वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-16, verse-5

अप्सरःसु च मुख्यासु गन्धर्वीणां तनूषु च ।
यक्षपन्नगकन्यासु ऋष्कविद्याधरीषु च ॥५॥

5. apsaraḥsu ca mukhyāsu gandharvīṇāṃ tanūṣu ca ,
yakṣapannagakanyāsu ṛṣkavidyādharīṣu ca.

5. apsaraḥsu ca mukhyāsu gandharvīṇām tanūṣu
ca yakṣapannagakanyāsu ṛṣkavidyādharīṣu ca

5. apsaraḥsu mukhyāsu ca gandharvīṇām tanūṣu ca
yakṣapannagakanyāsu ca ṛṣkavidyādharīṣu ca

5. And among the chief Apsaras, and in the bodies of Gandharvīs, among Yakṣa and Pannaga maidens, and among the Ṛṣka and Vidyādhara females,

Words meanings summery:

• अप्सरःसु (apsaraḥsu) - among Apsaras (celestial nymphs)

• च (ca) - and

• मुख्यासु (mukhyāsu) - among the chief, among the principal

• गन्धर्वीणाम् (gandharvīṇām) - of the Gandharvīs (female Gandharvas)

• तनूषु (tanūṣu) - in the bodies, in the forms

• च (ca) - and

• यक्षपन्नगकन्यासु (yakṣapannagakanyāsu) - among the Yakṣa and Pannaga maidens

• ऋष्कविद्याधरीषु (ṛṣkavidyādharīṣu) - among the Ṛṣka (bear/ape) and Vidyādhara females

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अप्सरःसु (apsaraḥsu) - among Apsaras (celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsaras, celestial nymph, celestial dancer

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुख्यासु (mukhyāsu) - among the chief, among the principal

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of mukhyā

mukhyā - chief, principal, foremost, excellent

Feminine form of mukhya

गन्धर्वीणाम् (gandharvīṇām) - of the Gandharvīs (female Gandharvas)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of gandharvī

gandharvī - female Gandharva (celestial musician)

Feminine form of gandharva

तनूषु (tanūṣu) - in the bodies, in the forms

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self, slender

From root √tan (to stretch, extend)

Root: √tan (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यक्षपन्नगकन्यासु (yakṣapannagakanyāsu) - among the Yakṣa and Pannaga maidens

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of yakṣapannagakanyā

yakṣapannagakanyā - Yakṣa and Pannaga (Naga) maidens

Compound type : dvandva tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+pannaga+kanyā)

• yakṣa – Yakṣa (a class of demigods, attendants of Kubera)
  noun (masculine)
• pannaga – Pannaga (snake, naga)
  noun (masculine)
• kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter, virgin
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to female offspring of Yakṣas and Pannagas.

ऋष्कविद्याधरीषु (ṛṣkavidyādharīṣu) - among the Ṛṣka (bear/ape) and Vidyādhara females

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ṛṣkavidyādharī

ṛṣkavidyādharī - Ṛṣka (bear/ape) females and Vidyādhara females

Compound type : dvandva tatpuruṣa (ṛṣka+vidyādharī)

• ṛṣka – bear, (referring to a class of beings, e.g., bear-like Vanaras)
  noun (masculine)
• vidyādharī – Vidyādhara female (celestial being)
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of vidyādhara

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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