वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-6

दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु सा ददर्श महीतले ।
पितुरिङ्गुदिपिण्याकं न्यस्तमायतलोचना ॥६॥

6. dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu sā dadarśa mahītale ,
pituriṅgudipiṇyākaṃ nyastamāyatalocanā.

6. dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu sā dadarśa mahītale
pituḥ iṅgudipiṇyākam nyastam āyatalocanā

6. āyatalocanā sā mahītale dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu
pituḥ iṅgudipiṇyākam nyastam dadarśa

6. With her long eyes (āyatalocanā), she saw on the ground, laid upon the darbha grass with its tips pointing south, the iṅgudi-fruit paste (piṇyāka) of her father.

Words meanings summery:

• दक्षिणाग्रेषु (dakṣiṇāgreṣu) - on (darbha grass) with tips pointing south (on those whose tips are to the south)

• दर्भेषु (darbheṣu) - on the darbha grass

• सा (sā) - Sita (she)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• इङ्गुदिपिण्याकम् (iṅgudipiṇyākam) - iṅgudi-fruit paste/cake

• न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, laid down

• आयतलोचना (āyatalocanā) - Sita, who is described as long-eyed (long-eyed, she whose eyes are long)

Words meanings and morphology

दक्षिणाग्रेषु (dakṣiṇāgreṣu) - on (darbha grass) with tips pointing south (on those whose tips are to the south)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of dakṣiṇāgra

dakṣiṇāgra - having tips pointing south, south-pointed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dakṣiṇa+agra)

• dakṣiṇa – south, right, southern, skillful
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'darbheṣu'

दर्भेषु (darbheṣu) - on the darbha grass

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of darbha

darbha - darbha grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass used in rituals

सा (sā) - Sita (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, bottom, palm of hand
  noun (neuter)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

इङ्गुदिपिण्याकम् (iṅgudipiṇyākam) - iṅgudi-fruit paste/cake

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṅgudipiṇyāka

iṅgudipiṇyāka - oil-cake or paste made from the iṅgudi fruit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṅgudi+piṇyāka)

• iṅgudi – iṅgudi tree (Terminalia catappa) or its fruit
  noun (feminine)
• piṇyāka – oil-cake, paste of ground seeds (after oil extraction)
  noun (neuter)

न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, laid down

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, laid down, deposited, entrusted

Past Passive Participle

From root as 'to throw' with prefix ni-, or root dhā 'to place' with ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'iṅgudipiṇyākam'

आयतलोचना (āyatalocanā) - Sita, who is described as long-eyed (long-eyed, she whose eyes are long)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyatalocanā

āyatalocanā - long-eyed (an epithet for beautiful women, often Sita)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āyata+locana)

• āyata – stretched, long, extended
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yam 'to stretch' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'

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