वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-16

तस्याः कौशेयमुद्धूतमाकाशे कनकप्रभम् ।
बभौ चादित्यरागेण ताम्रमभ्रमिवातपे ॥१६॥

16. tasyāḥ kauśeyamuddhūtamākāśe kanakaprabham ,
babhau cādityarāgeṇa tāmramabhramivātape.

16. tasyāḥ kauśeyam uddhūtam ākāśe kanakaprabham
babhau ca ādityarāgeṇa tāmram abhram iva ātape

16. tasyāḥ uddhūtam kauśeyam ākāśe kanakaprabham
babhau ca ādityarāgeṇa ātape tāmram abhram iva

16. Her silken garment, tossed up into the sky, shone with a golden radiance. And it gleamed copper-red from the sun's rays, just like a cloud in the sunlight.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• कौशेयम् (kauśeyam) - silk garment, silken cloth

• उद्धूतम् (uddhūtam) - thrown up, tossed up, raised

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• कनकप्रभम् (kanakaprabham) - having the brilliance of gold, golden-shining

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, gleamed

• च (ca) - and, also

• आदित्यरागेण (ādityarāgeṇa) - by the red color of the sun, by the sun's rays

• ताम्रम् (tāmram) - copper-colored, red

• अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud, mist

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आतपे (ātape) - in the sunlight, in the heat

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Pronoun 'tad' declined in feminine genitive singular.

कौशेयम् (kauśeyam) - silk garment, silken cloth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kauśeya

kauśeya - silken, made of silk, silk garment

उद्धूतम् (uddhūtam) - thrown up, tossed up, raised

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uddhūta

uddhūta - thrown up, tossed up, raised

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ud

Root: dhū (class 5)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

कनकप्रभम् (kanakaprabham) - having the brilliance of gold, golden-shining

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kanakaprabha

kanakaprabha - having the brilliance of gold, golden-shining

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kanaka+prabhā)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• prabhā – lustre, brilliance, radiance
  noun (feminine)

बभौ (babhau) - shone, gleamed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आदित्यरागेण (ādityarāgeṇa) - by the red color of the sun, by the sun's rays

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ādityarāga

ādityarāga - sun's redness, sun's color, sun's affection

Compound type : tatpurusha (āditya+rāga)

• āditya – the sun, a son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• rāga – color, redness, affection, passion
  noun (masculine)

ताम्रम् (tāmram) - copper-colored, red

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāmra

tāmra - copper, copper-colored, red

अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud, mist

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhra

abhra - cloud, mist, sky

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आतपे (ātape) - in the sunlight, in the heat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātapa

ātapa - sunlight, heat, sunshine

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