वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-14, verse-16

उत्थिता मेदिनीं भित्त्वा क्षेत्रे हलमुखक्षते ।
पद्मरेणुनिभैः कीर्णा शुभैः केदारपांसुभिः ॥१६॥

16. utthitā medinīṃ bhittvā kṣetre halamukhakṣate ,
padmareṇunibhaiḥ kīrṇā śubhaiḥ kedārapāṃsubhiḥ.

16. utthitā medinīm bhittvā kṣetre hala-mukha-kṣate
padma-reṇu-nibhaiḥ kīrṇā śubhaiḥ kedāra-pāṃsubhiḥ

16. (sā) medinīm bhittvā hala-mukha-kṣate kṣetre utthitā.
(sā) padma-reṇu-nibhaiḥ śubhaiḥ kedāra-pāṃsubhiḥ kīrṇā.

16. She emerged, having split the earth, from a field furrowed by the plowshare, covered with auspicious soil from the rice paddies, which resembled lotus pollen.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्थिता (utthitā) - emerged (arisen, risen, emerged)

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

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split (having split, having pierced)

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - from a field (in the field, on the ground)

• हल-मुख-क्षते (hala-mukha-kṣate) - furrowed by the plowshare (wounded by the plow-mouth, furrowed by the plowshare)

• पद्म-रेणु-निभैः (padma-reṇu-nibhaiḥ) - resembling lotus pollen (by those resembling lotus pollen)

• कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - covered (strewn, covered, scattered)

• शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious (by auspicious, by beautiful)

• केदार-पांसुभिः (kedāra-pāṁsubhiḥ) - with soil from the rice paddies (by the dust/soil of rice fields)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्थिता (utthitā) - emerged (arisen, risen, emerged)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, emerged, stood up

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes Sita.

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

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground, soil

Note: Object of 'bhittvā'.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split (having split, having pierced)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root bhid (to split) + -tvā suffix

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - from a field (in the field, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, ground, sacred place, body

Note: Location from which she emerged.

हल-मुख-क्षते (hala-mukha-kṣate) - furrowed by the plowshare (wounded by the plow-mouth, furrowed by the plowshare)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of hala-mukha-kṣata

hala-mukha-kṣata - wounded/scarred by the plowshare

Past Passive Participle (within compound)

Compound of hala (plow), mukha (mouth, front part), and kṣata (wounded, furrowed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hala-mukha+kṣata)

• hala – plow
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – mouth, face, front, edge
  noun (neuter)
• kṣata – wounded, injured, furrowed, damaged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣaṇ (to hurt, injure)
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kṣetre'.

पद्म-रेणु-निभैः (padma-reṇu-nibhaiḥ) - resembling lotus pollen (by those resembling lotus pollen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of padma-reṇu-nibha

padma-reṇu-nibha - resembling lotus pollen

Compound of padma (lotus), reṇu (pollen/dust), and nibha (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma-reṇu+nibha)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• reṇu – pollen, dust, powder
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like
  adjective
  From root bhā (to shine) with upasarga ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'kedāra-pāṃsubhiḥ'.

कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - covered (strewn, covered, scattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, strewn, covered, spread

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to scatter, strew)

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes Sita.

शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious (by auspicious, by beautiful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, good

Note: Modifies 'kedāra-pāṃsubhiḥ'.

केदार-पांसुभिः (kedāra-pāṁsubhiḥ) - with soil from the rice paddies (by the dust/soil of rice fields)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kedāra-pāṃsu

kedāra-pāṁsu - dust/soil of rice fields/paddies

Compound of kedāra (rice field, irrigated field) and pāṃsu (dust, soil)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kedāra+pāṃsu)

• kedāra – rice field, irrigated field, garden bed
  noun (masculine)
• pāṃsu – dust, sand, soil, earth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent by which Sita is 'covered'.