वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-63, verse-9

प्लवमानश्च मे दृष्टः स तस्मिन् गोमयह्रदे ।
पिबन्नञ्जलिना तैलं हसन्निव मुहुर्मुहुः ॥९॥

9. plavamānaśca me dṛṣṭaḥ sa tasmin gomayahrade ,
pibannañjalinā tailaṃ hasanniva muhurmuhuḥ.

9. plavamānaḥ ca me dṛṣṭaḥ saḥ tasmin gomayahṛde
piban añjalinā tailaṃ hasan iva muhurmuhuḥ

9. me saḥ plavamānaḥ tasmin gomayahṛde añjalinā
tailaṃ piban muhurmuhuḥ hasan iva dṛṣṭaḥ ca

9. I saw him floating in that cow-dung pond, repeatedly drinking oil with cupped hands as if laughing.

Words meanings summery:

• प्लवमानः (plavamānaḥ) - floating, swimming

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - by me, to me, for me, my

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

• गोमयहृदे (gomayahṛde) - in the cow-dung pond

• पिबन् (piban) - drinking

• अञ्जलिना (añjalinā) - referring to the act of drinking with cupped hands (with cupped hands, with folded hands)

• तैलं (tailaṁ) - oil

• हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

Words meanings and morphology

प्लवमानः (plavamānaḥ) - floating, swimming

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plavamāna

plavamāna - floating, swimming, being carried on water

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'plu' with the Śānac suffix (usually for Ātmanepada, but can be used with some Parasmaipada verbs or in specific contexts).

Root: plu (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me, to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Here 'me' functions as an agent in a passive construction, so 'by me'.

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dṛś' with the kta (त) suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गोमयहृदे (gomayahṛde) - in the cow-dung pond

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gomayahṛda

gomayahṛda - cow-dung pond

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gomaya+hṛda)

• gomaya – made of cow-dung, bovine
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'go' (cow) with the suffix '-mayaṭ' (made of).
• hṛda – pond, lake, pool
  noun (masculine)

पिबन् (piban) - drinking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pibat

pibat - drinking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'pā' (to drink) with the Śatṛ suffix.

Root: pā (class 1)

अञ्जलिना (añjalinā) - referring to the act of drinking with cupped hands (with cupped hands, with folded hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - the cavity formed by folding the hands together, cupped hands, a gesture of reverence

तैलं (tailaṁ) - oil

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil, sesame oil

हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'has' (to laugh) with the Śatṛ suffix.

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of 'muhus'

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