वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-22

सा पद्मगौरी हेमाभा रावणं जनकात्मजा ।
विद्युद्घनमिवाविश्य शुशुभे तप्तभूषणा ॥२२॥

22. sā padmagaurī hemābhā rāvaṇaṃ janakātmajā ,
vidyudghanamivāviśya śuśubhe taptabhūṣaṇā.

22. sā padmagaurī hemābhā rāvaṇam janakātmajā
vidyudghanam iva āviśya śuśubhe taptabhūṣaṇā

22. sā padmagaurī hemābhā janakātmajā rāvaṇam āviśya
taptabhūṣaṇā (satī) vidyudghanam iva śuśubhe

22. That daughter of Janaka (Sita), fair as a lotus and lustrous like gold, appeared beautiful, her ornaments shining brightly, as she stood before Ravana, just like lightning illuminating a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

• पद्मगौरी (padmagaurī) - lotus-fair, fair as a lotus

• हेमाभा (hemābhā) - golden-lustered, having the radiance of gold

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, the daughter of Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

• विद्युद्घनम् (vidyudghanam) - lightning-cloud, a cloud with lightning

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आविश्य (āviśya) - having entered, having resorted to, having approached

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared beautiful

• तप्तभूषणा (taptabhūṣaṇā) - adorned with shining ornaments, having heated ornaments

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - she, that

पद्मगौरी (padmagaurī) - lotus-fair, fair as a lotus

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padmagaurī

padmagaurī - fair like a lotus, lotus-colored

Tatpurusha compound 'padma' (lotus) + 'gaurī' (fair, golden-colored).

Compound type : tatpurusha (padma+gaurī)

• padma – lotus, lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• gaurī – fair, golden-colored, white, a young girl, Parvati
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'janakātmajā'.

हेमाभा (hemābhā) - golden-lustered, having the radiance of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hemābha

hemābha - lustrous like gold, golden-shining

Bahuvrihi compound 'heman' (gold) + 'ābha' (splendor, likeness).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+ābha)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – lustre, splendor, resemblance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'janakātmajā'.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the king of Lanka, chief of demons)

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, the daughter of Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Tatpurusha compound 'janaka' (Janaka) + 'ātmajā' (daughter).

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (king of Videha, father of Sita), father, progenitor
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'ātman' (self) with suffix meaning 'born from'.

विद्युद्घनम् (vidyudghanam) - lightning-cloud, a cloud with lightning

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidyudghana

vidyudghana - lightning-cloud, a cloud containing lightning

Tatpurusha compound 'vidyut' (lightning) + 'ghana' (cloud).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyut+ghana)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• ghana – cloud, dense, solid
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आविश्य (āviśya) - having entered, having resorted to, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √viś (to enter) with prefix ā (towards). Absolutive form.

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of śubh

Perfect

Root verb, 1st conjugation, Ātmanepada. Perfect form.

Root: śubh (class 1)

तप्तभूषणा (taptabhūṣaṇā) - adorned with shining ornaments, having heated ornaments

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of taptabhūṣaṇa

taptabhūṣaṇa - having heated/glowing ornaments

Bahuvrihi compound

Bahuvrihi compound 'tapta' (heated, glowing - PPP of √tap) + 'bhūṣaṇa' (ornament).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapta+bhūṣaṇa)

• tapta – heated, glowing, burnt, distressed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √tap (to heat, shine, suffer).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, embellishment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'janakātmajā'.

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