वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-45

दीपयन्तीव मे कामं विविधा मुदिता द्विजाः ।
श्यामां चन्द्रमुखीं स्मृत्वा प्रियां पद्मनिभेक्षणाम् ॥४५॥

45. dīpayantīva me kāmaṃ vividhā muditā dvijāḥ ,
śyāmāṃ candramukhīṃ smṛtvā priyāṃ padmanibhekṣaṇām.

45. dīpayantī iva me kāmam vividhāḥ muditāḥ dvijāḥ
śyāmām candramukhīm smṛtvā priyām padmanibhekṣaṇām

45. vividhāḥ muditāḥ dvijāḥ iva me kāmam dīpayantī
śyāmām candramukhīm priyām padmanibhekṣaṇām smṛtvā

45. The diverse, joyful birds seem to inflame my desire, as I recall my beloved, who is dark-complexioned, moon-faced, and lotus-eyed.

Words meanings summery:

• दीपयन्ती (dīpayantī) - kindling, illuminating, inflaming (feminine)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in a manner resembling

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, love, lust

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold (feminine)

• मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - joyful, happy, delighted (feminine)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - birds

• श्यामाम् (śyāmām) - the dark-complexioned Sītā (dark-complexioned, dark-hued (feminine))

• चन्द्रमुखीम् (candramukhīm) - moon-faced Sītā (moon-faced (feminine))

• स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, recalling

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - my beloved Sītā (beloved, dear one (feminine))

• पद्मनिभेक्षणाम् (padmanibhekṣaṇām) - lotus-eyed Sītā (lotus-eyed (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

दीपयन्ती (dīpayantī) - kindling, illuminating, inflaming (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dīpayant

dīpayant - kindling, illuminating, inflaming

Present Active Participle

From the causative stem of √dīp (to shine) + -ant suffix.

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, in a manner resembling

(indeclinable)

particle

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I

1st person pronoun

Note: Enclitic form for genitive/dative singular.

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, love, lust

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, lust

Note: Object of 'dīpayantī'.

विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Note: Agrees with 'dvijāḥ'.

मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - joyful, happy, delighted (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mudita

mudita - joyful, happy, delighted

Past Passive Participle

From √mud (to rejoice) + -ita suffix.

Root: mud (class 1)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth

From dvi-√jan (twice-born).

Prefix: dvi

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The adjectives vividhāḥ and muditāḥ are feminine, suggesting dvijāḥ here might be referring to female birds or the class of birds, which can take feminine plural adjectives in poetic contexts, or it could be a case where the gender of the noun form `dvijāḥ` is interpreted in a specific context. In classical Sanskrit, `dvijāḥ` can also be used as feminine plural (e.g. for female birds). However, more standardly, dvija is masculine. The adjectives being feminine might indicate the gender of the birds. Alternatively, the adjectives are simply inflected for the plural of the `a`-stem `dvija` as in `(vividhāḥ muditāḥ) dvijāḥ`.

श्यामाम् (śyāmām) - the dark-complexioned Sītā (dark-complexioned, dark-hued (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śyāmā

śyāmā - dark, dark-blue, dark-complexioned (feminine)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'Sītā'.

चन्द्रमुखीम् (candramukhīm) - moon-faced Sītā (moon-faced (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of candramukhī

candramukhī - moon-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (candra+mukha)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'Sītā'.

स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, recalling

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From √smṛ (1st class) + -tvā suffix.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

प्रियाम् (priyām) - my beloved Sītā (beloved, dear one (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear

Note: Modifies the implied object 'Sītā'.

पद्मनिभेक्षणाम् (padmanibhekṣaṇām) - lotus-eyed Sītā (lotus-eyed (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padmanibhekṣaṇā

padmanibhekṣaṇā - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+nibha+īkṣaṇa)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From √īkṣ (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'Sītā'.