वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-35

निमित्तभूतमेतत्तु श्रोतुमस्या महत् प्रियम् ।
दृश्यते च स्फुरच्चक्षुः पद्मपत्रमिवायतम् ॥३५॥

35. nimittabhūtametattu śrotumasyā mahat priyam ,
dṛśyate ca sphuraccakṣuḥ padmapatramivāyatam.

35. nimittabhūtam etat tu śrotum asyāḥ mahat priyam
dṛśyate ca sphurat cakṣuḥ padmapatram iva āyatam

35. etat tu nimittabhūtam asyāḥ śrotum mahat priyam
ca sphurat cakṣuḥ padmapatram iva āyatam dṛśyate

35. This is indeed an omen, very pleasing for her to hear. And her throbbing eye, wide like a lotus leaf, is seen.

Words meanings summery:

• निमित्तभूतम् (nimittabhūtam) - having become an omen (having become an omen/sign, serving as a cause/sign)

• एतत् (etat) - this (omen) (this)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, for hearing)

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - for her (of her, to her)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (pleasing, dear, beloved)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्फुरत् (sphurat) - throbbing (throbbing, quivering, flashing)

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye

• पद्मपत्रम् (padmapatram) - lotus leaf

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

• आयतम् (āyatam) - wide (expansive, long, extended, wide)

Words meanings and morphology

निमित्तभूतम् (nimittabhūtam) - having become an omen (having become an omen/sign, serving as a cause/sign)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimittabhūta

nimittabhūta - having become an omen/sign, serving as a cause/sign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimitta+bhūta)

• nimitta – sign, omen, cause
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, happened, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'

एतत् (etat) - this (omen) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, for hearing)

(verb)

Infinitive

from √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - for her (of her, to her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with 'priyam'

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (pleasing, dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - pleasing, dear, beloved

Note: Agrees with 'etat nimittabhūtam' implicitly

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्फुरत् (sphurat) - throbbing (throbbing, quivering, flashing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphurat

sphurat - throbbing, quivering, flashing

Present Active Participle

from √sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'cakṣuḥ'

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight

पद्मपत्रम् (padmapatram) - lotus leaf

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padmapatra

padmapatra - lotus leaf

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+patra)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

आयतम् (āyatam) - wide (expansive, long, extended, wide)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyata

āyata - expansive, long, extended, wide

Past Passive Participle

from ā-√yam

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cakṣuḥ'