वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-44

अलम्बुसा मिश्रकेशी पुण्डरीकाथ वामना ।
उपानृत्यंस्तु भरतं भरद्वाजस्य शासनात् ॥४४॥

44. alambusā miśrakeśī puṇḍarīkātha vāmanā ,
upānṛtyaṃstu bharataṃ bharadvājasya śāsanāt.

44. alambusā miśrakeśī puṇḍarīkā atha vāmanā
upānṛtyan tu bharataṃ bharadvājasya śāsanāt

44. bharadvājasya śāsanāt alambusā miśrakeśī
puṇḍarīkā atha vāmanā tu bharataṃ upānṛtyan

44. Alambusa, Miśrakeśī, Puṇḍarīkā, and Vāmanā danced for Bharata at the command of Bharadvāja.

Words meanings summery:

• अलम्बुसा (alambusā) - Alambusa (name of an Apsara)

• मिश्रकेशी (miśrakeśī) - Miśrakeśī (name of an Apsara)

• पुण्डरीका (puṇḍarīkā) - Puṇḍarīkā (name of an Apsara)

• अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

• वामना (vāmanā) - Vāmanā (name of an Apsara)

• उपानृत्यन् (upānṛtyan) - they danced (before, near)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

• भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvāja

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command, from the order

Words meanings and morphology

अलम्बुसा (alambusā) - Alambusa (name of an Apsara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alambusā

alambusā - Alambusa (name of a prominent Apsara, celestial nymph)

मिश्रकेशी (miśrakeśī) - Miśrakeśī (name of an Apsara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of miśrakeśī

miśrakeśī - Miśrakeśī (name of a prominent Apsara)

पुण्डरीका (puṇḍarīkā) - Puṇḍarīkā (name of an Apsara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇḍarīkā

puṇḍarīkā - Puṇḍarīkā (name of an Apsara), white lotus

अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

वामना (vāmanā) - Vāmanā (name of an Apsara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāmanā

vāmanā - Vāmanā (name of an Apsara), female dwarf, beautiful woman

उपानृत्यन् (upānṛtyan) - they danced (before, near)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of nṛt

Imperfect tense, third person plural

Derived from verb root √nṛt (to dance) with upasargas upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: nṛt (class 4)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama)

Note: Object of the verb 'danced for'.

भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvāja

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of a revered sage)

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command, from the order

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, rule, instruction

Derived from verb root √śās (to rule, command)

Root: śās (class 2)

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