वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-14

ज्योत्स्ना तुषारमलिना पौर्णमास्यां न राजते ।
सीतेव चातपश्यामा लक्ष्यते न तु शोभते ॥१४॥

14. jyotsnā tuṣāramalinā paurṇamāsyāṃ na rājate ,
sīteva cātapaśyāmā lakṣyate na tu śobhate.

14. jyotsnā tuṣāramalinā paurṇamāsyām na rājate
sītā iva ca ātapaśyāmā lakṣyate na tu śobhate

14. paurṇamāsyām tuṣāramalinā jyotsnā na rājate
ātapaśyāmā sītā iva ca lakṣyate tu na śobhate

14. On the full moon night, the moonlight, dimmed by frost, does not shine. It is merely perceived, like Sītā darkened by the sun, but it does not appear beautiful.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā) - moonlight, light of the moon

• तुषारमलिना (tuṣāramalinā) - dimmed by frost/dew, sullied by frost

• पौर्णमास्याम् (paurṇamāsyām) - on the full moon night

• न (na) - not

• राजते (rājate) - shines, looks splendid, appears beautiful

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (name of Rama's wife)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• च (ca) - and, also

• आतपश्यामा (ātapaśyāmā) - darkened by sun, tanned by sun

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, looks beautiful, is splendid

Words meanings and morphology

ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā) - moonlight, light of the moon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jyotsnā

jyotsnā - moonlight, light of the moon

तुषारमलिना (tuṣāramalinā) - dimmed by frost/dew, sullied by frost

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣāramalina

tuṣāramalina - soiled/dimmed by frost or dew

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṣāra+malina)

• tuṣāra – frost, dew, ice
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• malina – dirty, soiled, dim, dark
  adjective

पौर्णमास्याम् (paurṇamāsyām) - on the full moon night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of paurṇamāsī

paurṇamāsī - full moon night

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

राजते (rājate) - shines, looks splendid, appears beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (name of Rama's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rama)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आतपश्यामा (ātapaśyāmā) - darkened by sun, tanned by sun

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātapaśyāmā

ātapaśyāmā - darkened by sun, sun-tanned

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātapa+śyāmā)

• ātapa – sun's heat, sunshine
  noun (masculine)
• śyāmā – dark, dark-colored, dusky (often used for dark-skinned woman)
  noun/adjective (feminine)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, looks beautiful, is splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

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