वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-17, verse-8

वेष्टमानामथाविष्टां पन्नगेन्द्रवधूमिव ।
धूप्यमानां ग्रहेणेव रोहिणीं धूमकेतुना ॥८॥

8. veṣṭamānāmathāviṣṭāṃ pannagendravadhūmiva ,
dhūpyamānāṃ graheṇeva rohiṇīṃ dhūmaketunā.

8. veṣṭamānām atha āviṣṭām pannagendravadhūm iva
dhūpyamānām graheṇa iva rohiṇīm dhūmaketunā

8. veṣṭamānām atha āviṣṭām pannagendravadhūm iva
dhūpyamānām graheṇa dhūmaketunā iva rohiṇīm

8. She was writhing and distraught, like the wife of the chief of serpents, or like the star Rohini afflicted by a celestial body or a comet.

Words meanings summery:

• वेष्टमानाम् (veṣṭamānām) - writhing (rolling, twisting, writhing, embracing)

• अथ (atha) - and (then, now, thereupon, and)

• आविष्टाम् (āviṣṭām) - distraught, overcome (seized, possessed, overcome, entered)

• पन्नगेन्द्रवधूम् (pannagendravadhūm) - the wife of the chief of serpents

• इव (iva) - like (as if, like, as)

• धूप्यमानाम् (dhūpyamānām) - afflicted by (being smoked, being obscured, being afflicted)

• ग्रहेण (graheṇa) - by a celestial body (by a planet, by a celestial body, by a seizer)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - the star Rohini (Rohini (a star))

• धूमकेतुना (dhūmaketunā) - by a comet

Words meanings and morphology

वेष्टमानाम् (veṣṭamānām) - writhing (rolling, twisting, writhing, embracing)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of veṣṭamānā

veṣṭamānā - rolling, twisting, enveloping

Present Middle Participle (feminine)

Feminine accusative singular of present participle (middle voice) of root veṣṭ

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied Sita.

अथ (atha) - and (then, now, thereupon, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two participles.

आविष्टाम् (āviṣṭām) - distraught, overcome (seized, possessed, overcome, entered)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āviṣṭā

āviṣṭā - seized, entered, possessed, overcome

Past Passive Participle (feminine)

Feminine accusative singular of PPP of ā-viś

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies implied Sita.

पन्नगेन्द्रवधूम् (pannagendravadhūm) - the wife of the chief of serpents

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pannagendravadhū

pannagendravadhū - wife of the king of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+indra+vadhū)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  From pan + gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)
• vadhū – wife, bride, young woman
  noun (feminine)
  From root vah
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

धूप्यमानाम् (dhūpyamānām) - afflicted by (being smoked, being obscured, being afflicted)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhūpyamānā

dhūpyamānā - being smoked, being enveloped in smoke, being tormented

Present Passive Participle (feminine)

Feminine accusative singular of present participle (passive voice) of root dhūp

Root: dhūp (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Rohiṇīm.

ग्रहेण (graheṇa) - by a celestial body (by a planet, by a celestial body, by a seizer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of graha

graha - planet, celestial body, seizer

From root grah

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agent of dhūpyamānām.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - the star Rohini (Rohini (a star))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohini (the brightest star of Taurus, one of the lunar mansions)

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison.

धूमकेतुना (dhūmaketunā) - by a comet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhūmaketu

dhūmaketu - comet, a person of ill omen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūma+ketu)

• dhūma – smoke, fume
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhū (class 1)
• ketu – banner, flag, sign, comet
  noun (masculine)
  From root kit
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agent of dhūpyamānām, alternative to graheṇa.

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