वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-70, verse-4

उद्धृतं तैलसंक्लेदात् स तु भूमौ निवेशितम् ।
आपीतवर्णवदनं प्रसुप्तमिव भूमिपम् ॥४॥

4. uddhṛtaṃ tailasaṃkledāt sa tu bhūmau niveśitam ,
āpītavarṇavadanaṃ prasuptamiva bhūmipam.

4. uddhṛtam tailasaṃkledāt sa tu bhūmau niveśitam
āpītavarṇavadanam prasuptam iva bhūmipam

4. saḥ tu bhūmipam tailasaṃkledāt uddhṛtam bhūmau
niveśitam āpītavarṇavadanam iva prasuptam

4. He (the king's body) was lifted from the oil-soaked state and placed on the ground. The king, with a pale face, appeared as if deeply asleep.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - lifted out (from the oil) (lifted, drawn out, rescued)

• तैलसंक्लेदात् (tailasaṁkledāt) - from the oil-soaked state (where the body was preserved) (from the state of being soaked in oil, from the oil-mud)

• स (sa) - he (the king, referring to the body) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but (indicating a transition or contrast) (but, indeed, however)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• निवेशितम् (niveśitam) - placed (on the ground) (laid down, placed, caused to enter)

• आपीतवर्णवदनम् (āpītavarṇavadanam) - with a pale face (having a face of pale color, with a pale face)

• प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - deeply asleep (deeply asleep, fallen asleep)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• भूमिपम् (bhūmipam) - the king (the king, protector of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - lifted out (from the oil) (lifted, drawn out, rescued)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - lifted, drawn out, rescued, extracted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तैलसंक्लेदात् (tailasaṁkledāt) - from the oil-soaked state (where the body was preserved) (from the state of being soaked in oil, from the oil-mud)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tailasaṃkleda

tailasaṁkleda - saturation with oil, oil-soaked state

Compound type : tatpurusha (taila+saṃkleda)

• taila – oil
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkleda – wetness, dampness, saturation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root klid with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: klid (class 1)

स (sa) - he (the king, referring to the body) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but (indicating a transition or contrast) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

निवेशितम् (niveśitam) - placed (on the ground) (laid down, placed, caused to enter)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niveśita

niveśita - placed, laid down, settled, caused to enter

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root viś with prefix ni (causative)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

आपीतवर्णवदनम् (āpītavarṇavadanam) - with a pale face (having a face of pale color, with a pale face)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpītavarṇavadana

āpītavarṇavadana - having a face of pale color, with a yellowish or pale face

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āpīta+varṇa+vadana)

• āpīta – pale, yellowish, drunk
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pā (to drink) with ā. Refers to faded color here.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pā (class 1)
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - deeply asleep (deeply asleep, fallen asleep)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - deeply asleep, fallen asleep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root svap with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

भूमिपम् (bhūmipam) - the king (the king, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt (agent noun)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

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