वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-1, chapter-1, verse-24
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना नारीणामुत्तमा वधूः ।
सीताप्यनुगता रामं शशिनं रोहिणी यथा ॥२४॥
सीताप्यनुगता रामं शशिनं रोहिणी यथा ॥२४॥
24. sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā nārīṇāmuttamā vadhūḥ ,
sītāpyanugatā rāmaṃ śaśinaṃ rohiṇī yathā.
sītāpyanugatā rāmaṃ śaśinaṃ rohiṇī yathā.
24.
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā nārīṇām uttamā vadhūḥ
sītā api anugatā rāmam śaśinam rohiṇī yathā
sītā api anugatā rāmam śaśinam rohiṇī yathā
24.
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā nārīṇām uttamā vadhūḥ
sītā api rāmam anugatā yathā rohiṇī śaśinam
sītā api rāmam anugatā yathā rohiṇī śaśinam
24.
Sita, the excellent bride among women, endowed with all auspicious characteristics, also followed Rama, just as Rohini follows the moon.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना (sarvalakṣaṇasaṁpannā) - endowed with all auspicious marks/characteristics
- नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women, among women
- उत्तमा (uttamā) - best, excellent, supreme
- वधूः (vadhūḥ) - bride, wife
- सीता (sītā) - Sita
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अनुगता (anugatā) - followed, accompanied
- रामम् (rāmam) - Rama
- शशिनम् (śaśinam) - the moon
- रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - Rohini
- यथा (yathā) - just as, like
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना (sarvalakṣaṇasaṁpannā) - endowed with all auspicious marks/characteristics
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpanna
sarvalakṣaṇasaṁpanna - endowed with all auspicious marks
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+lakṣaṇa+saṃpanna)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
noun (neuter)
Root: lakṣ (class 1) - saṃpanna – endowed with, accomplished, prosperous
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
from sam-pad-
Prefix: sam
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Agrees with sītā and vadhūḥ.
नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women, among women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of nārī
nārī - woman, female
Root: nṛ
Note: Indicates a comparison group ('among women').
उत्तमा (uttamā) - best, excellent, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, chief
Root: ud
Note: Agrees with vadhūḥ and sītā.
वधूः (vadhūḥ) - bride, wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vadhū
vadhū - bride, wife, daughter-in-law
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Refers to Sita.
सीता (sītā) - Sita
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā
sītā - Sita (proper name, wife of Rama)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अनुगता (anugatā) - followed, accompanied
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anugata
anugata - followed, gone after, accompanied
Past Passive Participle
from anu-gam- 'to follow'
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with sītā.
रामम् (rāmam) - Rama
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Object of anugatā.
शशिनम् (śaśinam) - the moon
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaśin
śaśin - moon, hare-marked
Root: śaś
Note: Object of implied 'follows' (with yathā).
रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - Rohini
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī
rohiṇī - Rohini (proper name, a star, wife of the Moon god)
Root: ruh (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - just as, like
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a comparison.