वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-51

न ते मनुष्या देवास्ते ये चारुशुभकुण्डलम् ।
मुखं द्रक्ष्यन्ति रामस्य वर्षे पञ्चदशे पुनः ॥५१॥

51. na te manuṣyā devāste ye cāruśubhakuṇḍalam ,
mukhaṃ drakṣyanti rāmasya varṣe pañcadaśe punaḥ.

51. na te manuṣyāḥ devāḥ te ye cāruśubhakuṇḍalam
mukham drakṣyanti rāmasya varṣe pañcadaśe punaḥ

51. ye rāmasya cāruśubhakuṇḍalam mukham pañcadaśe
varṣe punaḥ drakṣyanti te manuṣyāḥ na te devāḥ

51. Those who will see Rama's face, adorned with beautiful and auspicious earrings, again in the fifteenth year (after his return from exile), they are not mere humans; they are gods.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - those

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

• ते (te) - those

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• चारुशुभकुण्डलम् (cāruśubhakuṇḍalam) - adorned with beautiful and auspicious earrings

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• वर्षे (varṣe) - in the fifteenth year (of exile) (in the year)

• पञ्चदशे (pañcadaśe) - in the fifteenth

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'manuṣyāḥ' and 'devāḥ'.

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'ye'.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

चारुशुभकुण्डलम् (cāruśubhakuṇḍalam) - adorned with beautiful and auspicious earrings

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāruśubhakuṇḍala

cāruśubhakuṇḍala - having beautiful and auspicious earrings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+śubha+kuṇḍala)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, pleasing
  adjective (neuter)
• śubha – auspicious, radiant, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• kuṇḍala – earring, a circular ornament
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'mukham'.

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth

Note: Object of 'drakṣyanti'.

द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future Tense

3rd person plural, future active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'ye' (those who).

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun), charming

Note: Possessive, connected to 'mukham'.

वर्षे (varṣe) - in the fifteenth year (of exile) (in the year)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, monsoon

Note: Denotes time.

पञ्चदशे (pañcadaśe) - in the fifteenth

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pañcadaśa

pañcadaśa - fifteenth

Note: Modifying 'varṣe'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to Rama's return after exile.

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