वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-40, verse-27

प्रच्छादनार्थं भावस्य न भक्षयति संस्पृशन् ।
तस्मिन्नेव ततः काले वैदेही शुभलोचना ॥२७॥

27. pracchādanārthaṃ bhāvasya na bhakṣayati saṃspṛśan ,
tasminneva tataḥ kāle vaidehī śubhalocanā.

27. pracchādanārtham bhāvasya na bhakṣayati saṃspṛśan
| tasmin eva tataḥ kāle vaidehī śubhalocanā

27. bhāvasya pracchādanārtham,
saṃspṛśan (api) na bhakṣayati tataḥ tasmin eva kāle śubhalocanā vaidehī

27. To conceal his true nature (bhāva), he does not devour (them) even after touching (them). It was at that very moment that Vaidehī (Sītā), with her auspicious eyes...

Words meanings summery:

• प्रच्छादनार्थम् (pracchādanārtham) - for the purpose of concealment, in order to hide

• भावस्य (bhāvasya) - of his true nature (bhāva) (of the nature, of the being, of the intention)

• न (na) - not

• भक्षयति (bhakṣayati) - he does not devour (them) (he eats, he devours, he consumes)

• संस्पृशन् (saṁspṛśan) - touching, while touching

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - at that (very) time (in that, at that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• काले (kāle) - at the time, in the season, at the moment

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā, the princess of Videha (Vaidehī (Sītā))

• शुभलोचना (śubhalocanā) - with beautiful eyes, auspicious-eyed

Words meanings and morphology

प्रच्छादनार्थम् (pracchādanārtham) - for the purpose of concealment, in order to hide

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pracchādanārtha

pracchādanārtha - purpose of concealment, for hiding

Compound of `pracchādana` (concealment) and `artha` (purpose, for the sake of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pracchādana+artha)

• pracchādana – covering, concealing, hiding
  noun (neuter)
  From root `chad` with prefix `pra` (to cover).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: chad (class 10)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverb.

भावस्य (bhāvasya) - of his true nature (bhāva) (of the nature, of the being, of the intention)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, true nature, intention, disposition

From root `bhū` (to be, to exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

भक्षयति (bhakṣayati) - he does not devour (them) (he eats, he devours, he consumes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhakṣ

Present active

Denominative verb from `bhakṣa` (food) or secondary root from `bhaj`.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Subject is the demon.

संस्पृशन् (saṁspṛśan) - touching, while touching

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃspṛśat

saṁspṛśat - touching, coming into contact with

Present Active Participle

From root `spṛś` with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Implies a simultaneous action with 'bhakṣayati'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - at that (very) time (in that, at that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies kāle.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` + suffix `tas`.

काले (kāle) - at the time, in the season, at the moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, moment

Note: Denotes 'when'.

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā, the princess of Videha (Vaidehī (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Sītā (as the princess of Videha)

Feminine patronymic from Videha.

Note: Subject of the following sentence.

शुभलोचना (śubhalocanā) - with beautiful eyes, auspicious-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhalocanā

śubhalocanā - having beautiful/auspicious eyes

Compound of `śubha` (beautiful/auspicious) and `locana` (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+locana)

• śubha – beautiful, auspicious, shining
  adjective
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  From root `loc` (to see, to shine).
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Modifies Vaidehī.