वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-2

मां दृष्ट्वा नागनासोरुगूहमाना स्तनोदरम् ।
अदर्शनमिवात्मानं भयान्नेतुं त्वमिच्छसि ॥२॥

2. māṃ dṛṣṭvā nāganāsorugūhamānā stanodaram ,
adarśanamivātmānaṃ bhayānnetuṃ tvamicchasi.

2. mām dṛṣṭvā nāganāsorugūhamānā stanodaram
adarśanam iva ātmānam bhayāt netum tvam icchasi

2. tvam mām dṛṣṭvā nāganāsorugūhamānā stanodaram
bhayāt adarśanam iva ātmānam netum icchasi

2. Upon seeing me, you, whose thighs are like a serpent's hood, hide your breasts and belly; you wish to render your very self (ātman) invisible, as if from fear.

Words meanings summery:

• माम् (mām) - me (Rāvaṇa) (me)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (me) (having seen)

• नागनासोरुगूहमाना (nāganāsorugūhamānā) - you (Sītā) with thighs like a serpent's hood, hiding (one who hides with serpent-hood-like thighs, or one with serpent-hood-like thighs who is hiding)

• स्तनोदरम् (stanodaram) - (your) breasts and belly (breasts and belly)

• अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - an unseen state, invisibility (invisibility, unseen state, non-seeing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, resembling)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself (self, soul, oneself)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear (from fear, out of fear)

• नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to bring (to a state) (to lead, to take, to carry)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sītā) (you)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

Words meanings and morphology

माम् (mām) - me (Rāvaṇa) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of the absolutive 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (me) (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (indeclinable participle)

Absolutive form from √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

नागनासोरुगूहमाना (nāganāsorugūhamānā) - you (Sītā) with thighs like a serpent's hood, hiding (one who hides with serpent-hood-like thighs, or one with serpent-hood-like thighs who is hiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nāganāsorugūhamāna

nāganāsorugūhamāna - one who has thighs like a serpent's hood and is hiding

Present Participle (middle)

Compound formed from nāga-nāsa-ūru (bahuvrīhi) and gūhamāna (present participle of √gūh 'to hide').

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nāganāsoru+gūhamāna)

• nāga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• nāsa – nose, tip, hood (of a snake)
  noun (masculine)
• ūru – thigh
  noun (masculine)
• gūhamāna – hiding, concealing (present participle, middle voice)
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Participle
  Present participle (śānac) of √gūh 'to hide'.
  Root: gūh (class 1)

Note: Describes Sītā (tvam). The compound implies 'one whose thighs are like a serpent's hood and is hiding'.

स्तनोदरम् (stanodaram) - (your) breasts and belly (breasts and belly)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of stanodara

stanodara - breasts and belly

Dvanda compound of stana (breast) and udara (belly).

Compound type : dvandva (stana+udara)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'gūhamānā'.

अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - an unseen state, invisibility (invisibility, unseen state, non-seeing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adarśana

adarśana - invisibility, unseen state, non-seeing, not seeing

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of darśana 'seeing, appearance'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+darśana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• darśana – seeing, looking, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From √dṛś 'to see'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object or goal of the infinitive 'netum'.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, resembling)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself (self, soul, oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Note: Object of 'netum', referring to Sītā.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear (from fear, out of fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

From √bhī 'to fear'.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Cause or reason for the action.

नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to bring (to a state) (to lead, to take, to carry)

(verb)

active, infinitive of nī

Infinitive

Infinitive form from √nī.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Infinitive dependent on 'icchasi'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sītā) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the clause.

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