वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-28

चारुस्मिते चारुदति चारुनेत्रे विलासिनि ।
मनो हरसि मे भीरु सुपर्णः पन्नगं यथा ॥२८॥

28. cārusmite cārudati cārunetre vilāsini ,
mano harasi me bhīru suparṇaḥ pannagaṃ yathā.

28. cārusmite cārudati cārunetre vilāsini manaḥ
harasi me bhīru suparṇaḥ pannagam yathā

28. cārusmite cārudati cārunetre vilāsini bhīru (tvam) me manaḥ harasi,
yathā suparṇaḥ pannagam

28. O you with a charming smile, beautiful teeth, and lovely eyes, O graceful and timid one, you captivate my mind, just as Suparṇa (Garuda) seizes a serpent.

Words meanings summery:

• चारुस्मिते (cārusmite) - O charming-smiler, O you with a lovely smile

• चारुदति (cārudati) - O charming-toothed one, O you with beautiful teeth

• चारुनेत्रे (cārunetre) - O charming-eyed one, O you with beautiful eyes

• विलासिनि (vilāsini) - O graceful one, O enchanting one, O coquettish one

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, spirit

• हरसि (harasi) - you steal, you captivate, you carry away

• मे (me) - my, of me

• भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one, O fearful one

• सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Garuda, the mythical king of birds (Suparṇa (Garuda), a beautiful-winged bird)

• पन्नगम् (pannagam) - snake, serpent

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

चारुस्मिते (cārusmite) - O charming-smiler, O you with a lovely smile

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of cārusmita

cārusmita - having a charming smile, lovely-smiling

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+smita)

• cāru – charming, beautiful, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)
• smita – smiled, smiling, smile
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √smi (to smile)
  Root: smi (class 1)

चारुदति (cārudati) - O charming-toothed one, O you with beautiful teeth

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of cārudantī

cārudantī - having beautiful teeth

Feminine vocative of cārudant. From cāru (charming) and dant (tooth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+danta)

• cāru – charming, beautiful, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
  From √dam (to tame, bite)
  Root: dam (class 4)

चारुनेत्रे (cārunetre) - O charming-eyed one, O you with beautiful eyes

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of cārunetrā

cārunetrā - having charming eyes, lovely-eyed

Feminine vocative of cārunetra. From cāru (charming) and netra (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+netra)

• cāru – charming, beautiful, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)
  From √nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)

विलासिनि (vilāsini) - O graceful one, O enchanting one, O coquettish one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - playful, graceful, charming, coquettish woman

From vilāsa (play, sport, grace) + -inī (feminine suffix)

Root: las (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, spirit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

From √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'harasi'.

हरसि (harasi) - you steal, you captivate, you carry away

(verb)

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

Present Active

2nd person singular, present indicative

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: The subject is an implied 'you' (Sītā).

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'manaḥ'.

भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one, O fearful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - timid, fearful, cowardly

From √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Addressed to Sītā.

सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Garuda, the mythical king of birds (Suparṇa (Garuda), a beautiful-winged bird)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings, a beautiful-winged bird, Garuda

From su (good, beautiful) + parṇa (wing, feather). Refers to Garuda.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of implied 'seizes'.

पन्नगम् (pannagam) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'going on feet' but usually understood as 'snake')

Often refers to a serpent or Naga beings.

Note: Object of implied 'seizing'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

From yā (which) + thā (suffix for manner)

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