वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-97, verse-27

निपपातान्तरिक्षाच्च पुष्पवृष्टिस्तदा भुवि ।
किरन्ती राघवरथं दुरवापा मनोहराः ॥२७॥

27. nipapātāntarikṣācca puṣpavṛṣṭistadā bhuvi ,
kirantī rāghavarathaṃ duravāpā manoharāḥ.

27. nipapāta antarikṣāt ca puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ tadā bhuvi
kirantī rāghavaratham duravāpāḥ manoharāḥ

27. ca tadā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ antarikṣāt bhuvi nipapāta,
rāghavaratham duravāpāḥ manoharāḥ kirantī.

27. And then, a shower of flowers fell from the sky onto the earth, scattering rare and delightful (blossoms) upon Rāghava's chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• निपपात (nipapāta) - (the shower) fell down (it fell down)

• अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

• च (ca) - and

• पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of flowers (shower of flowers, rain of flowers)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - onto the earth (on the earth, on the ground)

• किरन्ती (kirantī) - scattering (scattering, strewing)

• राघवरथम् (rāghavaratham) - onto Rāghava's chariot (Rāghava's chariot)

• दुरवापाः (duravāpāḥ) - rare (difficult to obtain, rare)

• मनोहराः (manoharāḥ) - delightful (charming, delightful, captivating)

Words meanings and morphology

निपपात (nipapāta) - (the shower) fell down (it fell down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of pat

perfect past tense

From root √pat (1st conjugation, patati) with upasarga 'ni'. 'papāta' is 3rd singular perfect.

Prefix: ni

Root: √pat (class 1)

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - intermediate space, atmosphere, sky, mid-region

Note: Indicates source of falling.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of flowers (shower of flowers, rain of flowers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi

puṣpavṛṣṭi - shower of flowers

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root √vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad' with suffix 'dā'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - onto the earth (on the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place

Root noun.

Note: Indicates destination/location.

किरन्ती (kirantī) - scattering (scattering, strewing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kirat

kirat - scattering, strewing, diffusing

Present Active Participle

From root √kṛ (6th conjugation, kirati) with suffix -at. Feminine form.

Root: √kṛ (class 6)

राघवरथम् (rāghavaratham) - onto Rāghava's chariot (Rāghava's chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghavaratha

rāghavaratha - Rāghava's chariot

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāghava+ratha)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
  From Raghu, referring to Rāma.
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

दुरवापाः (duravāpāḥ) - rare (difficult to obtain, rare)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of duravāpa

duravāpa - difficult to obtain, hard to reach, rare

Compound. 'dur' (difficult) + 'avāpa' (attainable).

Compound type : praadi (dur+avāpa)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty.
• avāpa – obtainable, attainable
  adjective
  From ā-√āp
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the implied 'flowers' being scattered.

मनोहराः (manoharāḥ) - delightful (charming, delightful, captivating)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of manohara

manohara - charming, delightful, captivating, beautiful

Compound, from 'manas' (mind) and 'hara' (taking, stealing). Lit. 'mind-stealing'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+hara)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• hara – taking, carrying, removing, charming
  adjective
  Agent Noun / Adjective from root
  From root √hṛ (to take, carry).
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied 'flowers' being scattered.