वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-16

ह्रीः श्रीः कीर्तिः शुभा लक्ष्मीरप्सरा वा शुभानने ।
भूतिर्वा त्वं वरारोहे रतिर्वा स्वैरचारिणी ॥१६॥

16. hrīḥ śrīḥ kīrtiḥ śubhā lakṣmīrapsarā vā śubhānane ,
bhūtirvā tvaṃ varārohe ratirvā svairacāriṇī.

16. hrīḥ śrīḥ kīrtiḥ śubhā lakṣmīḥ apsarā vā śubhānane
bhūtiḥ vā tvam varārohe ratiḥ vā svairacāriṇī

16. śubhānane,
tvam hrīḥ śrīḥ kīrtiḥ śubhā lakṣmīḥ vā apsarā vā? varārohe,
tvam bhūtiḥ vā svairacāriṇī ratiḥ vā?

16. O beautiful-faced one, are you Modesty (hrī), Prosperity (śrī), Fame (kīrti), or the auspicious goddess Lakṣmī? Or are you an Apsara? O you with lovely hips, are you Power (bhūti) or Rati, who moves about freely?

Words meanings summery:

• ह्रीः (hrīḥ) - the goddess Modesty (hrī) (modesty, shame, humility)

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - the goddess Prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty)

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - the goddess Fame (kīrti) (fame, glory, renown)

• शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious (beautiful, auspicious, radiant)

• लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - the goddess Lakṣmī (fortune, prosperity, the goddess Lakṣmī)

• अप्सरा (apsarā) - an Apsara (Apsara (celestial nymph))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• शुभानने (śubhānane) - addressing a woman with a beautiful face (O beautiful-faced one)

• भूतिः (bhūtiḥ) - glory or power (bhūti) (prosperity, power, glory, welfare)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular) (you)

• वरारोहे (varārohe) - addressing a woman with beautiful hips (O you with excellent hips/thighs)

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - the goddess Rati (pleasure, delight, the goddess Rati (Kāma's wife))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• स्वैरचारिणी (svairacāriṇī) - one who wanders freely (wandering freely, acting independently)

Words meanings and morphology

ह्रीः (hrīḥ) - the goddess Modesty (hrī) (modesty, shame, humility)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hrī

hrī - modesty, shame, humility

Root: hrī (class 1)

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - the goddess Prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty

Root: śrī (class 4)

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - the goddess Fame (kīrti) (fame, glory, renown)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown

from √kīrt 'to mention'

Root: kīrt (class 10)

शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious (beautiful, auspicious, radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - beautiful, auspicious, radiant

feminine of śubha

Root: śubh (class 1)

लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - the goddess Lakṣmī (fortune, prosperity, the goddess Lakṣmī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, the goddess Lakṣmī

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

अप्सरा (apsarā) - an Apsara (Apsara (celestial nymph))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apsarā

apsarā - Apsara (celestial nymph)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

शुभानने (śubhānane) - addressing a woman with a beautiful face (O beautiful-faced one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhānanā

śubhānana - having a beautiful face

from śubha + ānana

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śubha+ānana)

• śubha – beautiful, auspicious, radiant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: śubh (class 1)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: an (class 2)

भूतिः (bhūtiḥ) - glory or power (bhūti) (prosperity, power, glory, welfare)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - prosperity, power, glory, welfare, existence

from √bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वरारोहे (varārohe) - addressing a woman with beautiful hips (O you with excellent hips/thighs)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varārohā

varārohā - having excellent hips/thighs

from vara + āroha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+āroha)

• vara – excellent, best, boon
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• āroha – hip, protuberance
  noun (masculine)
  from ā + √ruh 'to ascend'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

रतिः (ratiḥ) - the goddess Rati (pleasure, delight, the goddess Rati (Kāma's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, the goddess Rati

from √ram 'to delight'

Root: ram (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

स्वैरचारिणी (svairacāriṇī) - one who wanders freely (wandering freely, acting independently)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svairacāriṇī

svairacārin - wandering freely, acting independently

from svaira + cārin (from √car 'to move')

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svaira+cārin)

• svaira – self-willed, free, independent
  adjective
  Root: sva
• cārin – moving, wandering, practicing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Primary Suffix -in
  from √car 'to move'
  Root: car (class 1)

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