वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-9

न ते शतशलाकेन जलफेननिभेन च ।
आवृतं वदनं वल्गु छत्रेणाभिविराजते ॥९॥

9. na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca ,
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ valgu chatreṇābhivirājate.

9. na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca
āvṛtam vadanam valgu chatreṇa abhivirājate

9. te valgu vadanam śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena
chatreṇa āvṛtam ca na abhivirājate

9. Your beautiful face, covered by a hundred-spoked umbrella resembling water foam, does not shine forth (with splendor).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - your

• शतशलाकेन (śataśalākena) - by a hundred-spoked one, by one with a hundred rods

• जलफेननिभेन (jalaphenanibhena) - by one resembling water foam

• च (ca) - and, also

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped

• वदनम् (vadanam) - face, mouth

• वल्गु (valgu) - beautiful, lovely, charming

• छत्रेण (chatreṇa) - by an umbrella, by a parasol

• अभिविराजते (abhivirājate) - does not shine forth (with splendor) (shines forth, is adorned, is splendid)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

शतशलाकेन (śataśalākena) - by a hundred-spoked one, by one with a hundred rods

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śataśalāka

śataśalāka - having a hundred spokes/rods

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śata+śalāka)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• śalāka – spoke, rod, dart
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with chatreṇa

जलफेननिभेन (jalaphenanibhena) - by one resembling water foam

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jalaphenanibha

jalaphenanibha - resembling water foam

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+phena+nibha)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with chatreṇa

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ 'to cover' with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with vadanam

वदनम् (vadanam) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth

Note: Subject of the verb

वल्गु (valgu) - beautiful, lovely, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of valgu

valgu - beautiful, lovely, charming, pleasing

Note: Agrees with vadanam

छत्रेण (chatreṇa) - by an umbrella, by a parasol

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of chatra

chatra - umbrella, parasol

Note: Instrumental cause of not shining forth

अभिविराजते (abhivirājate) - does not shine forth (with splendor) (shines forth, is adorned, is splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhivirāj

From root rāj 'to shine' with prefixes abhi- and vi-

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: The "na" negates this verb.

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