वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-55, verse-8

पद्मवर्णं सुकेशान्तं पद्मनिःश्वासमुत्तमम् ।
कदा द्रक्ष्यामि रामस्य वदनं पुष्करेक्षणम् ॥८॥

8. padmavarṇaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmaniḥśvāsamuttamam ,
kadā drakṣyāmi rāmasya vadanaṃ puṣkarekṣaṇam.

8. padmavarṇam sukeśāntam padmanihśvāsam uttamam
kadā drakṣyāmi rāmasya vadanam puṣkarekṣaṇam

8. kadā rāmasya padmavarṇam sukeśāntam padmanihśvāsam
uttamam puṣkarekṣaṇam vadanam drakṣyāmi

8. When will I see Rama's face, which is the color of a lotus, adorned with beautiful hair, possesses the finest lotus-like breath, and has eyes like lotuses?

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मवर्णम् (padmavarṇam) - lotus-colored

• सुकेशान्तम् (sukeśāntam) - with beautiful hair

• पद्मनिह्श्वासम् (padmanihśvāsam) - with lotus-like breath

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, finest, best

• कदा (kadā) - when?

• द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I will see

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• वदनम् (vadanam) - face, mouth

• पुष्करेक्षणम् (puṣkarekṣaṇam) - lotus-eyed

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मवर्णम् (padmavarṇam) - lotus-colored

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padmavarṇa

padmavarṇa - lotus-colored

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+varṇa)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)

सुकेशान्तम् (sukeśāntam) - with beautiful hair

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukeśānta

sukeśānta - with beautiful hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+keśa+anta)

• su – good, beautiful, well
  indeclinable
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, extremity, limit
  noun (masculine)

पद्मनिह्श्वासम् (padmanihśvāsam) - with lotus-like breath

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padmanihśvāsa

padmanihśvāsa - lotus-like breath, breath smelling of lotuses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+nihśvāsa)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• nihśvāsa – exhalation, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: śvas (class 2)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, finest, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, excellent, best, supreme

कदा (kadā) - when?

(indeclinable)

द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I will see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, seventh avatar of Vishnu); pleasing, delightful

वदनम् (vadanam) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, countenance

Root: vad (class 1)

पुष्करेक्षणम् (puṣkarekṣaṇam) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkarekṣaṇa

puṣkarekṣaṇa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotuses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣkara+īkṣaṇa)

• puṣkara – lotus, blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)