वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-26

का त्वं भवसि रुद्राणां मरुतां वा शुचिस्मिते ।
वसूनां वा वरारोहे देवता प्रतिभासि मे ॥२६॥

26. kā tvaṃ bhavasi rudrāṇāṃ marutāṃ vā śucismite ,
vasūnāṃ vā varārohe devatā pratibhāsi me.

26. kā tvam bhavasi rudrāṇām marutām vā śucismite
vasūnām vā varārohe devatā pratibhāsi me

26. śucismite tvam rudrāṇām vā marutām vā kā
bhavasi varārohe vasūnām vā devatā me pratibhāsi

26. Who are you, O lady with a pure smile, among the Rudras or the Maruts? Or, O lady with shapely hips, you appear to me to be a goddess among the Vasus.

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - who (feminine), what (feminine)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भवसि (bhavasi) - you are, you become, you exist

• रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras

• मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts

• वा (vā) - or, either

• शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiling one, O lady with a radiant smile

• वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वरारोहे (varārohe) - O lady with shapely hips, O excellent-hipped one

• देवता (devatā) - goddess, deity, divinity

• प्रतिभासि (pratibhāsi) - you appear, you seem, you shine forth

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - who (feminine), what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भवसि (bhavasi) - you are, you become, you exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later associated with Shiva); a class of deities

मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of marut

marut - Marut (storm gods, companions of Indra); wind, air

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiling one, O lady with a radiant smile

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śucismitā

śucismitā - pure-smiling, having a radiant smile

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuci+smitā)

• śuci – pure, clean, bright, radiant
  adjective
• smitā – smile, smiling (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Past Passive Participle of root smi (to smile), feminized.
  Root: smi (class 1)

वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - Vasu (a class of deities); wealth, riches

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

वरारोहे (varārohe) - O lady with shapely hips, O excellent-hipped one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varārohā

varārohā - having excellent hips, shapely-hipped (a compliment for women)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+ārohā)

• vara – excellent, superior, best, boon
  adjective
• ārohā – hips, buttocks, rising
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root ruh (to rise) with upasarga ā, feminized.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

देवता (devatā) - goddess, deity, divinity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - deity, goddess, divinity, divine nature

Derived from deva (god) with suffix -tā.

प्रतिभासि (pratibhāsi) - you appear, you seem, you shine forth

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratibhā

Root bhā (to shine) with upasarga prati (towards, in response).

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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