वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-3, chapter-32, verse-15
नैव देवी न गन्धर्वा न यक्षी न च किंनरी ।
तथारूपा मया नारी दृष्टपूर्वा महीतले ॥१५॥
तथारूपा मया नारी दृष्टपूर्वा महीतले ॥१५॥
15. naiva devī na gandharvā na yakṣī na ca kiṃnarī ,
tathārūpā mayā nārī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale.
tathārūpā mayā nārī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale.
15.
na eva devī na gandharvā na yakṣī na ca
kiṃnarī tathārūpā mayā nārī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale
kiṃnarī tathārūpā mayā nārī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale
15.
tathārūpā nārī mayā na eva devī na gandharvā
na yakṣī na ca kiṃnarī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale
na yakṣī na ca kiṃnarī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale
15.
A woman of such exquisite form has never been seen by me on the surface of the earth, neither a goddess, nor a Gandharva woman, nor a Yakṣī, nor a Kinnarī.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
- देवी (devī) - goddess, divine woman
- न (na) - not, no
- गन्धर्वा (gandharvā) - a Gandharva woman (a female celestial musician/spirit)
- न (na) - not, no
- यक्षी (yakṣī) - a Yakṣa woman (a female nature spirit or demi-goddess)
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- किंनरी (kiṁnarī) - a Kinnarī (a female mythical being, half-human, half-bird/horse)
- तथारूपा (tathārūpā) - of such a form, of such a nature
- मया (mayā) - by me
- नारी (nārī) - woman
- दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before, previously seen
- महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
(indeclinable)
देवी (devī) - goddess, divine woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, queen, divine lady
Feminine form of 'deva' (god).
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
गन्धर्वा (gandharvā) - a Gandharva woman (a female celestial musician/spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gandharva
gandharva - a celestial musician, a class of demi-gods
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
यक्षी (yakṣī) - a Yakṣa woman (a female nature spirit or demi-goddess)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yakṣī
yakṣī - a female Yakṣa, a semi-divine being associated with nature and treasure
Feminine form of 'yakṣa'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
किंनरी (kiṁnarī) - a Kinnarī (a female mythical being, half-human, half-bird/horse)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kiṃnarī
kiṁnarī - a female Kinnara, a mythical being with a human body and a horse's head, or vice versa; a celestial musician
Feminine form of 'kiṃnara'.
तथारूपा (tathārūpā) - of such a form, of such a nature
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tathārūpā
tathārūpa - having such a form, of such a nature, similar
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tathā+rūpa)
- tathā – thus, so, in that manner
indeclinable - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of aham
aham - I, me
First person singular pronoun.
नारी (nārī) - woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī
nārī - woman, wife, female
दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before, previously seen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭapūrvā
dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before, previously seen
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)
- dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'dṛś' (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1) - pūrva – former, prior, previous, earlier
adjective (masculine)
महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala
mahītala - earth's surface, ground
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)
- mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - tala – surface, plain, level, bottom
noun (neuter)