वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-16, verse-1

तथा विप्रेक्षमाणस्य वनं पुष्पितपादपम् ।
विचिन्वतश्च वैदेहीं किं चिच्छेषा निशाभवत् ॥१॥

1. tathā viprekṣamāṇasya vanaṃ puṣpitapādapam ,
vicinvataśca vaidehīṃ kiṃ ciccheṣā niśābhavat.

1. tathā viprekṣamāṇasya vanam puṣpitapādapam
vicinvataḥ ca vaidehīm kim cit śeṣā niśā abhavat

1. tathā puṣpitapādapam vanam viprekṣamāṇasya ca
vaidehīm vicinvataḥ kim cit niśā śeṣā abhavat

1. While he was thus observing the forest of flowering trees and searching for Vaidehī (Sita), only a little part of the night remained.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in this way (thus, in that manner, so)

• विप्रेक्षमाणस्य (viprekṣamāṇasya) - of him (Hanuman) who was observing (of him who was observing, of him who was looking carefully)

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove)

• पुष्पितपादपम् (puṣpitapādapam) - with flowering trees (having flowering trees, with blossoming trees)

• विचिन्वतः (vicinvataḥ) - of him (Hanuman) who was searching (of him who was searching, of him who was seeking)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sita) (a princess of Videha, Sita)

• किम् (kim) - a little (with 'cit') (what, which, something)

• चित् (cit) - (particle, with 'kim' to mean 'a little') ((particle) even, indeed, a little, any)

• शेषा (śeṣā) - remaining part (remaining, residue, left over)

• निशा (niśā) - the night (night)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - remained (lit. 'became remaining') (became, was, existed)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in this way (thus, in that manner, so)

(indeclinable)

विप्रेक्षमाणस्य (viprekṣamāṇasya) - of him (Hanuman) who was observing (of him who was observing, of him who was looking carefully)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viprekṣamāṇa

viprekṣamāṇa - observing, looking carefully, scrutinizing

Present Middle Participle

From vi-pra-īkṣ 'to observe carefully'.

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Genitive case indicating the agent of the action 'observing'.

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Object of 'viprekṣamāṇasya'.

पुष्पितपादपम् (puṣpitapādapam) - with flowering trees (having flowering trees, with blossoming trees)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpitapādapa

puṣpitapādapa - having flowering trees, characterized by blossoming trees

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puṣpita+pādapa)

• puṣpita – flowered, blossoming, in bloom
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root puṣp 'to flower'.
  Root: puṣp (class 1)
• pādapa – tree (literally 'drinker by foot')
  noun (masculine)
  From pāda (foot) + pa (drinker).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

विचिन्वतः (vicinvataḥ) - of him (Hanuman) who was searching (of him who was searching, of him who was seeking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vicinvat

vicinvat - searching, seeking, looking for

Present Active Participle

From vi-ci 'to search, seek'.

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sita) (a princess of Videha, Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sita

Note: Object of 'vicinvataḥ'.

किम् (kim) - a little (with 'cit') (what, which, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, something

चित् (cit) - (particle, with 'kim' to mean 'a little') ((particle) even, indeed, a little, any)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating indefiniteness or emphasis, often combined with interrogative pronouns.

शेषा (śeṣā) - remaining part (remaining, residue, left over)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, remaining, left over

From root śiṣ 'to leave remaining'.

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'niśā'.

निशा (niśā) - the night (night)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - remained (lit. 'became remaining') (became, was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)