वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-17, verse-12

पद्मिनीमिव विध्वस्तां हतशूरां चमूमिव ।
प्रभामिव तपोध्वस्तामुपक्षीणामिवापगाम् ॥१२॥

12. padminīmiva vidhvastāṃ hataśūrāṃ camūmiva ,
prabhāmiva tapodhvastāmupakṣīṇāmivāpagām.

12. padminīm iva vidhvastām hataśūrām camūm iva
prabhām iva tapodhvastām upakṣīṇām iva apagām

12. padminīm iva vidhvastām hataśūrām camūm iva
prabhām iva tapodhvastām upakṣīṇām iva apagām

12. Like a lotus pond that has been ruined, like an army whose heroes are slain, like radiance destroyed by intense heat, or like a river that has dwindled away.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus plant, lotus pond, collection of lotuses

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• विध्वस्ताम् (vidhvastām) - destroyed, ruined, dispersed

• हतशूराम् (hataśūrām) - whose heroes are slain/killed

• चमूम् (camūm) - army, host, forces

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance, splendor, light, beauty

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• तपोध्वस्ताम् (tapodhvastām) - destroyed by intense heat, in the context of 'radiance' (destroyed by heat, ruined by penance)

• उपक्षीणाम् (upakṣīṇām) - diminished, dwindled, wasted away, exhausted

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अपगाम् (apagām) - river, stream

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus plant, lotus pond, collection of lotuses

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - a lotus plant, a lotus pond, a collection of lotuses

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

विध्वस्ताम् (vidhvastām) - destroyed, ruined, dispersed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidhvasta

vidhvasta - destroyed, ruined, scattered, dispersed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhvaṃs (to fall, scatter, destroy) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

हतशूराम् (hataśūrām) - whose heroes are slain/killed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hataśūrā

hataśūrā - having slain heroes, whose warriors are killed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+śūra)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed, struck
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• śūra – hero, warrior, valiant
  noun (masculine)

चमूम् (camūm) - army, host, forces

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of camū

camū - an army, host, forces, multitude

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance, splendor, light, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster, beauty

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

तपोध्वस्ताम् (tapodhvastām) - destroyed by intense heat, in the context of 'radiance' (destroyed by heat, ruined by penance)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tapodhvasta

tapodhvasta - destroyed by heat, ruined by penance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+dhvasta)

• tapas – heat, warmth, asceticism, penance
  noun (neuter)
  From root √tap (to heat)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhvasta – destroyed, ruined, scattered, fallen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dhvaṃs (to fall, scatter, destroy)
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

उपक्षीणाम् (upakṣīṇām) - diminished, dwindled, wasted away, exhausted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upakṣīṇa

upakṣīṇa - diminished, wasted away, exhausted, spent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṣi (to waste away, diminish) with prefix 'upa-'.

Prefix: upa

Root: kṣi (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अपगाम् (apagām) - river, stream

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apagā

apagā - river, stream