वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-58, verse-28

नूनं तच्छुभदन्तौष्ठं मुखं निष्प्रभतां गतम् ।
सा हि चम्पकवर्णाभा ग्रीवा ग्रैवेय शोभिता ॥२८॥

28. nūnaṃ tacchubhadantauṣṭhaṃ mukhaṃ niṣprabhatāṃ gatam ,
sā hi campakavarṇābhā grīvā graiveya śobhitā.

28. nūnam tat śubhadantoṣṭham mukham niṣprabhatām
gatam | sā hi campakavarṇābhā grīvā graiveyaśobhitā

28. nūnam tat śubhadantoṣṭham mukham niṣprabhatām
gatam hi sā campakavarṇābhā graiveyaśobhitā grīvā

28. Certainly, that face, with its beautiful teeth and lips, must have become lusterless. And that neck, which had the radiant glow of a champaka flower and was adorned with a necklace, must also be in a similar state.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• तत् (tat) - that

• शुभदन्तोष्ठम् (śubhadantoṣṭham) - having beautiful teeth and lips

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

• निष्प्रभताम् (niṣprabhatām) - to lusterlessness, paleness

• गतम् (gatam) - become (gone, attained, reached)

• सा (sā) - that, she

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• चम्पकवर्णाभा (campakavarṇābhā) - having the luster/color of a champaka flower

• ग्रीवा (grīvā) - neck

• ग्रैवेयशोभिता (graiveyaśobhitā) - adorned with a necklace

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

शुभदन्तोष्ठम् (śubhadantoṣṭham) - having beautiful teeth and lips

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhadantoṣṭha

śubhadantoṣṭha - having beautiful teeth and lips

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+danta+oṣṭha)

• śubha – beautiful, auspicious, shining
  adjective (masculine)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dam (class 1)
• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, chief, front

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

निष्प्रभताम् (niṣprabhatām) - to lusterlessness, paleness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niṣprabhatā

niṣprabhatā - lusterlessness, paleness, absence of radiance

Derived from 'niṣprabha' (lusterless) with '-tā' suffix.

गतम् (gatam) - become (gone, attained, reached)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

चम्पकवर्णाभा (campakavarṇābhā) - having the luster/color of a champaka flower

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of campakavarṇābha

campakavarṇābha - having the luster/color of a champaka flower

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (campaka+varṇa+ābhā)

• campaka – champaka tree or flower (Michelia champaca), yellowish-white color
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, tint, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• ābhā – luster, radiance, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

ग्रीवा (grīvā) - neck

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grīvā

grīvā - neck, nape of the neck

ग्रैवेयशोभिता (graiveyaśobhitā) - adorned with a necklace

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of graiveyaśobhita

graiveyaśobhita - adorned with a necklace

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (graiveya+śobhita)

• graiveya – necklace, ornament for the neck
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'grīvā' (neck)
• śobhita – adorned, beautified, decorated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
  Root: śubh (class 1)