वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-28

तरुप्रवालरक्ता सा नीलाङ्गं राक्षसेश्वरम् ।
प्राशोभयत वैदेही गजं कष्येव काञ्चनी ॥२८॥

28. tarupravālaraktā sā nīlāṅgaṃ rākṣaseśvaram ,
prāśobhayata vaidehī gajaṃ kaṣyeva kāñcanī.

28. tarupravalaraktā sā nīlāṅgaṃ rākṣaseśvaram
prāśobhayata vaidehī gajaṃ kaṣyā iva kāñcanī

28. sā vaidehī tarupravalaraktā nīlāṅgaṃ
rākṣaseśvaram prāśobhayata kāñcanī kaṣyā gajam iva

28. Red like a fresh tree sprout, Vaidehī (Sītā) made the blue-bodied lord of demons resplendent, just as golden ornamentation (kaṣyā) would an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• तरुप्रवलरक्ता (tarupravalaraktā) - red like a tree sprout

• सा (sā) - she (Sītā) (she, that)

• नीलाङ्गं (nīlāṅgaṁ) - the blue-bodied (Rāvaṇa) (blue-bodied)

• राक्षसेश्वरम् (rākṣaseśvaram) - the lord of demons (Rāvaṇa) (lord of demons)

• प्राशोभयत (prāśobhayata) - made resplendent (made resplendent, caused to shine, adorned)

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha (a princess of Videha)

• गजं (gajaṁ) - an elephant (elephant)

• कष्या (kaṣyā) - golden trappings (for an elephant) (girth, belt, trappings)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden

Words meanings and morphology

तरुप्रवलरक्ता (tarupravalaraktā) - red like a tree sprout

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tarupravalarakta

tarupravalarakta - red like a fresh tree sprout/shoot

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (taru+pravala+rakta)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• pravala – sprout, shoot, new leaf
  noun (masculine)
• rakta – red, dyed, colored, impassioned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √rañj (to color, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā, feminine form of tarupravalarakta.

सा (sā) - she (Sītā) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

नीलाङ्गं (nīlāṅgaṁ) - the blue-bodied (Rāvaṇa) (blue-bodied)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlāṅga

nīlāṅga - blue-bodied, having a blue body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+aṅga)

• nīla – blue, dark blue
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – body, limb, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies rākṣaseśvaram.

राक्षसेश्वरम् (rākṣaseśvaram) - the lord of demons (Rāvaṇa) (lord of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of prāśobhayata.

प्राशोभयत (prāśobhayata) - made resplendent (made resplendent, caused to shine, adorned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of śobh

Causative imperfect

From √śubh (to shine), causative form with prefix pra-. Imperfect ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Derived from pra + √śubh (causative).

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha (a princess of Videha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - female inhabitant of Videha, Sītā (as daughter of the king of Videha)

Feminine derivative of Videha.

Note: Subject of prāśobhayata.

गजं (gajaṁ) - an elephant (elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Object of the implied action of adorning, in the simile.

कष्या (kaṣyā) - golden trappings (for an elephant) (girth, belt, trappings)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṣyā

kaṣyā - girth, belt, elephant's trappings, ornamented belt

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

Derived from "kañcana" (gold).

Note: Qualifies kaṣyā.

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