वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-31

तस्याः स्तनान्तराद्भ्रष्टो हारस्ताराधिपद्युतिः ।
वैदेह्या निपतन्भाति गङ्गेव गगनाच्च्युता ॥३१॥

31. tasyāḥ stanāntarādbhraṣṭo hārastārādhipadyutiḥ ,
vaidehyā nipatanbhāti gaṅgeva gaganāccyutā.

31. tasyāḥ stanāntarāt bhraṣṭaḥ hāraḥ tārādhipadyutiḥ
vaidehyā nipatan bhāti gaṅgā iva gaganāt cyutā

31. tasyāḥ vaidehyā stanāntarāt bhraṣṭaḥ tārādhipadyutiḥ
hāraḥ nipatan gaṅgā gaganāt cyutā iva bhāti

31. From between Vaidehī's (Sītā's) breasts, her necklace, shining with the brilliance of the moon (tārādhipa), falls and appears like the river Gaṅgā fallen from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Sītā's) (her, of her)

• स्तनान्तरात् (stanāntarāt) - from between her breasts (from between the breasts)

• भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen (fallen, slipped, dropped)

• हारः (hāraḥ) - necklace (necklace, string of pearls)

• ताराधिपद्युतिः (tārādhipadyutiḥ) - shining with the brilliance of the moon (having the brilliance of the moon)

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - of Vaidehī (Sītā) (by Vaidehī; of Vaidehī (poetic/epic usage))

• निपतन् (nipatan) - falling (down) (falling down)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Gaṅgā

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky

• च्युता (cyutā) - fallen (from the sky) (fallen, dropped, strayed)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Sītā's) (her, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine genitive/ablative singular.

स्तनान्तरात् (stanāntarāt) - from between her breasts (from between the breasts)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - space between the breasts

Compound of stana (breast) and antara (interval, interior).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stana+antara)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interior, interval, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Origin of the fall.

भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen (fallen, slipped, dropped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, dropped, slipped, deviated

Past Passive Participle

From √bhraṃś (to fall).

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies hāraḥ.

हारः (hāraḥ) - necklace (necklace, string of pearls)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hāra

hāra - necklace, string of pearls, plunder

From √hṛ (to seize, carry, take).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ताराधिपद्युतिः (tārādhipadyutiḥ) - shining with the brilliance of the moon (having the brilliance of the moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārādhipadyuti

tārādhipadyuti - having the radiance of the lord of stars (the moon)

Bahuvrīhi compound: tārā-adhipa (lord of stars, i.e., moon) + dyuti (splendor, radiance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārādhipa+dyuti)

• tārādhipa – lord of stars, the moon
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of tārā (star) and adhipa (lord).
• dyuti – radiance, splendor, light
  noun (feminine)
  From √dyut (to shine).
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Qualifies hāraḥ.

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - of Vaidehī (Sītā) (by Vaidehī; of Vaidehī (poetic/epic usage))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - female inhabitant of Videha, Sītā

Feminine instrumental singular of vaidehī, often used poetically for genitive.

Note: Possessive for 'necklace' or 'breasts'.

निपतन् (nipatan) - falling (down) (falling down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nipat

nipat - falling down, descending

Present Active Participle

Present participle from ni + √pat (to fall), parasmaipada.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies hāraḥ, indicating action simultaneous with 'shining'.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhā (class 2)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges, the celestial river

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere

Note: Origin of the Gaṅgā in the simile.

च्युता (cyutā) - fallen (from the sky) (fallen, dropped, strayed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated, moved

Past Passive Participle

From √cyu (to move, fall).

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies gaṅgā.