वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-27, verse-8
मेघोदरविनिर्मुक्ताः कह्लारसुखशीतलाः ।
शक्यमञ्जलिभिः पातुं वाताः केतकिगन्धिनः ॥८॥
शक्यमञ्जलिभिः पातुं वाताः केतकिगन्धिनः ॥८॥
8. meghodaravinirmuktāḥ kahlārasukhaśītalāḥ ,
śakyamañjalibhiḥ pātuṃ vātāḥ ketakigandhinaḥ.
śakyamañjalibhiḥ pātuṃ vātāḥ ketakigandhinaḥ.
8.
meghodara-vinirmuktāḥ kahllāra-sukha-śītalāḥ
śakyam añjalibhiḥ pātum vātāḥ ketaki-gandhinaḥ
śakyam añjalibhiḥ pātum vātāḥ ketaki-gandhinaḥ
8.
meghodara-vinirmuktāḥ kahllāra-sukha-śītalāḥ
ketaki-gandhinaḥ vātāḥ añjalibhiḥ pātum śakyam
ketaki-gandhinaḥ vātāḥ añjalibhiḥ pātum śakyam
8.
The winds, released from the heart of the clouds, are pleasantly cool like water lilies and fragrant with the scent of ketaki flowers; they are so refreshing that one could (metaphorically) drink them with cupped hands.
Words meanings summery:
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- मेघोदर-विनिर्मुक्ताः (meghodara-vinirmuktāḥ) - released from the belly/interior of clouds
- कह्ल्लार-सुख-शीतलाः (kahllāra-sukha-śītalāḥ) - pleasantly cool like water lilies
- शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (to do something) (possible, able)
- अञ्जलिभिः (añjalibhiḥ) - with cupped hands
- पातुम् (pātum) - to drink
- वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds, breezes
- केतकि-गन्धिनः (ketaki-gandhinaḥ) - fragrant with ketaki flowers
Words meanings and morphology
मेघोदर-विनिर्मुक्ताः (meghodara-vinirmuktāḥ) - released from the belly/interior of clouds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of meghodara-vinirmukta
meghodara-vinirmukta - released from the cloud's interior
Compound type : tatpurusha (meghodara+vinirmukta)
- megha – cloud
noun (masculine) - udara – belly, interior, womb
noun (neuter) - vinirmukta – released, set free, discharged
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From √muc (to release) with upasargas vi- and nir-.
Prefixes: vi+nir
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Nominative plural masculine form of the compound adjective, modifying 'vātāḥ'.
कह्ल्लार-सुख-शीतलाः (kahllāra-sukha-śītalāḥ) - pleasantly cool like water lilies
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kahllāra-sukha-śītala
kahllāra-sukha-śītala - pleasantly cool like water lilies
Compound type : tatpurusha (kahllāra+sukha-śītala)
- kahllāra – white water lily
noun (neuter) - sukha – pleasant, agreeable, comfort
adjective (neuter) - śītala – cool, cold
adjective
Note: Nominative plural masculine form of the compound adjective, modifying 'vātāḥ'.
शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (to do something) (possible, able)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, capable, practicable
Gerundive
From √śak (to be able).
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Nominative singular neuter form, used impersonally with infinitive 'pātum'.
अञ्जलिभिः (añjalibhiḥ) - with cupped hands
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of añjali
añjali - the cavity formed by hollowing the palms and joining them, cupped hands
Note: Instrumental plural form of 'añjali'.
पातुम् (pātum) - to drink
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root √pā.
Root: pā (class 1)
Note: Infinitive form of the verb 'to drink'.
वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds, breezes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāta
vāta - wind, air
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: Nominative plural masculine form of 'vāta'.
केतकि-गन्धिनः (ketaki-gandhinaḥ) - fragrant with ketaki flowers
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ketaki-gandhin
ketaki-gandhin - having the fragrance of ketaki
Compound type : tatpurusha (ketaki+gandhin)
- ketaki – Pandanus odoratissimus (flower and plant)
noun (feminine) - gandhin – fragrant, smelling of, having the quality of smell
adjective
Suffixed with -in (possessive).
Note: Nominative plural masculine form of the compound adjective, modifying 'vātāḥ'.