वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-3

कौसल्या बाष्पपूर्णेन मुखेन परिशुष्यता ।
सुमित्रामब्रवीद्दीना याश्चान्या राजयोषितः ॥३॥

3. kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇena mukhena pariśuṣyatā ,
sumitrāmabravīddīnā yāścānyā rājayoṣitaḥ.

3. kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇena mukhena pariśuṣyatā
sumitrām abravīt dīnā yāḥ ca anyāḥ rājayoṣitaḥ

3. dīnā kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇena pariśuṣyatā mukhena
sumitrām ca yāḥ anyāḥ rājayoṣitaḥ abravīt

3. Distressed, Kausalya, her face withered and filled with tears, spoke to Sumitra and the other royal ladies.

Words meanings summery:

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya

• बाष्पपूर्णेन (bāṣpapūrṇena) - with (her face) filled with tears (by or with one filled with tears)

• मुखेन (mukhena) - with (her) face (by or with a face)

• परिशुष्यता (pariśuṣyatā) - with (her face) drying up or withered (by or with something drying up/withering)

• सुमित्राम् (sumitrām) - to Sumitra (Sumitra (accusative))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• दीना (dīnā) - distressed (Kausalya) (distressed, sad, wretched)

• याः (yāḥ) - who, which (feminine plural)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (feminine plural)

• राजयोषितः (rājayoṣitaḥ) - royal ladies, queens

Words meanings and morphology

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya (name of Rāma's mother)

बाष्पपूर्णेन (bāṣpapūrṇena) - with (her face) filled with tears (by or with one filled with tears)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāṣpapūrṇa

bāṣpapūrṇa - filled with tears, tearful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+pūrṇa)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ 'to fill'
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mukhena'

मुखेन (mukhena) - with (her) face (by or with a face)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front

परिशुष्यता (pariśuṣyatā) - with (her face) drying up or withered (by or with something drying up/withering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pariśuṣyat

pariśuṣyat - drying up, withering, becoming dry

Present Active Participle

From root śuṣ (to dry) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mukhena'

सुमित्राम् (sumitrām) - to Sumitra (Sumitra (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sumitrā

sumitrā - Sumitra (name of Lakṣmaṇa's mother)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

दीना (dīnā) - distressed (Kausalya) (distressed, sad, wretched)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīna

dīna - distressed, sad, wretched, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

From root dai 'to pine'

Root: dai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Kausalya'

याः (yāḥ) - who, which (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

राजयोषितः (rājayoṣitaḥ) - royal ladies, queens

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rājayoṣit

rājayoṣit - royal lady, queen

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+yoṣit)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• yoṣit – woman, lady
  noun (feminine)

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