वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-8

सेवमाने दृढं सूर्ये दिशमन्तकसेविताम् ।
विहीनतिलकेव स्त्री नोत्तरा दिक् प्रकाशते ॥८॥

8. sevamāne dṛḍhaṃ sūrye diśamantakasevitām ,
vihīnatilakeva strī nottarā dik prakāśate.

8. sevamāne dṛḍham sūrye diśam antakasevitām
vihīnatilakā iva strī na uttarā dik prakāśate

8. sūrye dṛḍham antakasevitām diśam sevamāne
uttarā dik vihīnatilakā strī iva na prakāśate

8. As the sun firmly occupies the direction frequented by Antaka (Yama, the god of death) (i.e., the south), the northern direction does not shine, like a woman devoid of a tilaka mark.

Words meanings summery:

• सेवमाने (sevamāne) - while occupying (the direction) (while serving, while resorting to, while inhabiting)

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, intensely

• सूर्ये (sūrye) - when the sun (is/does) (in the sun, on the sun)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• अन्तकसेविताम् (antakasevitām) - the southern direction (frequented by Antaka (Yama); resorted to by the god of death)

• विहीनतिलका (vihīnatilakā) - devoid of a tilaka mark; whose tilaka is gone

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्तरा (uttarā) - northern, upper, later, subsequent

• दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears, is illuminated

Words meanings and morphology

सेवमाने (sevamāne) - while occupying (the direction) (while serving, while resorting to, while inhabiting)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sevamāna

sevamāna - serving, resorting to, inhabiting, worshipping

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root 'sev' (to serve, resort to)

Root: sev (class 1)

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (neuter accusative singular).

सूर्ये (sūrye) - when the sun (is/does) (in the sun, on the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

अन्तकसेविताम् (antakasevitām) - the southern direction (frequented by Antaka (Yama); resorted to by the god of death)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of antakasevitā

antakasevitā - frequented/served by Antaka (Yama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antaka+sevitā)

• antaka – Antaka (an epithet of Yama, the god of death); ending, causing an end
  proper noun (masculine)
• sevitā – frequented, served, resorted to
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'sev' (to serve, resort to)
  Root: sev (class 1)

विहीनतिलका (vihīnatilakā) - devoid of a tilaka mark; whose tilaka is gone

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vihīnatilaka

vihīnatilaka - devoid of a tilaka mark

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vihīna+tilaka)

• vihīna – devoid of, deprived of, separated from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'hā' (to abandon, forsake) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hā (class 3)
• tilaka – tilaka mark (an auspicious mark on the forehead)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उत्तरा (uttarā) - northern, upper, later, subsequent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, higher, superior

दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears, is illuminated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prakāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

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