वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-49

अस्या देव्या यथा रूपमङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसौष्ठवम् ।
रामस्य च यथारूपं तस्येयमसितेक्षणा ॥४९॥

49. asyā devyā yathā rūpamaṅgapratyaṅgasauṣṭhavam ,
rāmasya ca yathārūpaṃ tasyeyamasitekṣaṇā.

49. asyāḥ devyāḥ yathā rūpam aṅgapratyaṅgasauṣṭhavam
rāmasya ca yathā rūpam tasya iyam asitekṣaṇā

49. yathā asyāḥ devyāḥ rūpam aṅgapratyaṅgasauṣṭhavam ca yathā rāmasya rūpam,
iyam asitekṣaṇā tasya

49. Just as the beauty and the perfect symmetry of every limb of this goddess are, and just as Rama's form is, so this dark-eyed one is truly his match.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (of this, her)

• देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of this goddess (of the goddess, of the queen)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - the beauty (form, beauty, appearance)

• अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसौष्ठवम् (aṅgapratyaṅgasauṣṭhavam) - the perfect symmetry of every limb (the perfect symmetry/beauty of every limb)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - Rama's form (form, beauty, appearance)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (of him, his)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (dark-eyed one) (this one, she)

• असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - dark-eyed one (dark-eyed, black-eyed woman)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (of this, her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of this goddess (of the goddess, of the queen)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

Root: div (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a comparison.

रूपम् (rūpam) - the beauty (form, beauty, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, beauty, appearance

Root: rūp (class 1)

अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसौष्ठवम् (aṅgapratyaṅgasauṣṭhavam) - the perfect symmetry of every limb (the perfect symmetry/beauty of every limb)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgapratyaṅgasauṣṭhava

aṅgapratyaṅgasauṣṭhava - the perfect symmetry/beauty of every limb

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (aṅga+pratyaṅga+sauṣṭhava)

• aṅga – major limb, body part
  noun (neuter)
• pratyaṅga – minor limb, subordinate part
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: prati
• sauṣṭhava – elegance, grace, perfection, symmetry
  noun (neuter)
  From suṣṭhu (excellent) + aṇ.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a Hindu deity)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a comparison.

रूपम् (rūpam) - Rama's form (form, beauty, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, beauty, appearance

Root: rūp (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Rama.

इयम् (iyam) - this (dark-eyed one) (this one, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to Sita.

असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - dark-eyed one (dark-eyed, black-eyed woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asitekṣaṇā

asitekṣaṇā - dark-eyed, black-eyed woman

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asita+īkṣaṇa)

• asita – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root √īkṣ (to see) + ana.
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sita.

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