वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-60, verse-2

कौसल्या बाष्पपूर्णाक्षी विविधं शोककर्शिता ।
उपगृह्य शिरो राज्ञः कैकेयीं प्रत्यभाषत ॥२॥

2. kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇākṣī vividhaṃ śokakarśitā ,
upagṛhya śiro rājñaḥ kaikeyīṃ pratyabhāṣata.

2. kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇākṣī vividham śokakarśitā
upagṛhya śiraḥ rājñaḥ kaikeyīm pratyabhāṣata

2. bāṣpapūrṇākṣī vividham śokakarśitā kausalyā
rājñaḥ śiraḥ upagṛhya kaikeyīm pratyabhāṣata

2. Kausalya, whose eyes were filled with tears and who was utterly emaciated by various sorrows, took the king's head and spoke to Kaikeyi.

Words meanings summery:

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya (Kausalya (name of Rama's mother))

• बाष्पपूर्णाक्षी (bāṣpapūrṇākṣī) - whose eyes were filled with tears (one whose eyes are full of tears, tearful-eyed)

• विविधम् (vividham) - utterly, in various ways (in various ways, exceedingly, manifold)

• शोककर्शिता (śokakarśitā) - emaciated by sorrow (emaciated by sorrow, worn out by grief)

• उपगृह्य (upagṛhya) - having taken/held (having taken, having held, having clasped)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• कैकेयीम् (kaikeyīm) - Kaikeyi (Kaikeyi (name of a queen))

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke to, addressed

Words meanings and morphology

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya (Kausalya (name of Rama's mother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya (a proper noun, name of a queen)

Note: Subject of 'pratyabhāṣata'

बाष्पपूर्णाक्षी (bāṣpapūrṇākṣī) - whose eyes were filled with tears (one whose eyes are full of tears, tearful-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāṣpapūrṇākṣī

bāṣpapūrṇākṣī - one whose eyes are full of tears, tearful-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṣpa+pūrṇa+akṣi)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'Kausalya'

विविधम् (vividham) - utterly, in various ways (in various ways, exceedingly, manifold)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'śokakarśitā'

शोककर्शिता (śokakarśitā) - emaciated by sorrow (emaciated by sorrow, worn out by grief)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śokakarśitā

śokakarśitā - emaciated by sorrow, worn out by grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+karśita)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• karśita – emaciated, worn out, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛś' (to become thin, emaciated)
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'Kausalya'

उपगृह्य (upagṛhya) - having taken/held (having taken, having held, having clasped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root 'grah' (to seize, grasp) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: grah (class 9)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

Note: Object of 'upagṛhya'

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Possessive of 'śiraḥ'

कैकेयीम् (kaikeyīm) - Kaikeyi (Kaikeyi (name of a queen))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyi (a proper noun, name of a queen)

Note: Object of 'pratyabhāṣata'

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke to, addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Root `bhāṣ` with prefix `prati`

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