वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-34

अबलां मृगशावाक्षीं वीक्षमाणां ततस्ततः ।
बाष्पाम्बुप्रतिपूर्णेन कृष्णवक्त्राक्षिपक्ष्मणा ।
वदनेनाप्रसन्नेन निःश्वसन्तीं पुनः पुनः ॥३४॥

34. abalāṃ mṛgaśāvākṣīṃ vīkṣamāṇāṃ tatastataḥ ,
bāṣpāmbupratipūrṇena kṛṣṇavaktrākṣipakṣmaṇā ,
vadanenāprasannena niḥśvasantīṃ punaḥ punaḥ.

34. abalām mṛgaśāvākṣīm vīkṣamāṇām
tataḥ tataḥ bāṣpāmbūpratipūrṇena
kṛṣṇavaktrakṣipakṣmaṇā vadanena
aprasannena niḥśvasantīm punaḥ punaḥ

34. abalām mṛgaśāvākṣīm tataḥ tataḥ
vīkṣamāṇām bāṣpāmbūpratipūrṇena
kṛṣṇavaktrakṣipakṣmaṇā aprasannena
vadanena punaḥ punaḥ niḥśvasantīm

34. He saw a helpless woman with fawn-like eyes, gazing around, sighing repeatedly with an unhappy face, whose features—face, eyes, and eyelashes—were darkened and completely full of tears.

Words meanings summery:

• अबलाम् (abalām) - a helpless woman, a weak woman

• मृगशावाक्षीम् (mṛgaśāvākṣīm) - fawn-eyed, having eyes like a young deer

• वीक्षमाणाम् (vīkṣamāṇām) - looking, gazing

• ततः (tataḥ) - used in repetition (tataḥ tataḥ) meaning 'hither and thither' or 'all around' (from there, thence, then)

• ततः (tataḥ) - used in repetition (tataḥ tataḥ) meaning 'hither and thither' or 'all around' (from there, thence, then)

• बाष्पाम्बूप्रतिपूर्णेन (bāṣpāmbūpratipūrṇena) - by a face completely filled with tears (by that which is completely filled with tear-water)

• कृष्णवक्त्रक्षिपक्ष्मणा (kṛṣṇavaktrakṣipakṣmaṇā) - by a face whose face, eyes, and eyelashes are darkened (by tears) (by that which has dark face, eyes, and eyelashes)

• वदनेन (vadanena) - by means of the face

• अप्रसन्नेन (aprasannena) - by the unhappy face (by the unhappy, by the displeased)

• निःश्वसन्तीम् (niḥśvasantīm) - sighing, breathing out

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

अबलाम् (abalām) - a helpless woman, a weak woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abalā

abalā - helpless woman, weak woman

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• balā – strong woman, strength (feminine form)
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form derived from 'bala' (strength).

मृगशावाक्षीम् (mṛgaśāvākṣīm) - fawn-eyed, having eyes like a young deer

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgaśāvākṣī

mṛgaśāvākṣī - a woman with eyes like a fawn

Feminine form of mṛgaśāvākṣa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛga+śāva+akṣi)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• śāva – young animal, cub, fawn
  noun (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

वीक्षमाणाम् (vīkṣamāṇām) - looking, gazing

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

vīkṣamāṇa - looking, seeing, observing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - used in repetition (tataḥ tataḥ) meaning 'hither and thither' or 'all around' (from there, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable) formed from 'tad' (that).

ततः (tataḥ) - used in repetition (tataḥ tataḥ) meaning 'hither and thither' or 'all around' (from there, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable) formed from 'tad' (that).

बाष्पाम्बूप्रतिपूर्णेन (bāṣpāmbūpratipūrṇena) - by a face completely filled with tears (by that which is completely filled with tear-water)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāṣpāmbūpratipūrṇa

bāṣpāmbūpratipūrṇa - completely filled with tear-water

Compound. 'pratipūrṇa' is a past passive participle.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+ambu+pratipūrṇa)

• bāṣpa – tears
  noun (masculine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• pratipūrṇa – completely full, filled up
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill) with prefix prati.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

कृष्णवक्त्रक्षिपक्ष्मणा (kṛṣṇavaktrakṣipakṣmaṇā) - by a face whose face, eyes, and eyelashes are darkened (by tears) (by that which has dark face, eyes, and eyelashes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇavaktrakṣipakṣman

kṛṣṇavaktrakṣipakṣman - having dark face, eyes, and eyelashes

Compound noun, where 'kṛṣṇa' describes 'vaktra', 'akṣi', and 'pakṣman'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+vaktra+akṣi+pakṣman)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black
  adjective (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• pakṣman – eyelash, feather
  noun (neuter)

वदनेन (vadanena) - by means of the face

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth

From root vad (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

अप्रसन्नेन (aprasannena) - by the unhappy face (by the unhappy, by the displeased)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aprasanna

aprasanna - unhappy, displeased, not clear

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'prasanna' (pleased, clear).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prasanna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• prasanna – pleased, clear, serene
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sad (to sit, sink) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

निःश्वसन्तीम् (niḥśvasantīm) - sighing, breathing out

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niḥśvasantī

niḥśvasantī - sighing, breathing out, exhaling (feminine)

Present Active Participle (feminine)

Derived from root śvas (to breathe) with prefix niḥ.

Prefix: niḥ

Root: śvas (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

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