joyful, delighted, happy)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - joyful, delighted, happy, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

From √hṛṣ 'to be glad, rejoice'.

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies vihaṃgāḥ. Visarga is elided in original 'हृष्टा'.

विवर्णच्छदनाः (vivarṇacchadanāḥ) - with discolored feathers (with discolored coverings/wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vivarṇacchadana

vivarṇacchadana - having discolored plumage/wings/coverings

Compound: vivarṇa (discolored) + chadana (covering, plumage, wing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vivarṇa+chadana)

• vivarṇa – discolored, faded, pale
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: vi (without/changed) + varṇa (color).
  Prefix: vi
• chadana – covering, garment, plumage, wing
  noun (neuter)
  From √chad 'to cover'.
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Modifies vihaṃgāḥ. Visarga is elided in original 'विवर्णच्छदना'.

विहंगाः (vihaṁgāḥ) - birds (birds (lit. going through the sky))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihaṃga

vihaṁga - bird, anything moving in the air

Compound: vi (sky, air) + ga (going, moving). From vi-√gam.

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (vi+ga)

• vi – sky, air
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, moving in
  adjective (masculine)
  From √gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of pibanti.

सुरेन्द्रदत्तम् (surendradattam) - a gift from Indra, the lord of gods (given by the lord of gods)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of surendradatta

surendradatta - given by the chief of gods (Indra)

Past Passive Participle

Compound: surendra (lord of gods) + datta (given).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (surendra+datta)

• surendra – chief of gods, Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: sura (god) + indra (chief).
• datta – given, granted, presented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dā 'to give'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies salilam.

तृषिताः (tṛṣitāḥ) - thirsty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tṛṣita

tṛṣita - thirsty, desirous

Past Passive Participle

From √tṛṣ 'to thirst, desire'.

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies vihaṃgāḥ.

पिबन्ति (pibanti) - (birds) drink (they drink)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pā

Present indicative

From root pā (with secondary root piba).

Root: pā (class 1)