वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-88, verse-14

तामासनगतां दृष्ट्वा प्रविशन्तीं रसातलम् ।
पुण्यवृष्टिरविच्छिन्ना दिव्या सीतामवाकिरत् ॥१४॥

14. tāmāsanagatāṃ dṛṣṭvā praviśantīṃ rasātalam ,
puṇyavṛṣṭiravicchinnā divyā sītāmavākirat.

14. tām āsanagatām dṛṣṭvā praviśantīm rasātalam
puṇyavṛṣṭiḥ avicchinnā divyā sītām avākirat

14. tām āsanagatām rasātalam praviśantīm dṛṣṭvā
avicchinnā divyā puṇyavṛṣṭiḥ sītām avākirat

14. Having seen her (Sītā) seated and entering the netherworld, an uninterrupted, divine shower of auspiciousness fell upon Sītā.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine))

• आसनगताम् (āsanagatām) - seated (upon the seat provided by Earth) (seated, gone to a seat)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• प्रविशन्तीम् (praviśantīm) - entering (the netherworld) (entering)

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - the netherworld (a region below the earth) (netherworld, Rasātala)

• पुण्यवृष्टिः (puṇyavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of auspiciousness (shower of merit/blessings)

• अविच्छिन्ना (avicchinnā) - uninterrupted (uninterrupted, unbroken)

• दिव्या (divyā) - divine (divine, heavenly)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - poured down upon (poured down, sprinkled, scattered)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Feminine accusative singular of tad.

आसनगताम् (āsanagatām) - seated (upon the seat provided by Earth) (seated, gone to a seat)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsanagata

āsanagata - one who has gone to a seat, seated

Compound of āsana (seat) + gata (gone).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āsana+gata)

• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  From root ās (to sit).
  Root: ās (class 2)
• gata – gone, arrived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Sītā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रविशन्तीम् (praviśantīm) - entering (the netherworld) (entering)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of praviśantī

praviśant - entering

Present Active Participle

Feminine accusative singular of the present active participle of root viś (to enter) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies Sītā.

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - the netherworld (a region below the earth) (netherworld, Rasātala)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - the netherworld, one of the seven lower regions

Compound of rasa (liquid, water) + tala (surface, bottom). Refers to a subterranean region.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+tala)

• rasa – juice, essence, liquid
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, bottom, level
  noun (masculine)

पुण्यवृष्टिः (puṇyavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of auspiciousness (shower of merit/blessings)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇyavṛṣṭi

puṇyavṛṣṭi - shower of merit, shower of virtue

Compound of puṇya (merit, virtue, auspicious) + vṛṣṭi (rain, shower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+vṛṣṭi)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, sacred, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb avākirat.

अविच्छिन्ना (avicchinnā) - uninterrupted (uninterrupted, unbroken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avicchinna

avicchinna - uninterrupted, unbroken

Past Passive Participle

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of vicchinna (broken, interrupted). Vicchinna from vi-chid (to cut).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicchinna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• vicchinna – broken, interrupted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chid (to cut) with upasarga vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies puṇyavṛṣṭiḥ.

दिव्या (divyā) - divine (divine, heavenly)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

From div (heaven).

Note: Qualifies puṇyavṛṣṭiḥ.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā, furrow

Name of the daughter of Janaka.

Note: Object of the verb avākirat.

अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - poured down upon (poured down, sprinkled, scattered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of avākīr

Imperfect 3rd singular active of root kṛ (kīr/kir) with upasarga ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: The subject is puṇyavṛṣṭiḥ.

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