वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-51

संवहन्त्यः समापेतुर्नार्यो रुचिरलोचनाः ।
परिमृज्य तथान्योन्यं पाययन्ति वराङ्गनाः ॥५१॥

51. saṃvahantyaḥ samāpeturnāryo ruciralocanāḥ ,
parimṛjya tathānyonyaṃ pāyayanti varāṅganāḥ.

51. saṃvahantyaḥ samāpetuḥ nāryaḥ ruciralocanāḥ |
parimṛjya tathā anyonyam pāyayanti varāṅganāḥ

51. saṃvahantyaḥ ruciralocanāḥ nāryaḥ samāpetuḥ
tathā varāṅganāḥ anyonyam parimṛjya pāyayanti

51. Beautiful-eyed women gathered, attending (to the guests). And similarly, excellent women, after massaging each other, also made each other drink.

Words meanings summery:

• संवहन्त्यः (saṁvahantyaḥ) - attending, serving, carrying along

• समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - they gathered, they came together

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• रुचिरलोचनाः (ruciralocanāḥ) - beautiful-eyed

• परिमृज्य (parimṛjya) - having rubbed, having massaged, having cleansed

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, likewise

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• पाययन्ति (pāyayanti) - they make (someone) drink

• वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women, beautiful women

Words meanings and morphology

संवहन्त्यः (saṁvahantyaḥ) - attending, serving, carrying along

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃvahant

saṁvahant - carrying, attending, serving, accompanying

Present Active Participle

From √vah with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vah (class 1)

समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - they gathered, they came together

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of samā-√pat

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

रुचिरलोचनाः (ruciralocanāḥ) - beautiful-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ruciralocana

ruciralocana - having charming eyes, beautiful-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rucira+locana)

• rucira – radiant, brilliant, beautiful, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)

परिमृज्य (parimṛjya) - having rubbed, having massaged, having cleansed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √mṛj with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - mutual, each other

पाययन्ति (pāyayanti) - they make (someone) drink

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √pā

Causative form

Root: pā (class 1)

वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women, beautiful women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - a beautiful woman, an excellent woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – excellent, best, choicest
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅganā – woman
  noun (feminine)

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