वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-40, verse-16

काले च वासवो वर्षं पातयत्यमृतोपमम् ।
वायवश्चापि वायन्ते स्पर्शवन्तः सुखप्रदाः ॥१६॥

16. kāle ca vāsavo varṣaṃ pātayatyamṛtopamam ,
vāyavaścāpi vāyante sparśavantaḥ sukhapradāḥ.

16. kāle ca vāsavaḥ varṣam pātayati amṛtopamam
vāyavaḥ ca api vāyante sparśavantaḥ sukhapradāḥ

16. ca kāle vāsavaḥ amṛtopamam varṣam pātayati ca
api sparśavantaḥ sukhapradāḥ vāyavaḥ vāyante

16. And at the proper time, Indra showers nectar-like rain. The winds too blow, pleasant to the touch and bringing comfort.

Words meanings summery:

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time, in due season

• च (ca) - and

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (epithet of Indra)

• वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain

• पातयति (pātayati) - causes to fall, drops, pours down

• अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - nectar-like, comparable to nectar

• वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वायन्ते (vāyante) - blow

• स्पर्शवन्तः (sparśavantaḥ) - pleasant to touch, having touch

• सुखप्रदाः (sukhapradāḥ) - comfort-giving, happiness-bestowing

Words meanings and morphology

काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time, in due season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (epithet of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra, lord of the Vasus

वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, shower, year

पातयति (pātayati) - causes to fall, drops, pours down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pātaya

Causative

Root: pat (class 1)

अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - nectar-like, comparable to nectar

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛtopama

amṛtopama - nectar-like, comparable to nectar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+upama)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• upama – comparison, simile, resembling, like
  adjective (neuter)

वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वायन्ते (vāyante) - blow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vā

Root: vā (class 2)

स्पर्शवन्तः (sparśavantaḥ) - pleasant to touch, having touch

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sparśavant

sparśavant - possessing touch, tangible, pleasant to touch

सुखप्रदाः (sukhapradāḥ) - comfort-giving, happiness-bestowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suklaprada

suklaprada - giving happiness, conferring pleasure, comforting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+prada)

• sukha – happiness, comfort, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• prada – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

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