वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-47

उदीर्णसंरम्भतमोवृतानना तथावमुक्तोत्तममाल्यभूषणा ।
नरेन्द्रपत्नी विमना बभूव सा तमोवृता द्यौरिव मग्नतारका ॥४७॥

47. udīrṇasaṃrambhatamovṛtānanā tathāvamuktottamamālyabhūṣaṇā ,
narendrapatnī vimanā babhūva sā tamovṛtā dyauriva magnatārakā.

47. udīrṇasaṃrambhatamovṛtānanā tathā
avamuktauttamamālyabhūṣaṇā
narendrapatnī vimanāḥ babhūva sā
tamovṛtā dyauḥ iva magnatārakā

47. udīrṇasaṃrambhatamovṛtānanā tathā
avamuktauttamamālyabhūṣaṇā sā
narendrapatnī tamovṛtā magnatārakā
dyauḥ iva vimanāḥ babhūva

47. With her face veiled by the gloom of intense fury, and having cast off her finest garlands and ornaments, that queen became dejected, just like the sky covered in darkness with its stars obscured.

Words meanings summery:

• उदीर्णसंरम्भतमोवृतानना (udīrṇasaṁrambhatamovṛtānanā) - her face covered by the gloom of intense fury (whose face is covered with the gloom of intense fury)

• तथा (tathā) - also (thus, so, also)

• अवमुक्तौत्तममाल्यभूषणा (avamuktauttamamālyabhūṣaṇā) - having cast off her finest garlands and ornaments (who has discarded her excellent garlands and ornaments)

• नरेन्द्रपत्नी (narendrapatnī) - the queen (Kaikeyi) (the king's wife, queen)

• विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - dejected (dejected, disheartened, unhappy, disturbed in mind)

• बभूव (babhūva) - she became (she became, she was)

• सा (sā) - that (queen) (she, that)

• तमोवृता (tamovṛtā) - covered in darkness (covered by darkness, enveloped in gloom)

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• मग्नतारका (magnatārakā) - its stars obscured (lit. submerged) (having submerged stars, whose stars are sunken)

Words meanings and morphology

उदीर्णसंरम्भतमोवृतानना (udīrṇasaṁrambhatamovṛtānanā) - her face covered by the gloom of intense fury (whose face is covered with the gloom of intense fury)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udīrṇasaṃrambhatamovṛtānana

udīrṇasaṁrambhatamovṛtānana - whose face is covered with the darkness of aroused fury

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udīrṇa+saṃrambha+tamas+vṛta+ānana)

• udīrṇa – aroused, excited, intense
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root īr (to stir) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: īr (class 2)
• saṃrambha – fury, rage, excitement
  noun (masculine)
  From root rabh (to seize) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)
• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• vṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ (to cover).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'narendrapatnī'.

तथा (tathā) - also (thus, so, also)

(indeclinable)

अवमुक्तौत्तममाल्यभूषणा (avamuktauttamamālyabhūṣaṇā) - having cast off her finest garlands and ornaments (who has discarded her excellent garlands and ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avamuktauttamamālyabhūṣaṇa

avamuktauttamamālyabhūṣaṇa - who has discarded her best garlands and ornaments

Bahuvrīhi compound: avamukta (discarded) + uttama (best) + mālya (garlands) + bhūṣaṇa (ornaments).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avamukta+uttama+mālya+bhūṣaṇa)

• avamukta – discarded, thrown off, loosened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc (to release) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: muc (class 6)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective
• mālya – garland, wreath
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhūṣ (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Refers to 'narendrapatnī'.

नरेन्द्रपत्नी (narendrapatnī) - the queen (Kaikeyi) (the king's wife, queen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of narendrapatnī

narendrapatnī - queen, king's wife

Compound of 'nara' (man) + 'indra' (chief) = 'narendra' (king), and 'patnī' (wife). Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (narendra+patnī)

• narendra – king, chief of men
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'nara' (man) + 'indra' (chief).
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - dejected (dejected, disheartened, unhappy, disturbed in mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vimanā

vimanā - dejected, dispirited, unhappy, distracted

Compound of 'vi' (apart, without) and 'manas' (mind). Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+manas)

• vi – apart, without, intensely
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• manas – mind, spirit, intellect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'narendrapatnī'.

बभूव (babhūva) - she became (she became, she was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सा (sā) - that (queen) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'narendrapatnī'.

तमोवृता (tamovṛtā) - covered in darkness (covered by darkness, enveloped in gloom)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tamovṛta

tamovṛta - covered by darkness, enveloped in gloom

Compound of 'tamas' (darkness) and 'vṛta' (covered). Instrumental Tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (tamas+vṛta)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• vṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ (to cover).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'dyauḥ'.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, celestial region

Note: The object of comparison.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

मग्नतारका (magnatārakā) - its stars obscured (lit. submerged) (having submerged stars, whose stars are sunken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of magnatārakā

magnatārakā - whose stars are submerged/hidden

Bahuvrīhi compound: magna (submerged) + tārakā (stars).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (magna+tārakā)

• magna – submerged, sunken, immersed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root majj (to sink).
  Root: majj (class 6)
• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'dyauḥ'.

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