वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-43

पीतं कनकपट्टाभं स्रस्तं तद्वसनं शुभम् ।
उत्तरीयं नगासक्तं तदा दृष्टं प्लवंगमैः ॥४३॥

43. pītaṃ kanakapaṭṭābhaṃ srastaṃ tadvasanaṃ śubham ,
uttarīyaṃ nagāsaktaṃ tadā dṛṣṭaṃ plavaṃgamaiḥ.

43. pītam kanakapaṭṭābham srastam tat vasanam śubham
uttarīyam nagaāsaktam tadā dṛṣṭam plavaṅgamaiḥ

43. plavaṅgamaiḥ tadā tat śubham pītam kanakapaṭṭābham
srastam nagaāsaktam uttarīyam vasanam dṛṣṭam

43. That beautiful upper garment, yellow and shining like a golden cloth, which had slipped down and become attached to a tree, was then seen by the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• पीतम् (pītam) - yellow, yellowish

• कनकपट्टाभम् (kanakapaṭṭābham) - shining like a golden cloth/band

• स्रस्तम् (srastam) - fallen, slipped down, loosened

• तत् (tat) - that

• वसनम् (vasanam) - garment, cloth, clothing

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, bright, brilliant

• उत्तरीयम् (uttarīyam) - upper garment, shawl, mantle

• नगआसक्तम् (nagaāsaktam) - clinging/attached to a tree

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

• प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by the monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

पीतम् (pītam) - yellow, yellowish

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pīta

pīta - yellow, pale yellow, saffron-colored

कनकपट्टाभम् (kanakapaṭṭābham) - shining like a golden cloth/band

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kanakapaṭṭābha

kanakapaṭṭābha - shining like a golden cloth/strip

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+paṭṭa+ābha)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• paṭṭa – cloth, strip, band
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – shining, resembling, like
  adjective
  From the root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

स्रस्तम् (srastam) - fallen, slipped down, loosened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of srasta

srasta - fallen, loosened, slipped, dropped

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'sraṃs' (to fall, loosen, slip down).

Root: sraṃs (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

वसनम् (vasanam) - garment, cloth, clothing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vasana

vasana - garment, clothing, apparel

From root 'vas' (to wear, to clothe).

Root: vas (class 2)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, bright, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, shining, good

उत्तरीयम् (uttarīyam) - upper garment, shawl, mantle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttarīya

uttarīya - an upper garment, a scarf, a mantle

Derived from 'uttara' (upper, subsequent) with suffix '-īya'.

नगआसक्तम् (nagaāsaktam) - clinging/attached to a tree

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nagāsakta

nagāsakta - attached to a tree, clinging to a mountain

Compound type : saptamī tatpuruṣa (naga+āsakta)

• naga – mountain, tree (lit. 'not moving')
  noun (masculine)
• āsakta – attached, clinging, fixed on
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'sañj' (to attach) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sañj (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, visible

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by the monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - a monkey (lit. 'one who goes by jumping')

Compound of 'plava' (jumping) and 'gama' (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)

• plava – jumping, floating
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  noun
  From the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

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