वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-11

शुभां रुचिरदन्तौष्ठीं पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् ।
आसीनां पर्णशालायां बाष्पशोकाभिपीडिताम् ॥११॥

11. śubhāṃ ruciradantauṣṭhīṃ pūrṇacandranibhānanām ,
āsīnāṃ parṇaśālāyāṃ bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitām.

11. śubhām ruciradantauṣṭhīm pūrṇacandranibhānanām
āsīnām parṇaśālāyām bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitām

11. śubhām ruciradantauṣṭhīm pūrṇacandranibhānanām
āsīnām parṇaśālāyām bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitām

11. Auspicious, with beautiful teeth and lips, having a face like the full moon, she was seated in a leaf-hut, afflicted by tears and sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, bright, fortunate)

• रुचिरदन्तौष्ठीम् (ruciradantauṣṭhīm) - having beautiful teeth and lips

• पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् (pūrṇacandranibhānanām) - having a face like the full moon

• आसीनाम् (āsīnām) - seated (seated, sitting)

• पर्णशालायाम् (parṇaśālāyām) - in a leaf-hut (in a leaf-hut, in a hermitage)

• बाष्पशोकाभिपीडिताम् (bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitām) - afflicted by tears and sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

शुभाम् (śubhām) - beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, bright, fortunate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, pure, good, fortunate

रुचिरदन्तौष्ठीम् (ruciradantauṣṭhīm) - having beautiful teeth and lips

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ruciradantauṣṭhī

ruciradantauṣṭhī - having beautiful teeth and lips

Compound derived from rucira (beautiful), danta (tooth), oṣṭha (lip). The ī suffix makes it feminine.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rucira+danta+oṣṭha)

• rucira – beautiful, splendid, brilliant, pleasing
  adjective (masculine, feminine, neuter)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)

पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् (pūrṇacandranibhānanām) - having a face like the full moon

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrṇacandranibhānanā

pūrṇacandranibhānanā - having a face like the full moon

Compound derived from pūrṇa (full), candra (moon), nibha (like), ānana (face). The ā suffix makes it feminine.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūrṇa+candra+nibha+ānana)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine, feminine, neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pṛ 'to fill'
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine, feminine, neuter)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

आसीनाम् (āsīnām) - seated (seated, sitting)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Past Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root √ās 'to sit' with suffix -īna

Root: ās (class 2)

पर्णशालायाम् (parṇaśālāyām) - in a leaf-hut (in a leaf-hut, in a hermitage)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of parṇaśālā

parṇaśālā - leaf-hut, hermitage (made of leaves)

Compound of parṇa (leaf) and śālā (house, hut).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parṇa+śālā)

• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• śālā – house, hall, hut
  noun (feminine)

बाष्पशोकाभिपीडिताम् (bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitām) - afflicted by tears and sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitā

bāṣpaśokābhipīḍitā - afflicted by tears and sorrow

Past Passive Participle (as part of a compound)

Compound of bāṣpa (tears), śoka (sorrow) and abhipīḍitā (afflicted). abhipīḍitā itself is a past passive participle of √pīḍ with abhi. The ā suffix makes it feminine.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+śoka+abhipīḍitā)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• abhipīḍitā – afflicted, tormented, oppressed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pīḍ 'to oppress, afflict' with upasarga abhi.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

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