वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-31

उरस्ते ऽभिनिविष्टं वै यावत् स्कन्धात् समुन्नतम् ।
अधस्ताच्चोदरं शान्तं सुनाभमिव लज्जितम् ॥३१॥

31. uraste'bhiniviṣṭaṃ vai yāvat skandhāt samunnatam ,
adhastāccodaraṃ śāntaṃ sunābhamiva lajjitam.

31. uras te abhiniviṣṭam vai yāvat skandhāt samunnatam
adhastāt ca udaram śāntam sunābham iva lajjitam

31. te uras abhiniviṣṭam vai yāvat skandhāt samunnatam
ca adhastāt udaram śāntam sunābham iva lajjitam

31. Your chest is indeed prominent and elevated up to the shoulders. And below, your belly is smooth and graceful, possessing a beautiful navel, as if shy.

Words meanings summery:

• उरस् (uras) - chest, breast

• ते (te) - your, to you

• अभिनिविष्टम् (abhiniviṣṭam) - prominent, deep-set, well-placed

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• यावत् (yāvat) - up to, as far as

• स्कन्धात् (skandhāt) - from the shoulder, up to the shoulder

• समुन्नतम् (samunnatam) - elevated, raised, prominent

• अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below, underneath

• च (ca) - and

• उदरम् (udaram) - belly, abdomen

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - calm, smooth, flat, peaceful

• सुनाभम् (sunābham) - having a beautiful navel

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• लज्जितम् (lajjitam) - ashamed, shy, modest

Words meanings and morphology

उरस् (uras) - chest, breast

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, bosom

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अभिनिविष्टम् (abhiniviṣṭam) - prominent, deep-set, well-placed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhiniviṣṭa

abhiniviṣṭa - deeply entered, prominent, well-placed

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'viś' (to enter) with prefixes 'abhi' (towards, into) and 'ni' (down, in).

Prefixes: abhi+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - up to, as far as

(indeclinable)

स्कन्धात् (skandhāt) - from the shoulder, up to the shoulder

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of skandha

skandha - shoulder, trunk (of a tree)

समुन्नतम् (samunnatam) - elevated, raised, prominent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samunnata

samunnata - elevated, raised, prominent, well-risen

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'nam' (to bend) with prefixes 'sam' (together, completely) and 'ud' (upwards).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: nam (class 1)

अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below, underneath

(indeclinable)

From 'adhas' with the suffix '-tāt'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उदरम् (udaram) - belly, abdomen

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udara

udara - belly, abdomen, womb

शान्तम् (śāntam) - calm, smooth, flat, peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, peaceful, quiet, flat, smooth

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'śam' (to be calm, to cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

सुनाभम् (sunābham) - having a beautiful navel

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sunābha

sunābha - having a beautiful navel

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+nābha)

• su – good, well, beautiful, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'beautiful'.
• nābhi – navel, nave
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

लज्जितम् (lajjitam) - ashamed, shy, modest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lajjita

lajjita - ashamed, shy, modest

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'lajj' (to be ashamed).

Root: lajj (class 1)

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