वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-27

चरणान्नूपुरं भ्रष्टं वैदेह्या रत्नभूषितम् ।
विद्युन्मण्डलसंकाशं पपात मधुरस्वनम् ॥२७॥

27. caraṇānnūpuraṃ bhraṣṭaṃ vaidehyā ratnabhūṣitam ,
vidyunmaṇḍalasaṃkāśaṃ papāta madhurasvanam.

27. caraṇāt nūpuram bhraṣṭam vaidehyāḥ ratnabhūṣitam
vidyunmaṇḍalasaṃkāśam papāta madhurasvanam

27. ratnabhūṣitam vidyunmaṇḍalasaṃkāśam madhurasvanam
nūpuram vaidehyāḥ caraṇāt bhraṣṭam papāta

27. An anklet, adorned with jewels, slipped from the foot of the princess of Videha (Sītā). It shone like a flash of lightning and fell with a sweet sound.

Words meanings summery:

• चरणात् (caraṇāt) - from the foot (from the foot, from the step)

• नूपुरम् (nūpuram) - an anklet (anklet)

• भ्रष्टम् (bhraṣṭam) - slipped (fallen, slipped, dropped)

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of the princess of Videha (Sītā)

• रत्नभूषितम् (ratnabhūṣitam) - adorned with jewels

• विद्युन्मण्डलसंकाशम् (vidyunmaṇḍalasaṁkāśam) - shone like a flash of lightning (resembling a circle of lightning, shining like a lightning flash)

• पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, dropped)

• मधुरस्वनम् (madhurasvanam) - with a sweet sound (sweetly sounding, with a sweet sound)

Words meanings and morphology

चरणात् (caraṇāt) - from the foot (from the foot, from the step)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, step, movement

From root 'car' (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Source of falling.

नूपुरम् (nūpuram) - an anklet (anklet)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nūpura

nūpura - anklet, foot-ornament

Note: Subject of 'papāta'.

भ्रष्टम् (bhraṣṭam) - slipped (fallen, slipped, dropped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, dropped, strayed, corrupt

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhraṃś' (to fall, drop)

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nūpuram'.

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of the princess of Videha (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha (a name for Sītā)

Derivative from 'videha' (the kingdom)

Note: Possessive, related to 'caraṇāt'.

रत्नभूषितम् (ratnabhūṣitam) - adorned with jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratnabhūṣita

ratnabhūṣita - adorned with jewels

Past Passive Participle (as the last component of a compound)

Compound

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (ratna+bhūṣita)

• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'nūpuram'.

विद्युन्मण्डलसंकाशम् (vidyunmaṇḍalasaṁkāśam) - shone like a flash of lightning (resembling a circle of lightning, shining like a lightning flash)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyunmaṇḍalasaṃkāśa

vidyunmaṇḍalasaṁkāśa - resembling a circle of lightning, shining like a lightning flash

Compound

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada-bahuvrīhi (vidyut+maṇḍala+saṃkāśa)

• vidyut – lightning, flash of lightning
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vidyut' (to shine)
  Root: vidyut (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, zone
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar, shining
  adjective
  'sam' + root 'kāś' (to shine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nūpuram'.

पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, dropped)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated aorist form (liṭ)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

मधुरस्वनम् (madhurasvanam) - with a sweet sound (sweetly sounding, with a sweet sound)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhurasvana

madhurasvana - sweet-sounding, melodious sound

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhura+svana)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, delightful
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svan' (to sound)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nūpuram' or functions adverbially.

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