वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-29

इष्टां सर्वस्य जगतः पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभामिव ।
भूमौ सुतनुमासीनां नियतामिव तापसीम् ॥२९॥

29. iṣṭāṃ sarvasya jagataḥ pūrṇacandraprabhāmiva ,
bhūmau sutanumāsīnāṃ niyatāmiva tāpasīm.

29. iṣṭām sarvasya jagataḥ pūrṇacandraprabhām
iva bhūmau sutanum āsīnām niyatām iva tāpasīm

29. sarvasya jagataḥ iṣṭām pūrṇacandraprabhām
iva bhūmau sutanum āsīnām niyatām tāpasīm iva

29. Beloved by the entire world, like the radiance of the full moon, she was sitting on the ground, with her beautiful body, like a restrained female ascetic (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - beloved (by all) (desired, beloved, worshipped)

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the entire (of all, of the whole)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, of moving beings)

• पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभाम् (pūrṇacandraprabhām) - the radiance of the full moon (the splendor of the full moon)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• सुतनुम् (sutanum) - with her beautiful body (having a beautiful body, beautiful-bodied)

• आसीनाम् (āsīnām) - sitting (sitting, resting)

• नियताम् (niyatām) - restrained, disciplined (restrained, disciplined, regulated)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• तापसीम् (tāpasīm) - a female ascetic (female ascetic, female recluse)

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - beloved (by all) (desired, beloved, worshipped)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, beloved, liked, worshipped, offered (in yajna)

Past Passive Participle

From root iṣ (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies Sita.

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the entire (of all, of the whole)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies jagataḥ.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, of moving beings)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle (used as noun)

From root gam (to go) with reduplication and śatṛ, functioning as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Recipient of iṣṭām.

पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभाम् (pūrṇacandraprabhām) - the radiance of the full moon (the splendor of the full moon)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrṇacandraprabhā

pūrṇacandraprabhā - radiance of the full moon

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrṇacandra+prabhā)

• pūrṇacandra – full moon
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of pūrṇa (full) and candra (moon).
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From pra + root bhā.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Object of comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Connects iṣṭām to pūrṇacandraprabhām.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Location of sitting.

सुतनुम् (sutanum) - with her beautiful body (having a beautiful body, beautiful-bodied)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sutanu

sutanu - having a beautiful body, slender-bodied

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+tanu)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• tanu – body, person, slender
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Sita).

आसीनाम् (āsīnām) - sitting (sitting, resting)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - sitting, seated

Past Active Participle

From root ās (to sit) with kānac pratyaya.

Prefix: ā

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Sita.

नियताम् (niyatām) - restrained, disciplined (restrained, disciplined, regulated)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed, regular

Past Passive Participle

From ni + root yam (to control, restrain).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tāpasīm.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Connects Sita to tāpasīm.

तापसीम् (tāpasīm) - a female ascetic (female ascetic, female recluse)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic, female hermit, female recluse

Feminine form of tāpasa (ascetic), derived from tapas (asceticism).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison. The conceptual root is tapas.

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