वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-17, verse-18

एकया दीर्घया वेण्या शोभमानामयत्नतः ।
नीलया नीरदापाये वनराज्या महीमिव ॥१८॥

18. ekayā dīrghayā veṇyā śobhamānāmayatnataḥ ,
nīlayā nīradāpāye vanarājyā mahīmiva.

18. ekayā dīrghayā veṇyā śobhamānām ayatnataḥ
nīlayā nīradāpāye vanarājyā mahīm iva

18. Adorned effortlessly by a single, long, dark braid, she appeared like the earth (mahī) graced by a line of forests at the end of the rainy season.

Words meanings summery:

• एकया (ekayā) - by one, with one single

• दीर्घया (dīrghayā) - by a long, with a long

• वेण्या (veṇyā) - by a braid, with a braid

• शोभमानाम् (śobhamānām) - gracing the implied subject (Sītā) (adorning, gracing, shining, beautiful (accusative))

• अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ) - effortlessly, without effort

• नीलया (nīlayā) - by a dark/blue

• नीरदापाये (nīradāpāye) - at the end of the rainy season, at the departure of clouds

• वनराज्या (vanarājyā) - by a line of forests, by a forest range

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (accusative)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

एकया (ekayā) - by one, with one single

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Feminine form, agreeing with 'veṇyā'.

दीर्घया (dīrghayā) - by a long, with a long

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extended, protracted, tall

Note: Feminine form, agreeing with 'veṇyā'.

वेण्या (veṇyā) - by a braid, with a braid

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of veṇī

veṇī - a braid of hair, a plaited lock, a stream, a river

शोभमानाम् (śobhamānām) - gracing the implied subject (Sītā) (adorning, gracing, shining, beautiful (accusative))

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śobhamāna

śobhamāna - shining, radiant, beautiful, graceful, adorning

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √śubh (class 1, P) 'to shine, be beautiful' with the suffix -māna.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine object (Sītā).

अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ) - effortlessly, without effort

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'ayatna' (lack of effort) with the suffix -tas (ablative/adverbial).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+yatna)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavor, care
  noun (masculine)
  From the root √yat 'to endeavor, strive'.
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Adverbial form indicating manner.

नीलया (nīlayā) - by a dark/blue

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nīla

nīla - dark blue, black, dark, indigo

Note: Feminine form, agreeing with 'veṇyā'.

नीरदापाये (nīradāpāye) - at the end of the rainy season, at the departure of clouds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nīradāpāya

nīradāpāya - the end of the rainy season, the disappearance of clouds

Compound type : tatpurusha (nīrada+apāya)

• nīrada – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'nīra' (water) and 'da' (giver, from √dā 'to give').
  Root: dā (class 3)
• apāya – departure, end, disappearance, decline
  noun (masculine)
  From apa- + √i 'to go'.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

वनराज्या (vanarājyā) - by a line of forests, by a forest range

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vanarājī

vanarājī - a line of forests, a forest range, a series of groves

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+rājī)

• vana – forest, wood, grove, thicket
  noun (neuter)
• rājī – line, row, range, streak, series
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject (Sītā) in comparison.

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, a country

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used to introduce a comparison.

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