वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-31

संसक्तां धूमजालेन शिखामिव विभावसोः ।
तां स्मृतीमिव संदिग्धामृद्धिं निपतितामिव ॥३१॥

31. saṃsaktāṃ dhūmajālena śikhāmiva vibhāvasoḥ ,
tāṃ smṛtīmiva saṃdigdhāmṛddhiṃ nipatitāmiva.

31. saṃsaktām dhūmajālena śikhām iva vibhāvasoḥ
tām smṛtīm iva saṃdigdhām ṛddhim nipatitām iva

31. dhūmajālena saṃsaktām vibhāvasoḥ śikhām iva
tām saṃdigdhām smṛtīm iva nipatitām ṛddhim iva

31. Enveloped by a mass of smoke, she was like a flame of fire. She resembled a doubtful memory, or prosperity that had fallen.

Words meanings summery:

• संसक्ताम् (saṁsaktām) - Sītā, obscured or covered by something (grief, distress) (covered, enveloped, attached to, clinging to)

• धूमजालेन (dhūmajālena) - by the metaphorical smoke of sorrow/distress (by a network of smoke, by a mass of smoke)

• शिखाम् (śikhām) - a flame (of fire) (flame, crest, top)

• इव (iva) - Expresses comparison (like, as if, similar to)

• विभावसोः (vibhāvasoḥ) - refers to the source of the flame, i.e., fire (of fire, of the sun)

• ताम् (tām) - refers to Sītā (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

• स्मृतीम् (smṛtīm) - a memory that is unclear (memory, recollection)

• संदिग्धाम् (saṁdigdhām) - qualifying memory as unclear or unreliable (doubtful, uncertain, confused, ambiguous)

• ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity that is ruined (prosperity, success, wealth, increase)

• निपतिताम् (nipatitām) - qualifying prosperity as ruined (fallen, ruined, degraded)

Words meanings and morphology

संसक्ताम् (saṁsaktām) - Sītā, obscured or covered by something (grief, distress) (covered, enveloped, attached to, clinging to)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - joined, attached, connected, covered, obscured

Past Passive Participle

From root sañj with sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Modifies the implied Sītā.

धूमजालेन (dhūmajālena) - by the metaphorical smoke of sorrow/distress (by a network of smoke, by a mass of smoke)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhūmajāla

dhūmajāla - mass of smoke, network of smoke

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhūma+jāla)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor, fume
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhū (class 1)
• jāla – net, snare, web, mass
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of being covered.

शिखाम् (śikhām) - a flame (of fire) (flame, crest, top)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, crest, topknot, peak, point

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - Expresses comparison (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

विभावसोः (vibhāvasoḥ) - refers to the source of the flame, i.e., fire (of fire, of the sun)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vibhāvasu

vibhāvasu - fire, sun, a god (lit. 'rich in light')

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies śikhām.

ताम् (tām) - refers to Sītā (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the implied Sītā, connecting to previous lines.

स्मृतीम् (smṛtīm) - a memory that is unclear (memory, recollection)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition, a code of law

From root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison.

संदिग्धाम् (saṁdigdhām) - qualifying memory as unclear or unreliable (doubtful, uncertain, confused, ambiguous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃdigdha

saṁdigdha - doubted, uncertain, ambiguous, suspected

Past Passive Participle

From root dih with sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Agrees with smṛtīm.

ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity that is ruined (prosperity, success, wealth, increase)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṛddhi

ṛddhi - prosperity, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power

From root ṛdh (to thrive, prosper).

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

Note: Object of comparison.

निपतिताम् (nipatitām) - qualifying prosperity as ruined (fallen, ruined, degraded)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen down, descended, come to ruin, degraded

Past Passive Participle

From root pat with ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ṛddhim.

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