वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-29, verse-9

या पुरा कलहंसानां स्वरेण कलभाषिणी ।
बुध्यते चारुसर्वाङ्गी साद्य मे बुध्यते कथम् ॥९॥

9. yā purā kalahaṃsānāṃ svareṇa kalabhāṣiṇī ,
budhyate cārusarvāṅgī sādya me budhyate katham.

9. yā purā kalahaṃsānām svareṇa kalabhāṣiṇī sā
budhyate cārusarvāṅgī adya me budhyate katham

9. purā kalahaṃsānām svareṇa budhyate yā kalabhāṣiṇī
cārusarvāṅgī sā adya me katham budhyate

9. She, who formerly, with her sweet voice and beautiful body, used to awaken to the sound of swans, how can she possibly awaken for me today?

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - she who (who, which, she who)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in the past, anciently)

• कलहंसानाम् (kalahaṁsānām) - of swans (of royal swans, of beautiful swans)

• स्वरेण (svareṇa) - by the sound (by the sound, by the voice)

• कलभाषिणी (kalabhāṣiṇī) - sweet-speaking (sweetly speaking, charmingly vocal)

• सा (sā) - she (she, that one)

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - used to awaken (wakes up, is awakened, perceives, knows)

• चारुसर्वाङ्गी (cārusarvāṅgī) - beautiful in all her limbs (beautiful in all her limbs, lovely-bodied)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• मे (me) - for me (indicating concern/perspective) (to me, for me, my, by me)

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - awakens (wakes up, is awakened, perceives, knows)

• कथम् (katham) - how (expressing impossibility or difficulty) (how, why)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - she who (who, which, she who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in the past, anciently)

(indeclinable)

कलहंसानाम् (kalahaṁsānām) - of swans (of royal swans, of beautiful swans)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kalahaṃsa

kalahaṁsa - a royal swan, a beautiful swan

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kala+haṃsa)

• kala – indistinctly sweet (sound), charming, beautiful
  adjective
• haṃsa – a swan, a goose
  noun (masculine)

स्वरेण (svareṇa) - by the sound (by the sound, by the voice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svara

svara - sound, voice, tone

कलभाषिणी (kalabhāṣiṇī) - sweet-speaking (sweetly speaking, charmingly vocal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalabhāṣin

kalabhāṣin - speaking indistinctly but sweetly, charmingly vocal

Derived from `kala` (sweet) and `bhāṣin` (speaking)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kala+bhāṣin)

• kala – indistinctly sweet (sound), charming, beautiful
  adjective
• bhāṣin – speaking, talking
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `bhāṣ`
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

सा (sā) - she (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बुध्यते (budhyate) - used to awaken (wakes up, is awakened, perceives, knows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of budh

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root `budh` (4th class) in present middle/passive. Can be interpreted as habitual past.

Root: budh (class 4)

चारुसर्वाङ्गी (cārusarvāṅgī) - beautiful in all her limbs (beautiful in all her limbs, lovely-bodied)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cārusarvāṅgin

cārusarvāṅgin - beautiful in all limbs

Compound describing one whose all limbs are beautiful.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+sarva+aṅga)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming
  adjective
• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the beloved.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me (indicating concern/perspective) (to me, for me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be genitive or instrumental. Here, dative (for my sake, in my situation) fits best in context.

बुध्यते (budhyate) - awakens (wakes up, is awakened, perceives, knows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of budh

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root `budh` (4th class) in present middle/passive.

Root: budh (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how (expressing impossibility or difficulty) (how, why)

(indeclinable)