वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-15

यद् यत् पश्यामि ते गात्रं शीतांशुसदृशानने ।
तस्मिंस्तस्मिन्पृथुश्रोणि चक्षुर्मम निबध्यते ॥१५॥

15. yad yat paśyāmi te gātraṃ śītāṃśusadṛśānane ,
tasmiṃstasminpṛthuśroṇi cakṣurmama nibadhyate.

15. yat yat paśyāmi te gātram śītāṃśusadṛśānane
tasmin tasmin pṛthuśroṇi cakṣuḥ mama nibadhyate

15. śītāṃśusadṛśānane pṛthuśroṇi yat yat te gātram
paśyāmi tasmin tasmin mama cakṣuḥ nibadhyate

15. O lady whose face resembles the cool-rayed moon, whatever part of your body I behold, on that very part, O wide-hipped one, my gaze becomes fixed.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I behold (I see, I behold)

• ते (te) - your (your, to you, by you)

• गात्रम् (gātram) - part of the body (limb, body, part of the body)

• शीतांशुसदृशानने (śītāṁśusadṛśānane) - O lady whose face resembles the cool-rayed moon

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (part) (on that, in that)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on each and every (part) (on that, in that)

• पृथुश्रोणि (pṛthuśroṇi) - O wide-hipped one (O wide-hipped one, O lady with broad hips)

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - my eye, my gaze (eye, sight, gaze)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - becomes fixed (is bound, is fixed, is fastened)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

Note: Repetition for distributive meaning: 'each and every'

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I behold (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Indicative

Root dṛś (1st class) in active voice (parasmaipada), present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - your (your, to you, by you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural/formal singular)

Note: Alternatively dative singular, but genitive makes more sense with 'gātram'

गात्रम् (gātram) - part of the body (limb, body, part of the body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gātra

gātra - limb, body, part of the body

शीतांशुसदृशानने (śītāṁśusadṛśānane) - O lady whose face resembles the cool-rayed moon

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śītāṃśusadṛśānana

śītāṁśusadṛśānana - one whose face is like the cool-rayed moon

Bahuvrīhi compound: śītāṃśu (moon), sadṛśa (similar), ānana (face)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śītāṃśu+sadṛśa+ānana)

• śītāṃśu – moon (cool-rayed)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of śīta (cool) and aṃśu (ray)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (part) (on that, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on each and every (part) (on that, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition for distributive meaning: 'on each and every'

पृथुश्रोणि (pṛthuśroṇi) - O wide-hipped one (O wide-hipped one, O lady with broad hips)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of pṛthuśroṇī

pṛthuśroṇī - wide-hipped, having broad hips

Bahuvrīhi compound: pṛthu (broad) and śroṇī (hips)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pṛthu+śroṇī)

• pṛthu – broad, wide, large
  adjective (masculine)
• śroṇī – hips, loins
  noun (feminine)

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - my eye, my gaze (eye, sight, gaze)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, gaze

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: First person pronoun

निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - becomes fixed (is bound, is fixed, is fastened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of ni-bandh

Present Passive Indicative

Root bandh (9th class) with upasarga ni- in passive voice (ātmanepada)

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

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