योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-214, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
इत्युक्तवत्यथ मुनौ नभसो ननाद वर्षामृताभ्रमिव दुन्दुभिरामरो द्राक् ।
शुक्लीकृताखिलककुब्वदना तुषारवर्षोपमा भुवि पपात च पुष्पवृष्टिः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
ityuktavatyatha munau nabhaso nanāda varṣāmṛtābhramiva dundubhirāmaro drāk ,
śuklīkṛtākhilakakubvadanā tuṣāravarṣopamā bhuvi papāta ca puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca iti uktavati atha munau
nabhasaḥ nanāda varṣāmṛtābhram iva dundubhiḥ
āmaraḥ drāk śuklīkṛtākhilakakubvadanā
tuṣāravarṣopamā bhuvi papāta ca puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca.
atha munau iti uktavati,
nabhasaḥ āmaraḥ dundubhiḥ varṣāmṛtābhram iva drāk nanāda.
ca śuklīkṛtākhilakakubvadanā tuṣāravarṣopamā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ bhuvi papāta.

1. Sri Valmiki said: Then, as the sage finished speaking, a divine drum suddenly resounded from the sky, like a cloud raining nectar. And a shower of flowers fell upon the earth, whitening the faces of all directions and resembling a fall of snow.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Sri Valmiki (the revered sage and author) (Sri Valmiki)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, this much)

• उक्तवति (uktavati) - when (the sage) had spoken ((when) having spoken, in (the state of) having spoken)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, next)

• मुनौ (munau) - by the sage (in/by the sage)

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - from the sky (from the sky, of the sky)

• ननाद (nanāda) - resounded (roared, resounded, made a sound)

• वर्षामृताभ्रम् (varṣāmṛtābhram) - a cloud raining nectar (a cloud of nectar-rain, a rain-cloud of nectar)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - a drum (drum, war-drum)

• आमरः (āmaraḥ) - divine (divine, celestial, pertaining to gods)

• द्राक् (drāk) - suddenly (quickly, suddenly, at once)

• शुक्लीकृताखिलककुब्वदना (śuklīkṛtākhilakakubvadanā) - whitening the faces of all directions (whose faces of all quarters were whitened)

• तुषारवर्षोपमा (tuṣāravarṣopamā) - resembling a fall of snow (resembling a shower of dew/frost/snow)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth (on the earth, in the world)

• पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, dropped)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Sri Valmiki (the revered sage and author) (Sri Valmiki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - the venerable Valmiki

Compound of śrī (auspicious, revered) and vālmīki (proper name of the sage).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – auspicious, prosperous, revered; Goddess Lakshmi
  adjective (feminine)
• vālmīki – Valmiki (name of a famous sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root vac, 2nd class, parasmāipada. Perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, this much)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to `uktavati`.

उक्तवति (uktavati) - when (the sage) had spoken ((when) having spoken, in (the state of) having spoken)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say

Past Active Participle

Root vac (to speak), Ktvatu (क्तवतु) suffix. Locative singular of uktavat (one who has spoken).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with `munau`.

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, next)

(indeclinable)

मुनौ (munau) - by the sage (in/by the sage)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy man

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with `uktavati`.

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - from the sky (from the sky, of the sky)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud

Note: Source of the sound.

ननाद (nanāda) - resounded (roared, resounded, made a sound)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of nad

Root nad, 1st class, parasmāipada. Perfect tense form.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Main verb for `dundubhiḥ`.

वर्षामृताभ्रम् (varṣāmṛtābhram) - a cloud raining nectar (a cloud of nectar-rain, a rain-cloud of nectar)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣāmṛtābhra

varṣāmṛtābhra - a cloud of nectar-rain

Compound of varṣā (rain) + amṛta (nectar) + abhra (cloud). Tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣā+amṛta+abhra)

• varṣā – rain, rainy season
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in comparison with `iva`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - a drum (drum, war-drum)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum

Note: Subject of `nanāda`.

आमरः (āmaraḥ) - divine (divine, celestial, pertaining to gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmara

āmara - divine, celestial, related to gods (less common variant of amara)

Potentially a variant or poetic usage of 'amara' (immortal, god).

Note: Adjective for `dundubhiḥ`.

द्राक् (drāk) - suddenly (quickly, suddenly, at once)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `nanāda`.

शुक्लीकृताखिलककुब्वदना (śuklīkṛtākhilakakubvadanā) - whitening the faces of all directions (whose faces of all quarters were whitened)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuklīkṛtākhilakakubvadana

śuklīkṛtākhilakakubvadana - whose faces of all quarters were whitened

Bahuvrīhi compound: śuklīkṛta (made white) + akhila (all) + kakubh (quarter) + vadana (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuklīkṛta+akhila+kakubh+vadana)

• śuklīkṛta – made white, whitened
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From śuklī (white) + kṛ (to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akhila – all, whole, complete
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of a- (negation) and khila (gap, deficiency).
  Prefix: a
• kakubh – quarter, direction, point of the compass
  noun (feminine)
• vadana – face, mouth, surface
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Adjective for `puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ`.

तुषारवर्षोपमा (tuṣāravarṣopamā) - resembling a fall of snow (resembling a shower of dew/frost/snow)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣāravarṣopama

tuṣāravarṣopama - resembling a shower of dew/frost/snow

Tatpuruṣa compound: tuṣāra (dew/frost/snow) + varṣa (rain/shower) + upamā (comparison).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tuṣāra+varṣā+upamā)

• tuṣāra – frost, dew, snow, ice
  noun (masculine)
• varṣā – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  From upa- + mā (to measure, compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Adjective for `puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ`.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

Note: Place where flowers fell.

पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, dropped)

(verb)

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

Root pat, 1st class, parasmāipada. Perfect tense form.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb for `puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi

puṣpavṛṣṭi - shower of flowers

Compound of puṣpa (flower) and vṛṣṭi (rain, shower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `papāta`.