वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-21

करान्तमितमध्यासि सुकेशी संहतस्तनी ।
नैव देवी न गन्धर्वी न यक्षी न च किंनरी ॥२१॥

21. karāntamitamadhyāsi sukeśī saṃhatastanī ,
naiva devī na gandharvī na yakṣī na ca kiṃnarī.

21. karāntamitamadhyā asi sukeśī saṃhatastanī na
eva devī na gandharvī na yakṣī na ca kiṃnarī

21. sukeśī saṃhatastanī karāntamitamadhyā asi.
na eva devī,
na gandharvī,
na yakṣī,
na ca kiṃnarī.

21. You have a waist that can be grasped by a hand, beautiful hair, and firm breasts. You are neither a goddess, nor a Gandharva woman, nor a Yakṣa woman, nor a Kinnarī.

Words meanings summery:

• करान्तमितमध्या (karāntamitamadhyā) - having a waist that can be grasped by a hand (having a waist measured by the palm of a hand; having a slender waist)

• असि (asi) - you are

• सुकेशी (sukeśī) - having beautiful hair (having beautiful hair; a beautiful-haired woman)

• संहतस्तनी (saṁhatastanī) - having firm breasts (having firm breasts; having compact breasts)

• न (na) - neither (not, nor)

• एव (eva) - (with na) 'neither' (indeed, just, only, emphasis)

• देवी (devī) - goddess (goddess, queen, lady)

• न (na) - nor (not, nor)

• गन्धर्वी (gandharvī) - a Gandharva woman (a Gandharva woman (celestial musician))

• न (na) - nor (not, nor)

• यक्षी (yakṣī) - a Yakṣa woman (a Yakṣa woman (nature spirit))

• न (na) - nor (not, nor)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• किंनरी (kiṁnarī) - a Kinnarī (a Kinnarī (mythical being, half-human, half-horse/bird))

Words meanings and morphology

करान्तमितमध्या (karāntamitamadhyā) - having a waist that can be grasped by a hand (having a waist measured by the palm of a hand; having a slender waist)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karāntamitamadhyā

karāntamitamadhyā - having a middle (waist) measured by the end of a hand (feminine)

Feminine of Bahuvrihi compound (kareṇa antamitaṃ madhyaṃ yasyāḥ sā).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kara+anta+mita+madhya)

• kara – hand, arm, ray
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, edge, proximity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant (class 1)
• mita – measured, limited, moderate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mā (मा) 'to measure'.
  Root: mā (class 2)
• madhya – middle, waist, central
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the lady.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

From root as (अस्) 'to be'.

Root: as (class 2)

सुकेशी (sukeśī) - having beautiful hair (having beautiful hair; a beautiful-haired woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukeśī

sukeśī - having beautiful hair (feminine)

Feminine of Bahuvrihi compound 'sukeśa' (śobhanāḥ keśā yasyāḥ sā).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+keśa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'.
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root keś (केश्) 'to adorn'.
  Root: keś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the lady.

संहतस्तनी (saṁhatastanī) - having firm breasts (having firm breasts; having compact breasts)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃhatastanī

saṁhatastanī - having firm/compact breasts (feminine)

Feminine of Bahuvrihi compound 'saṃhatastana' (saṃhatāu stanāu yasyāḥ sā).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃhata+stana)

• saṃhata – firm, compact, joined, collected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (हन्) 'to strike, kill' with upasarga sam (सम्).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)
• stana – breast, udder
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root stan (स्तन्) 'to thunder, make a sound'.
  Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Refers to the lady.

न (na) - neither (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Used for negation, part of 'neither...nor' construction.

एव (eva) - (with na) 'neither' (indeed, just, only, emphasis)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Used for emphasis within the negation.

देवी (devī) - goddess (goddess, queen, lady)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine of 'deva' (god).

Root: div (class 4)

न (na) - nor (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Used for negation, part of 'neither...nor' construction.

गन्धर्वी (gandharvī) - a Gandharva woman (a Gandharva woman (celestial musician))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gandharvī

gandharvī - a female Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, musicians, and singers)

Feminine of 'gandharva'.

न (na) - nor (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Used for negation, part of 'neither...nor' construction.

यक्षी (yakṣī) - a Yakṣa woman (a Yakṣa woman (nature spirit))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yakṣī

yakṣī - a female Yakṣa (a class of nature-spirits, often benevolent)

Feminine of 'yakṣa'.

Root: yakṣ (class 1)

न (na) - nor (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Used for negation, part of 'neither...nor' construction.

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

किंनरी (kiṁnarī) - a Kinnarī (a Kinnarī (mythical being, half-human, half-horse/bird))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kiṃnarī

kiṁnarī - a female Kinnara (a mythical being, typically half-human and half-horse or bird)

Feminine of 'kiṃnara'.

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