वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-68

कल्कांश्चूर्णकषायांश्च स्नानानि विविधानि च ।
ददृशुर्भाजनस्थानि तीर्थेषु सरितां नराः ॥६८॥

68. kalkāṃścūrṇakaṣāyāṃśca snānāni vividhāni ca ,
dadṛśurbhājanasthāni tīrtheṣu saritāṃ narāḥ.

68. kalkān cūrṇakaṣāyān ca snānāni vividhāni ca
dadṛśuḥ bhājanasthāni tīrtheṣu saritām narāḥ

68. narāḥ tīrtheṣu saritām bhājanasthāni vividhāni
kalkān cūrṇakaṣāyān ca snānāni ca dadṛśuḥ

68. The people saw various pastes, powdered astringents, and bathing preparations, all kept in vessels, at the sacred bathing places (tīrtha) of the rivers.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्कान् (kalkān) - Pastes or powders for anointing or bathing. (pastes, powders)

• चूर्णकषायान् (cūrṇakaṣāyān) - powdered astringents, powdered herbal decoctions

• च (ca) - and

• स्नानानि (snānāni) - bathing substances, bathing preparations

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse

• च (ca) - and

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• भाजनस्थानि (bhājanasthāni) - placed in vessels, contained in pots

• तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - at the bathing places, sacred fords

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

Words meanings and morphology

कल्कान् (kalkān) - Pastes or powders for anointing or bathing. (pastes, powders)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kalka

kalka - paste, powder (especially for anointing the body); sediment

चूर्णकषायान् (cūrṇakaṣāyān) - powdered astringents, powdered herbal decoctions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of cūrṇakaṣāya

cūrṇakaṣāya - powdered astringent; a powder used for bathing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cūrṇa+kaṣāya)

• cūrṇa – powder, dust
  noun (neuter)
• kaṣāya – astringent, extract, decoction (often herbal)
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्नानानि (snānāni) - bathing substances, bathing preparations

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of snāna

snāna - bathing, washing; water or substances used for bathing

Action noun from √snā (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भाजनस्थानि (bhājanasthāni) - placed in vessels, contained in pots

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhājanastha

bhājanastha - being in a vessel or pot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhājana+stha)

• bhājana – vessel, pot, container, dish
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - at the bathing places, sacred fords

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place, place of pilgrimage

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

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