वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-88

नित्यपुष्पा नित्यफलास्तरवः स्कन्धविस्तृताः ।
कालवर्षी च पर्जन्यः सुखस्पर्शश्च मारुतः ॥८८॥

88. nityapuṣpā nityaphalāstaravaḥ skandhavistṛtāḥ ,
kālavarṣī ca parjanyaḥ sukhasparśaśca mārutaḥ.

88. nityapuṣpāḥ nityaphalāḥ taravaḥ skandhavistṛtāḥ
kālavarṣī ca parjanyaḥ sukhasparśaḥ ca marutaḥ

88. The trees always blossomed and bore fruit, their branches spread wide. The rain cloud (parjanya) rained at the proper time, and the wind was pleasant to the touch.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यपुष्पाः (nityapuṣpāḥ) - always flowering, having perpetual flowers

• नित्यफलाः (nityaphalāḥ) - always bearing fruit, having perpetual fruit

• तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

• स्कन्धविस्तृताः (skandhavistṛtāḥ) - with wide branches, having broad trunks

• कालवर्षी (kālavarṣī) - raining at the proper time, timely raining

• च (ca) - and, also

• पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - the rain cloud (rain-god, rain cloud, rain)

• सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch, gently touching

• च (ca) - and, also

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the wind (wind, air, god of wind)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यपुष्पाः (nityapuṣpāḥ) - always flowering, having perpetual flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nityapuṣpa

nityapuṣpa - always blooming, having perpetual flowers

Compound of 'nitya' (constant, eternal) and 'puṣpa' (flower).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nitya+puṣpa)

• nitya – constant, eternal, always
  adjective (masculine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'taravaḥ'.

नित्यफलाः (nityaphalāḥ) - always bearing fruit, having perpetual fruit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nityaphala

nityaphala - always bearing fruit, having perpetual fruit

Compound of 'nitya' (constant, eternal) and 'phala' (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nitya+phala)

• nitya – constant, eternal, always
  adjective (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'taravaḥ'.

तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree, plant

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

स्कन्धविस्तृताः (skandhavistṛtāḥ) - with wide branches, having broad trunks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of skandhavistṛta

skandhavistṛta - with wide branches, having broad trunks, widely spread with branches

Compound of 'skandha' (trunk, branch, shoulder) and 'vistṛta' (spread out, extended).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (skandha+vistṛta)

• skandha – trunk (of a tree), branch, shoulder
  noun (masculine)
• vistṛta – spread out, extended, wide
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'vi' (apart, widely)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'taravaḥ'.

कालवर्षी (kālavarṣī) - raining at the proper time, timely raining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālavarṣin

kālavarṣin - raining at the proper time, providing timely rain

Compound of 'kāla' (time) and 'varṣin' (raining).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kāla+varṣin)

• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• varṣin – raining, one who rains
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'parjanyaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - the rain cloud (rain-god, rain cloud, rain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parjanya

parjanya - rain-cloud, god of rain, rain

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was'.

सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch, gently touching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhasparśa

sukhasparśa - pleasant to the touch, gentle touch, soft contact

Compound of 'sukha' (pleasant, comfortable) and 'sparśa' (touch).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sukha+sparśa)

• sukha – happiness, comfort, pleasant, easy
  noun (neuter)
• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation
  noun (masculine)
  From root spṛś (to touch)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'marutaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the wind (wind, air, god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air, god of wind (Marut)

Pertaining to Marut, or derived from 'maru' (wind).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was'.