वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-17

तस्यास्तद्विमलं वक्त्रमाकाशे रावणाङ्कगम् ।
न रराज विना रामं विनालमिव पङ्कजम् ॥१७॥

17. tasyāstadvimalaṃ vaktramākāśe rāvaṇāṅkagam ,
na rarāja vinā rāmaṃ vinālamiva paṅkajam.

17. tasyāḥ tat vimalam vaktram ākāśe rāvaṇāṅkagam
na rarāja vinā rāmam vinālam iva paṅkajam

17. ākāśe rāvaṇāṅkagam tasyāḥ tat vimalam vaktram
rāmam vinā na rarāja vinālam paṅkajam iva

17. Her pure face (vaktra), though resting in Rāvaṇa's lap in the sky, did not shine without Rāma, just like a lotus (paṅkaja) without its stalk.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clean

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

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

• रावणाङ्कगम् (rāvaṇāṅkagam) - resting on Rāvaṇa's lap

• न (na) - not

• रराज (rarāja) - shone, gleamed

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (accusative)

• विनालम् (vinālam) - without a stalk, stalkless

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - lotus (born in mud)

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.

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clean

Compound type : pradi-samasa (vi+mala)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity
  noun (masculine)

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - face, mouth, snout

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

रावणाङ्कगम् (rāvaṇāṅkagam) - resting on Rāvaṇa's lap

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇāṅkaga

rāvaṇāṅkaga - resting on Rāvaṇa's lap

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rāvaṇa+aṅka+ga)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aṅka – lap, side, mark
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, resting in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix 'da' (ka) after root
  From root gam (to go) with suffix 'ḍa' (ga)
  Root: gam

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रराज (rarāja) - shone, gleamed

(verb)

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

Root: rāj (class 1)

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name)

विनालम् (vinālam) - without a stalk, stalkless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vināla

vināla - without a stalk, stalkless

Compound type : pradi-samasa (vi+nāla)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• nāla – stalk, stem
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - lotus (born in mud)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paṅkaja

paṅkaja - lotus (born in mud)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (paṅka+ja)

• paṅka – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born from, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix 'ḍa' (ja) after root
  From root jan (to be born) with suffix 'ḍa' (ja)
  Root: jan