वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-15, verse-7

लम्बकर्णललाटां च लम्बोदरपयोधराम् ।
लम्बौष्ठीं चिबुकौष्ठीं च लम्बास्यां लम्बजानुकाम् ॥७॥

7. lambakarṇalalāṭāṃ ca lambodarapayodharām ,
lambauṣṭhīṃ cibukauṣṭhīṃ ca lambāsyāṃ lambajānukām.

7. lamba-karṇa-lalāṭām ca lamba-udara-payodharām
lamba-oṣṭhīm cibuka-oṣṭhīm ca lamba-āsyām lamba-jānukām

7. lamba-karṇa-lalāṭām ca lamba-udara-payodharām
lamba-oṣṭhīm cibuka-oṣṭhīm ca lamba-āsyām lamba-jānukām

7. They had long ears and foreheads, and long bellies with pendulous breasts; having long lips, and lips that resembled chins, along with long faces and long knees.

Words meanings summery:

• लम्ब-कर्ण-ललाटाम् (lamba-karṇa-lalāṭām) - having long ears and foreheads

• च (ca) - and

• लम्ब-उदर-पयोधराम् (lamba-udara-payodharām) - having long bellies and pendulous breasts

• लम्ब-ओष्ठीम् (lamba-oṣṭhīm) - having long lips

• चिबुक-ओष्ठीम् (cibuka-oṣṭhīm) - having grotesquely formed lips resembling a chin (having chin-like lips)

• च (ca) - and

• लम्ब-आस्याम् (lamba-āsyām) - having long faces/mouths

• लम्ब-जानुकाम् (lamba-jānukām) - having long knees

Words meanings and morphology

लम्ब-कर्ण-ललाटाम् (lamba-karṇa-lalāṭām) - having long ears and foreheads

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lamba-karṇa-lalāṭā

lamba-karṇa-lalāṭā - one with long ears and foreheads

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lamba+karṇa+lalāṭa)

• lamba – long, pendulous, hanging
  adjective
  From root 'lamb' (to hang, droop).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• lalāṭa – forehead
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the women

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लम्ब-उदर-पयोधराम् (lamba-udara-payodharām) - having long bellies and pendulous breasts

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lamba-udara-payodharā

lamba-udara-payodharā - one with long bellies and pendulous breasts

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lamba+udara+payodharā)

• lamba – long, pendulous, hanging
  adjective
  From root 'lamb' (to hang, droop).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)
• payodharā – breast, cloud (literally 'water-bearer')
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of 'payaḥ' (water/milk) and 'dharā' (bearer).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the women

लम्ब-ओष्ठीम् (lamba-oṣṭhīm) - having long lips

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lamba-oṣṭhī

lamba-oṣṭhī - one with long lips

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lamba+oṣṭha)

• lamba – long, pendulous, hanging
  adjective
  From root 'lamb' (to hang, droop).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the women

चिबुक-ओष्ठीम् (cibuka-oṣṭhīm) - having grotesquely formed lips resembling a chin (having chin-like lips)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cibuka-oṣṭhī

cibuka-oṣṭhī - one with chin-like lips

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cibuka+oṣṭha)

• cibuka – chin
  noun (neuter)
• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the women

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लम्ब-आस्याम् (lamba-āsyām) - having long faces/mouths

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lamba-āsyā

lamba-āsyā - one with a long face or mouth

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lamba+āsya)

• lamba – long, pendulous, hanging
  adjective
  From root 'lamb' (to hang, droop).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the women

लम्ब-जानुकाम् (lamba-jānukām) - having long knees

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lamba-jānukā

lamba-jānukā - one with long knees

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lamba+jānuka)

• lamba – long, pendulous, hanging
  adjective
  From root 'lamb' (to hang, droop).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• jānuka – knee
  noun (neuter)
  Diminutive or alternative form of 'jānu'.

Note: Describes the women

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