वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-19

पीनोन्नतमुखौ कान्तौ स्निग्धतालफलोपमौ ।
मणिप्रवेकाभरणौ रुचिरौ ते पयोधरौ ॥१९॥

19. pīnonnatamukhau kāntau snigdhatālaphalopamau ,
maṇipravekābharaṇau rucirau te payodharau.

19. pīnonnatamukhau kāntau snigdhatālphalopamau
maṇipravekābharanau rucirau te payodharau

19. te payodharau pīnonnatamukhau kāntau
snigdhatālphalopamau maṇipravekābharanau rucirau

19. Your two breasts are plump and prominent, beautiful, smooth like Palmyra fruits, adorned with excellent jewels, and radiant.

Words meanings summery:

• पीनोन्नतमुखौ (pīnonnatamukhau) - plump and prominent (referring to breasts) (with plump and prominent fronts; having full and elevated surfaces)

• कान्तौ (kāntau) - beautiful (beautiful, desirable, lovely)

• स्निग्धताल्फलोपमौ (snigdhatālphalopamau) - smooth like Palmyra fruits (similar to smooth Palmyra fruits)

• मणिप्रवेकाभरनौ (maṇipravekābharanau) - adorned with excellent jewels (adorned with excellent jewels; having the best gems as ornaments)

• रुचिरौ (rucirau) - radiant (radiant, beautiful, pleasing)

• ते (te) - your (your (singular, enclitic genitive); by you (singular, enclitic instrumental))

• पयोधरौ (payodharau) - breasts (breasts, clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

पीनोन्नतमुखौ (pīnonnatamukhau) - plump and prominent (referring to breasts) (with plump and prominent fronts; having full and elevated surfaces)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pīnonnatamukha

pīnonnatamukha - having a plump and prominent front/surface

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pīna+unnata+mukha)

• pīna – plump, fat, full, swollen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pī (प्यै) 'to swell'.
  Root: pī (class 1)
• unnata – elevated, raised, high, prominent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (नम्) with upasarga ud (उत्).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: nam (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, surface
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'payodharau'.

कान्तौ (kāntau) - beautiful (beautiful, desirable, lovely)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kānta

kānta - desired, loved, lovely, beautiful, agreeable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kam (कम्) 'to desire, love'.

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'payodharau'.

स्निग्धताल्फलोपमौ (snigdhatālphalopamau) - smooth like Palmyra fruits (similar to smooth Palmyra fruits)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of snigdhatālphalopama

snigdhatālphalopama - resembling smooth Palmyra fruits

Compound type : bahuvrihi (snigdha+tālaphala+upama)

• snigdha – smooth, oily, sleek, tender, soft
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root snih (स्निह्) 'to be sticky, to be smooth'.
  Root: snih (class 4)
• tālaphala – Palmyra fruit, palm fruit
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resembling, like, similar, comparison
  adjective
  Derived from root mā (मा) 'to measure, compare' with upasarga upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'payodharau'.

मणिप्रवेकाभरनौ (maṇipravekābharanau) - adorned with excellent jewels (adorned with excellent jewels; having the best gems as ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of maṇipravekābharaṇa

maṇipravekābharaṇa - adorned with excellent jewels

Compound type : bahuvrihi (maṇi+praveka+ābharaṇa)

• maṇi – jewel, gem, pearl
  noun (masculine)
• praveka – excellent, best, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vic (विच्) 'to separate, distinguish' with upasarga pra (प्र).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vic (class 7)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, jewel, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhṛ (भृ) 'to bear, carry' with upasarga ā (आ).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'payodharau'.

रुचिरौ (rucirau) - radiant (radiant, beautiful, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rucira

rucira - bright, radiant, beautiful, pleasing, charming

Derived from root ruc (रुच्) 'to shine, be bright'.

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'payodharau'.

ते (te) - your (your (singular, enclitic genitive); by you (singular, enclitic instrumental))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun base.

Note: Functions as a possessive adjective.

पयोधरौ (payodharau) - breasts (breasts, clouds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of payodhara

payodhara - cloud; breast (literally 'water-holder')

Compound formed from payas (water/milk) and dhara (holder/bearer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (payas+dhara)

• payas – water, milk, fluid
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, wearing, supporting; holder, bearer (suffix)
  noun
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dhṛ (धृ) 'to hold, bear'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.

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