वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-19

अग्राह्यवीर्यः पूर्वाह्णे मध्याह्ने स्पर्शतः सुखः ।
संरक्तः किं चिदापाण्डुरातपः शोभते क्षितौ ॥१९॥

19. agrāhyavīryaḥ pūrvāhṇe madhyāhne sparśataḥ sukhaḥ ,
saṃraktaḥ kiṃ cidāpāṇḍurātapaḥ śobhate kṣitau.

19. agrāhyavīryaḥ pūrvāhṇe madhyāhne sparśataḥ sukhaḥ
saṃraktaḥ kim cit āpāṇḍuḥ ātapaḥ śobhate kṣitau

19. pūrvāhṇe agrāhyavīryaḥ madhyāhne sparśataḥ sukhaḥ
saṃraktaḥ kim cit āpāṇḍuḥ ātapaḥ kṣitau śobhate

19. In the forenoon, its intensity is imperceptible; at midday, it is pleasant to the touch. The sunlight, slightly reddish and yellowish, appears beautiful on the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्राह्यवीर्यः (agrāhyavīryaḥ) - whose strength/power is imperceptible, having imperceptible intensity

• पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - in the forenoon, in the morning

• मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

• स्पर्शतः (sparśataḥ) - by touch, to the touch

• सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, comfortable, agreeable

• संरक्तः (saṁraktaḥ) - reddish, tinged with red

• किम् (kim) - what, something

• चित् (cit) - a little, somewhat, indeed (particle)

• आपाण्डुः (āpāṇḍuḥ) - yellowish, pale

• आतपः (ātapaḥ) - sunshine, heat, warmth

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

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

अग्राह्यवीर्यः (agrāhyavīryaḥ) - whose strength/power is imperceptible, having imperceptible intensity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrāhyavīrya

agrāhyavīrya - having imperceptible strength or power

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+grāhya+vīrya)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• grāhya – to be grasped, perceivable, comprehensible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root grah (to seize, grasp).
  Root: grah (class 9)
• vīrya – strength, power, energy, virility, efficacy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to ātapa (sunshine/heat).

पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - in the forenoon, in the morning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvāhṇa

pūrvāhṇa - forenoon, morning

मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyāhṇa

madhyāhṇa - midday, noon

स्पर्शतः (sparśataḥ) - by touch, to the touch

(indeclinable)

Note: Suffix -tas indicates 'from, by means of, in respect of'.

सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, comfortable, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha

sukha - pleasant, agreeable, happy, easy; happiness, pleasure

Note: Refers to ātapa (sunshine/heat).

संरक्तः (saṁraktaḥ) - reddish, tinged with red

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrakta

saṁrakta - dyed red, coloured, inflamed, passionate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rañj (to color, dye) with upasarga saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ātapaḥ'.

किम् (kim) - what, something

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun/adverb.

चित् (cit) - a little, somewhat, indeed (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Together 'kim cit' means 'somewhat', 'a little'.

आपाण्डुः (āpāṇḍuḥ) - yellowish, pale

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpāṇḍu

āpāṇḍu - pale, yellowish, faintly white

Note: Modifies 'ātapaḥ'.

आतपः (ātapaḥ) - sunshine, heat, warmth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātapa

ātapa - sun's heat, sunshine, warmth

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

(verb)

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

Root: śubh (class 1)

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land, abode

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