वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-19

मन्दप्रख्यायमानेन रूपेण रुचिरप्रभाम् ।
पिनद्धां धूमजालेन शिखामिव विभावसोः ॥१९॥

19. mandaprakhyāyamānena rūpeṇa ruciraprabhām ,
pinaddhāṃ dhūmajālena śikhāmiva vibhāvasoḥ.

19. mandaprakhyāyamānena rūpeṇa ruciraprabhām
pinaddhām dhūmajālena śikhām iva vibhāvasoḥ

19. ruciraprabhām mandaprakhyāyamānena rūpeṇa pinaddhām dhūmajālena,
vibhāvasoḥ śikhām iva

19. She had a beautiful radiance with a dimly visible form, enveloped by a mass of smoke, like a flame of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दप्रख्यायमानेन (mandaprakhyāyamānena) - by a form that was dimly visible (due to her suffering and state) (by a dimly visible (form), by one slowly becoming visible)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, with the appearance

• रुचिरप्रभाम् (ruciraprabhām) - Sita, having a beautiful radiance (despite her distress) (having a beautiful radiance, of lovely splendor)

• पिनद्धाम् (pinaddhām) - Sita, enveloped by smoke (enveloped, bound, covered)

• धूमजालेन (dhūmajālena) - by a mass of smoke, by a network of smoke

• शिखाम् (śikhām) - flame, peak, topknot

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विभावसोः (vibhāvasoḥ) - of fire (in the context of a flame) (of fire, of the sun)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दप्रख्यायमानेन (mandaprakhyāyamānena) - by a form that was dimly visible (due to her suffering and state) (by a dimly visible (form), by one slowly becoming visible)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mandaprakhyāyamāna

mandaprakhyāyamāna - dimly visible, slowly appearing, faintly perceptible

Present Passive Participle

Compound of manda (slowly, dimly) and prakhyāyamāna (being seen/appearing). From pra- + khyā (to see) in passive form with śānac suffix.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manda+prakhyāyamāna)

• manda – slow, dull, dim, faint
  adjective (neuter)
• prakhyāyamāna – being visible, appearing
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Passive Participle
  From pra- + root khyā (to see), with passive suffix -yamāna.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rūpeṇa'

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, with the appearance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, beauty, shape

रुचिरप्रभाम् (ruciraprabhām) - Sita, having a beautiful radiance (despite her distress) (having a beautiful radiance, of lovely splendor)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ruciraprabhā

ruciraprabhā - having beautiful radiance, lovely splendor

Compound of rucira (beautiful, splendid) and prabhā (light, radiance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rucira+prabhā)

• rucira – beautiful, charming, splendid, bright
  adjective (neuter)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'her' (Sita)

पिनद्धाम् (pinaddhām) - Sita, enveloped by smoke (enveloped, bound, covered)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pinaddha

pinaddha - bound, tied, covered, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pi- + root nah (to bind, fasten)

Prefix: pi

Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'her' (Sita)

धूमजालेन (dhūmajālena) - by a mass of smoke, by a network of smoke

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhūmajāla

dhūmajāla - mass of smoke, network of smoke, cloud of smoke

Compound of dhūma (smoke) and jāla (net, mass)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhūma+jāla)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)

शिखाम् (śikhām) - flame, peak, topknot

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, crest, peak, topknot

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विभावसोः (vibhāvasoḥ) - of fire (in the context of a flame) (of fire, of the sun)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vibhāvasu

vibhāvasu - fire, sun, one possessing light

Derived from root bhā (to shine) with prefix vi-, and suffix -vasu. Often refers to Agni (fire) or Sūrya (sun).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

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