वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-4

अरिष्टनेमिदुहिता रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि ।
द्वितीया सगरस्यासीत् पत्नी सुमतिसंज्ञिता ॥४॥

4. ariṣṭanemiduhitā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi ,
dvitīyā sagarasyāsīt patnī sumatisaṃjñitā.

4. ariṣṭanemiduhitā rūpeṇa apratimā bhuvi
dvitīyā sagarasya āsīt patnī sumatisaṃjñitā

4. ariṣṭanemiduhitā bhuvi rūpeṇa apratimā
sagarasya dvitīyā sumatisaṃjñitā patnī āsīt

4. Ariṣṭanemi's daughter, unmatched in beauty on earth, was the second wife of Sagara, named Sumati.

Words meanings summery:

• अरिष्टनेमिदुहिता (ariṣṭanemiduhitā) - Ariṣṭanemi's daughter

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, by beauty, in respect of form

• अप्रतिमा (apratimā) - unmatched, unequalled, incomparable

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

• द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second

• सगरस्य (sagarasya) - of Sagara

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• पत्नी (patnī) - wife

• सुमतिसंज्ञिता (sumatisaṁjñitā) - named Sumati

Words meanings and morphology

अरिष्टनेमिदुहिता (ariṣṭanemiduhitā) - Ariṣṭanemi's daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ariṣṭanemiduhitṛ

ariṣṭanemiduhitṛ - daughter of Ariṣṭanemi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ariṣṭanemi+duhitṛ)

• ariṣṭanemi – name of a king or sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• duhitṛ – daughter
  noun (feminine)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, by beauty, in respect of form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

अप्रतिमा (apratimā) - unmatched, unequalled, incomparable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apratimā

apratimā - unmatched, unequalled, incomparable

Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (a+pratimā)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• pratimā – comparison, image, statue
  noun (feminine)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place

द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary

सगरस्य (sagarasya) - of Sagara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sagara

sagara - Sagara (a mythical king)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

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

root verb 'as' (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

पत्नी (patnī) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

सुमतिसंज्ञिता (sumatisaṁjñitā) - named Sumati

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumatisaṃjñita

sumatisaṁjñita - named Sumati, called Sumati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sumati+saṃjñita)

• sumati – Sumati (a proper name); good mind, good thought
  proper noun (feminine)
• saṃjñita – named, called, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from √jñā with prefix saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

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