वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-7

आमूलपुष्पनिचितैरशोकैः शोकनाशनैः ।
पुष्पभारातिभारैश्च स्पृशद्भिरिव मेदिनीम् ॥७॥

7. āmūlapuṣpanicitairaśokaiḥ śokanāśanaiḥ ,
puṣpabhārātibhāraiśca spṛśadbhiriva medinīm.

7. āmūla-puṣpa-nicitaiḥ aśokaiḥ śoka-nāśanaiḥ
puṣpa-bhāra-atibhāraiḥ ca spṛśadbhiḥ iva medinīm

7. āmūla-puṣpa-nicitaiḥ śoka-nāśanaiḥ
puṣpa-bhāra-atibhāraiḥ ca medinīm iva spṛśadbhiḥ aśokaiḥ

7. By Aśoka trees, covered with flowers from their very roots, dispelling sorrow, and with such an excessive burden of blossoms that they seemed to touch the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• आमूल-पुष्प-निचितैः (āmūla-puṣpa-nicitaiḥ) - by (trees) covered with flowers from root to top (by those covered with flowers from the root)

• अशोकैः (aśokaiḥ) - by Aśoka trees

• शोक-नाशनैः (śoka-nāśanaiḥ) - dispelling sorrow (by those destroying sorrow)

• पुष्प-भार-अतिभारैः (puṣpa-bhāra-atibhāraiḥ) - by (trees) whose excessively heavy loads of flowers (by those excessively heavy with loads of flowers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्पृशद्भिः (spṛśadbhiḥ) - by (trees) seeming to touch (by those touching)

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

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth (the earth, ground)

Words meanings and morphology

आमूल-पुष्प-निचितैः (āmūla-puṣpa-nicitaiḥ) - by (trees) covered with flowers from root to top (by those covered with flowers from the root)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āmūla-puṣpa-nicita

āmūla-puṣpa-nicita - covered with flowers from the root

Bahuvrīhi compound: āmūla (from the root) + puṣpa (flower) + nicita (covered)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āmūla+puṣpa+nicita)

• āmūla – from the root, completely
  indeclinable
  Compound of ā (up to) + mūla (root)
  Prefix: ā
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• nicita – covered, heaped up, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-√ci (to heap up, cover)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `aśokaiḥ`.

अशोकैः (aśokaiḥ) - by Aśoka trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśoka

aśoka - Aśoka tree (Saraca asoca), free from sorrow

Compound of a (not) + śoka (sorrow)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+śoka)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)

शोक-नाशनैः (śoka-nāśanaiḥ) - dispelling sorrow (by those destroying sorrow)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śoka-nāśana

śoka-nāśana - destroying sorrow, dispelling grief

Tatpurusha compound: śoka (sorrow) + nāśana (destroying)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+nāśana)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• nāśana – destroying, causing to perish
  adjective
  From causative of √naś (to perish)
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `aśokaiḥ`.

पुष्प-भार-अतिभारैः (puṣpa-bhāra-atibhāraiḥ) - by (trees) whose excessively heavy loads of flowers (by those excessively heavy with loads of flowers)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṣpa-bhāra-atibhāra

puṣpa-bhāra-atibhāra - excessively heavy with a burden of flowers

Bahuvrīhi compound: puṣpa (flower) + bhāra (load) + atibhāra (excessive load)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣpa-bhāra+atibhāra)

• puṣpa-bhāra – load of flowers
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: puṣpa (flower) + bhāra (load)
• atibhāra – excessive load, heavy burden
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ati (excessive) + bhāra (load)
  Prefix: ati

Note: Agrees with `aśokaiḥ` (implied 'trees'). Sandhi: bhāra + atibhāra > bhārātibhāra (dirgha)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्पृशद्भिः (spṛśadbhiḥ) - by (trees) seeming to touch (by those touching)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of spṛśat

spṛśat - touching, reaching

Present Active Participle

From √spṛś (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `aśokaiḥ` (implied 'trees').

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

(indeclinable)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth (the earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, soil, ground

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