वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-46

इयं कनकवर्णाङ्गी रामस्य महिषी प्रिया ।
प्रनष्टापि सती यस्य मनसो न प्रणश्यति ॥४६॥

46. iyaṃ kanakavarṇāṅgī rāmasya mahiṣī priyā ,
pranaṣṭāpi satī yasya manaso na praṇaśyati.

46. iyam kanakavarṇāṅgī rāmasya mahiṣī priyā
pranaṣṭā api satī yasya manasaḥ na praṇaśyati

46. iyam kanakavarṇāṅgī priyā mahiṣī rāmasya
pranaṣṭā api satī yasya manasaḥ na praṇaśyati

46. She, whose body is golden-hued, the beloved queen of Rama, although physically lost, does not disappear from his mind.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - She (this one, she)

• कनकवर्णाङ्गी (kanakavarṇāṅgī) - whose body is golden-hued (golden-bodied, golden-limbed, whose limbs are golden-colored)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• महिषी (mahiṣī) - queen (queen, chief wife)

• प्रिया (priyā) - beloved (beloved, dear, favorite)

• प्रनष्टा (pranaṣṭā) - physically lost (lost, disappeared, vanished)

• अपि (api) - although (even, also, although)

• सती (satī) - being (in her identity/essence) (being, existing; a chaste or virtuous woman)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to Rama) (whose, of which)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - from his mind (from the mind, of the mind)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - does not disappear (perishes, vanishes, is lost)

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - She (this one, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

कनकवर्णाङ्गी (kanakavarṇāṅgī) - whose body is golden-hued (golden-bodied, golden-limbed, whose limbs are golden-colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanakavarṇāṅgī

kanakavarṇāṅgī - golden-bodied, golden-limbed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kanaka+varṇa+aṅga)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, hue
  noun (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine form of kanakavarṇāṅga.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a Hindu deity)

महिषी (mahiṣī) - queen (queen, chief wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahiṣī

mahiṣī - queen, chief wife

प्रिया (priyā) - beloved (beloved, dear, favorite)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear, favorite (feminine)

Note: Feminine form of priya.

प्रनष्टा (pranaṣṭā) - physically lost (lost, disappeared, vanished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pranaṣṭa

pranaṣṭa - lost, disappeared, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √naś (to perish) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Feminine form of pranaṣṭa.

अपि (api) - although (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

सती (satī) - being (in her identity/essence) (being, existing; a chaste or virtuous woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satī

satī - being, existing; a chaste or virtuous woman

Present Active Participle

Feminine form of sat (from root √as 'to be').

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here in a participial sense, implying 'while being (a virtuous woman)' or 'existing'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to Rama) (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Refers to Rāma.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - from his mind (from the mind, of the mind)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect

Note: Here, ablative case 'from the mind'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - does not disappear (perishes, vanishes, is lost)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praṇaś

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: From √naś with prefix pra-.

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