वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-20, verse-2

सा समासाद्य भर्तारं पर्यष्वजत भामिनी ।
इषुणाभिहतं दृष्ट्वा वालिनं कुञ्जरोपमम् ॥२॥

2. sā samāsādya bhartāraṃ paryaṣvajata bhāminī ,
iṣuṇābhihataṃ dṛṣṭvā vālinaṃ kuñjaropamam.

2. sā samāsādya bhartāram paryaṣvajata bhāminī
iṣuṇā abhihatam dṛṣṭvā vālinam kuñjaropamam

2. bhāminī sā iṣuṇā abhihatam kuñjaropamam
vālinam dṛṣṭvā भर्तारम् samāsādya paryaṣvajata

2. The distressed woman (Tara), having approached her husband, embraced him, after seeing Vali, who resembled a mighty elephant, struck by an arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Tara (she)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Vali, Tara's husband (husband)

• पर्यष्वजत (paryaṣvajata) - she embraced

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - Tara, in her state of distress (distressed woman, glorious woman)

• इषुणा (iṣuṇā) - by the arrow

• अभिहतम् (abhihatam) - Vali, struck by the arrow (struck, wounded)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (proper name)

• कुञ्जरोपमम् (kuñjaropamam) - Vali, who resembled an elephant (resembling an elephant)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Tara (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it, he

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root 'sad' with prefixes 'sam-ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Vali, Tara's husband (husband)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master

पर्यष्वजत (paryaṣvajata) - she embraced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pari-ṣvaj

Imperfect

Root 'svaj' (to embrace) with prefix 'pari', Middle voice, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pari

Root: ṣvaj (class 1)

भामिनी (bhāminī) - Tara, in her state of distress (distressed woman, glorious woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - a passionate woman, an angry woman, a beautiful woman, a glorious woman

इषुणा (iṣuṇā) - by the arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

अभिहतम् (abhihatam) - Vali, struck by the arrow (struck, wounded)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, smitten, wounded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vālinam'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund form

वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of a monkey king)

कुञ्जरोपमम् (kuñjaropamam) - Vali, who resembled an elephant (resembling an elephant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuñjaropama

kuñjaropama - resembling an elephant

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuñjara+upama)

• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vālinam'.

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