वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-70, verse-12

असिञ्चन् सलिलैश्चैनं पद्मोत्पलसुगन्धिभिः ।
प्रदहन्तमसह्यं च सहसाग्निमिवोत्थितम् ॥१२॥

12. asiñcan salilaiścainaṃ padmotpalasugandhibhiḥ ,
pradahantamasahyaṃ ca sahasāgnimivotthitam.

12. asiñcan salilaiḥ ca enam padmotpalasugandhibhiḥ
pradahantam asahyam ca sahasā agnim iva utthitam

12. asiñcan enam ca salilaiḥ padmotpalasugandhibhiḥ
pradahantam asahyam ca agnim iva sahasā utthitam

12. They sprinkled him with waters fragrant with lotuses and water lilies, as if he were an unbearable fire that had suddenly erupted, consuming everything.

Words meanings summery:

• असिञ्चन् (asiñcan) - they sprinkled

• सलिलैः (salilaiḥ) - with waters

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - Rāma (him, this)

• पद्मोत्पलसुगन्धिभिः (padmotpalasugandhibhiḥ) - fragrant with lotuses and water-lilies

• प्रदहन्तम् (pradahantam) - burning, consuming, scorching

• असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, intolerable

• च (ca) - and, also

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, sprung up

Words meanings and morphology

असिञ्चन् (asiñcan) - they sprinkled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sic

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. From root sic (class 7). 'a' prefix is for imperfect.

Root: sic (class 7)

सलिलैः (salilaiḥ) - with waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of salila

salila - water

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एनम् (enam) - Rāma (him, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, him

Variant of etad used in some contexts.

Note: Object of sprinkling.

पद्मोत्पलसुगन्धिभिः (padmotpalasugandhibhiḥ) - fragrant with lotuses and water-lilies

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of padmotpalasugandhi

padmotpalasugandhi - fragrant with lotuses (padma) and water-lilies (utpala)

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (padma+utpala+sugandhi)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• utpala – water-lily
  noun (neuter)
• sugandhi – fragrant, having a good smell
  adjective (masculine)
  From su (good) + gandhi (smell/fragrance).
  Prefix: su

Note: Qualifies salilaiḥ (waters).

प्रदहन्तम् (pradahantam) - burning, consuming, scorching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradahant

pradahant - burning, consuming

Present Active Participle

From root dah (to burn) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies agnim (fire).

असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, intolerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, intolerable, difficult to endure

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle) with negative prefix

From root sah (to endure) with negative prefix 'a' and gerundive suffix '-ya'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sahya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sahya – bearable, endurable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root sah.
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies agnim (fire).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case of sahas (force, power) used adverbially.

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Object of comparison 'like fire'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, sprung up

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, standing up, sprung up

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut. The 't' in 'utthita' is a result of sandhi (ut + sthita).

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies agnim (fire).