वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-17, verse-28

एवमुक्त्वा प्रविष्टा सा ज्वलन्तं वै हुताशनम् ।
पपात च दिवो दिव्या पुष्पवृष्टिः समन्ततः ॥२८॥

28. evamuktvā praviṣṭā sā jvalantaṃ vai hutāśanam ,
papāta ca divo divyā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ.

28. evam uktvā praviṣṭā sā jvalantam vai hutāśanam
papāta ca divaḥ divyā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ

28. sā evam uktvā jvalantam hutāśanam vai praviṣṭā
ca divaḥ divyā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ papāta

28. Having spoken thus, she indeed entered the blazing fire. And from the sky, a divine shower of flowers fell all around.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner, exactly

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered, having entered

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - 'blazing' (describing fire) (blazing, burning, glowing)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely, certainly (particle of emphasis)

• हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - fire (lit. 'fire-eater' or 'that which consumes oblations')

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• च (ca) - and, also

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

• दिव्या (divyā) - divine, heavenly, celestial

• पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner, exactly

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root vac (to speak) with -tvā suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered, having entered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, having entered

Past Passive Participle

From pra- (prefix) + viś (root to enter)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with sā.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the woman speaking in the previous verse.

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - 'blazing' (describing fire) (blazing, burning, glowing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, burning, shining

Present Active Participle

From root jval (to burn, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies hutāśanam.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely, certainly (particle of emphasis)

(indeclinable)

हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - fire (lit. 'fire-eater' or 'that which consumes oblations')

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, god of fire (Agni)

Compound of huta (offered) + aśana (eating)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered (into fire), sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to offer into fire)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food, that which eats
  noun (neuter)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Object of praviṣṭā.

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two main clauses of the verse.

दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Source of the falling flowers.

दिव्या (divyā) - divine, heavenly, celestial

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, supernatural

From div (heaven, sky) + ya (suffix)

Note: Qualifies puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ.

पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi

puṣpavṛṣṭi - shower of flowers

Compound of puṣpa (flower) + vṛṣṭi (rain, shower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)

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

Note: Subject of papāta.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

From samanta (all-sided) + -tas suffix

Note: Modifies papāta.