वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-24, verse-5

तुल्यमग्न्यर्चिषां तत्र शोकाग्निभयसंभवम् ।
प्रवेपमाना दुःखार्ता मुमुचुर्बाष्पजं जलम् ॥५॥

5. tulyamagnyarciṣāṃ tatra śokāgnibhayasaṃbhavam ,
pravepamānā duḥkhārtā mumucurbāṣpajaṃ jalam.

5. tulyam agnyarciṣām tatra śokāgnibhayasambhavaṃ
pravepamānāḥ duḥkhārtāḥ mumucuḥ bāṣpajam jalam

5. tatra pravepamānāḥ duḥkhārtāḥ agnyarciṣām tulyam
śokāgnibhayasambhavaṃ bāṣpajam jalam mumucuḥ

5. There, greatly trembling and afflicted by sorrow, they shed tear-water, which was comparable to fire's flames and arose from the fire of sorrow and fear.

Words meanings summery:

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, comparable

• अग्न्यर्चिषाम् (agnyarciṣām) - of the flames of fire

• तत्र (tatra) - in the place where the women are held (there, in that place)

• शोकाग्निभयसम्भवं (śokāgnibhayasambhavaṁ) - born from the fire of sorrow and fear

• प्रवेपमानाः (pravepamānāḥ) - trembling greatly, shaking profusely

• दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - distressed by sorrow, afflicted by pain

• मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - they shed, they released, they discharged

• बाष्पजम् (bāṣpajam) - tear-born, produced from tears

• जलम् (jalam) - water

Words meanings and morphology

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

Gerundive

from root tul with suffix -ya

Root: tul (class 10)

Note: modifies jalam

अग्न्यर्चिषाम् (agnyarciṣām) - of the flames of fire

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of agnyarcis

agnyarcis - flame of fire, fire's radiance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+arcis)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• arcis – flame, ray, light
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṛc (class 1)

Note: used with tulyam, 'comparable to'

तत्र (tatra) - in the place where the women are held (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: refers to the location where the women are held

शोकाग्निभयसम्भवं (śokāgnibhayasambhavaṁ) - born from the fire of sorrow and fear

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śokāgnibhayasambhava

śokāgnibhayasambhava - arising from the fire of sorrow and fear

compound adjective describing the source of tears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śokāgni+bhaya+sambhava)

• śokāgni – fire of sorrow, grief as fire
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• sambhava – origin, birth, arising from
  adjective (masculine)
  from root bhū with prefix sam and suffix -a
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: modifies jalam

प्रवेपमानाः (pravepamānāḥ) - trembling greatly, shaking profusely

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pravepamāna

pravepamāna - trembling, shaking

Present Middle Participle

from root vep with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: modifies the implied subject (women)

दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - distressed by sorrow, afflicted by pain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duḥkhārta

duḥkhārta - distressed by sorrow, afflicted by pain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, tormented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ṛ
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: modifies the implied subject (women)

मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - they shed, they released, they discharged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (lit) of muc

Perfect Tense

3rd person plural perfect active of root muc

Root: muc (class 6)

बाष्पजम् (bāṣpajam) - tear-born, produced from tears

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāṣpaja

bāṣpaja - tear-born, produced from tears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+ja)

• bāṣpa – tear, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, arising from
  suffix
  noun-forming suffix
  from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: modifies jalam

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: object of mumucuḥ