वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-18

बभूव जलदं नीलं भित्त्वा चन्द्र इवोदितः ।
सुललाटं सुकेशान्तं पद्मगर्भाभमव्रणम् ।
शुक्लैः सुविमलैर्दन्तैः प्रभावद्भिरलंकृतम् ॥१८॥

18. babhūva jaladaṃ nīlaṃ bhittvā candra ivoditaḥ ,
sulalāṭaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmagarbhābhamavraṇam ,
śuklaiḥ suvimalairdantaiḥ prabhāvadbhiralaṃkṛtam.

18. babhūva jaladam nīlam bhittvā candraḥ
iva uditaḥ sulalāṭam sukeśāntam
padmagarbhābham avraṇam śuklaiḥ suvimalaiḥ
dantaiḥ prabhāvadbhiḥ alaṅkṛtam

18. nīlam jaladam bhittvā uditaḥ candraḥ iva
tat sulalāṭam sukeśāntam padmagarbhābham
avraṇam śuklaiḥ suvimalaiḥ prabhāvadbhiḥ
dantaiḥ alaṅkṛtam (vaktram) babhūva

18. (Her face) appeared like the moon risen after piercing a dark blue cloud. It had a beautiful forehead, lovely hair-ends, the radiance of a lotus bud, and was flawless. It was adorned with bright, very pure, radiant teeth.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, appeared, was

• जलदम् (jaladam) - cloud (giver of water)

• नीलम् (nīlam) - blue, dark, dark-blue

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen, appeared

• सुललाटम् (sulalāṭam) - having a beautiful forehead

• सुकेशान्तम् (sukeśāntam) - having beautiful hair-ends

• पद्मगर्भाभम् (padmagarbhābham) - having the luster of a lotus bud

• अव्रणम् (avraṇam) - flawless, unblemished, unwounded

• शुक्लैः (śuklaiḥ) - by bright, by white

• सुविमलैः (suvimalaiḥ) - by very pure, by very clear

• दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth

• प्रभावद्भिः (prabhāvadbhiḥ) - by shining, by brilliant (teeth)

• अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - became, appeared, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

जलदम् (jaladam) - cloud (giver of water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalada

jalada - cloud, giver of water

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, giving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix 'ka' (da) after root
  From root dā (to give) with suffix 'ka' (da)
  Root: dā

नीलम् (nīlam) - blue, dark, dark-blue

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark, dark-blue

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhid (class 7)

चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, said

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

सुललाटम् (sulalāṭam) - having a beautiful forehead

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sulalāṭa

sulalāṭa - having a beautiful forehead

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+lalāṭa)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• lalāṭa – forehead
  noun (neuter)

सुकेशान्तम् (sukeśāntam) - having beautiful hair-ends

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukeśānta

sukeśānta - having beautiful hair-ends

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+keśānta)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• keśānta – end of hair, parting of hair
  noun (masculine)

पद्मगर्भाभम् (padmagarbhābham) - having the luster of a lotus bud

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padmagarbhābha

padmagarbhābha - having the luster of a lotus bud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (padma+garbha+ābhā)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• garbha – womb, interior, bud
  noun (masculine)
• ābhā – luster, radiance, light
  noun (feminine)

अव्रणम् (avraṇam) - flawless, unblemished, unwounded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avraṇa

avraṇa - flawless, unblemished, unwounded

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vraṇa – wound, blemish, fault
  noun (masculine)

शुक्लैः (śuklaiḥ) - by bright, by white

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śukla

śukla - bright, white, pure

सुविमलैः (suvimalaiḥ) - by very pure, by very clear

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suvimala

suvimala - very pure, very clean

Compound type : pradi-samasa (su+vimala)

• su – good, very, well
  indeclinable
• vimala – pure, spotless, clean
  adjective (masculine)

दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth

प्रभावद्भिः (prabhāvadbhiḥ) - by shining, by brilliant (teeth)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prabhāvat

prabhāvat - luminous, radiant, powerful

Derived from prabhā (radiance) + -vat (possessive suffix)

अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alaṅkṛta

alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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