वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-6

शतह्रदानां लोलत्वं शस्त्राणां तीक्ष्णतां तथा ।
गरुडानिलयोः शैघ्र्यमनुगच्छन्ति योषितः ॥६॥

6. śatahradānāṃ lolatvaṃ śastrāṇāṃ tīkṣṇatāṃ tathā ,
garuḍānilayoḥ śaighryamanugacchanti yoṣitaḥ.

6. śatahṛdānām lolatvam śastrāṇām tīkṣṇatām tathā
garuḍānilayoḥ śaighryam anugacchanti yoṣitaḥ

6. yoṣitaḥ śatahṛdānām lolatvam śastrāṇām tīkṣṇatām
tathā garuḍānilayoḥ śaighryam anugacchanti

6. Women emulate the fickleness of lightning flashes, the sharpness of weapons, and the swiftness of Garuḍa and the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• शतहृदानाम् (śatahṛdānām) - of lightning flashes (of lightning flashes (lit. of a hundred tanks/lakes, but primarily refers to lightning))

• लोलत्वम् (lolatvam) - fickleness (fickleness, unsteadiness, restlessness)

• शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - of weapons (of weapons, of knives, of instruments)

• तीक्ष्णताम् (tīkṣṇatām) - sharpness (sharpness, keenness, fierceness)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus, so)

• गरुडानिलयोः (garuḍānilayoḥ) - of Garuḍa and the wind

• शैघ्र्यम् (śaighryam) - swiftness, speed, quickness

• अनुगच्छन्ति (anugacchanti) - they emulate (they follow, they imitate, they go after)

• योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women, females

Words meanings and morphology

शतहृदानाम् (śatahṛdānām) - of lightning flashes (of lightning flashes (lit. of a hundred tanks/lakes, but primarily refers to lightning))

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śatahṛdā

śatahṛdā - lightning (lit. 'having a hundred lakes'), a kind of pond or lake

Feminine noun. Compound 'śata' (hundred) + 'hṛdā' (lake, pond). Often means lightning due to its flickering nature.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+hṛdā)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• hṛdā – lake, pond
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun.

Note: Refers to lightning due to its flickering nature.

लोलत्वम् (lolatvam) - fickleness (fickleness, unsteadiness, restlessness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lolatva

lolatva - fickleness, unsteadiness, restlessness, tremulousness

Neuter noun, derived from 'lola' (fickle, tremulous) with suffix -tva.

Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anugacchanti'.

शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - of weapons (of weapons, of knives, of instruments)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, sword, knife, instrument

Neuter noun. From root śas (to cut).

Root: śas (class 2)

तीक्ष्णताम् (tīkṣṇatām) - sharpness (sharpness, keenness, fierceness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tīkṣṇatā

tīkṣṇatā - sharpness, keenness, fierceness, intensity

Feminine noun, derived from 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp, keen) with suffix -tā.

Root: tij

तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverb/conjunction.

Note: Acts as a conjunction like 'ca'.

गरुडानिलयोः (garuḍānilayoḥ) - of Garuḍa and the wind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of garuḍānila

garuḍānila - Garuḍa and the wind

Masculine noun, dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (garuḍa+anila)

• garuḍa – Garuḍa (mythical bird)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Masculine noun.
• anila – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
  Masculine noun. From root an (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

शैघ्र्यम् (śaighryam) - swiftness, speed, quickness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaighrya

śaighrya - swiftness, speed, quickness, agility

Neuter noun, derived from 'śīghra' (swift) with suffix -ya.

Root: śīghra

अनुगच्छन्ति (anugacchanti) - they emulate (they follow, they imitate, they go after)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of anugacch

Present tense, active voice.

From root gam (to go) with prefix anu. 1st conjugation, parasmāipada (active voice).

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'yoṣitaḥ'.

योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women, females

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of 'anugacchanti'.

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