वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-8

एकवेणी धराशय्या ध्यानं मलिनमम्बरम् ।
अस्थाने ऽप्युपवासश्च नैतान्यौपयिकानि ते ॥८॥

8. ekaveṇī dharāśayyā dhyānaṃ malinamambaram ,
asthāne'pyupavāsaśca naitānyaupayikāni te.

8. ekaveṇī dharāśayyā dhyānam malinam ambaram |
asthāne api upavāsaḥ ca na etāni aupayikāni te

8. ekaveṇī dharāśayyā dhyānam malinam ambaram ca
asthāne api upavāsaḥ etāni te na aupayikāni

8. A single braid of hair, sleeping on the bare ground, constant contemplation, soiled garments, and also fasting even at inappropriate times – these are not suitable for you.

Words meanings summery:

• एकवेणी (ekaveṇī) - (your) single braid of hair (a sign of asceticism/grief) (single braid of hair)

• धराशय्या (dharāśayyā) - (your) sleeping on the bare ground (earth-bed, sleeping on the ground)

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - (your) constant contemplation (about Rāma/sorrow) (meditation, contemplation, deep thought)

• मलिनम् (malinam) - soiled (garments) (dirty, soiled, stained, impure)

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - (your) garments/clothes (garment, clothing, sky, atmosphere)

• अस्थाने (asthāne) - at inappropriate times (in an improper place/time, unseasonably)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• उपवासः (upavāsaḥ) - fasting (fasting, abstaining from food)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एतानि (etāni) - these (practices: braid, bed, contemplation, clothes, fasting) (these (neuter nominative/accusative plural))

• औपयिकानि (aupayikāni) - suitable (for you) (suitable, proper, appropriate, useful)

• ते (te) - for you (Sītā) (to you, for you, your (dative/genitive singular of `tvam`))

Words meanings and morphology

एकवेणी (ekaveṇī) - (your) single braid of hair (a sign of asceticism/grief) (single braid of hair)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekaveṇī

ekaveṇī - single braid, hair tied in a single braid

Compound of `eka` (one) and `veṇī` (braid).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+veṇī)

• eka – one, single, alone
  adjective/numeral
• veṇī – braid of hair, plaited hair, stream
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject.

धराशय्या (dharāśayyā) - (your) sleeping on the bare ground (earth-bed, sleeping on the ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharāśayyā

dharāśayyā - sleeping on the ground, earth-bed

Compound of `dharā` (earth) and `śayyā` (bed, lying).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharā+śayyā)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• śayyā – bed, couch, sleep, lying down
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundial noun
  From root `śī` (to lie, sleep) + `yā` suffix.
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject.

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - (your) constant contemplation (about Rāma/sorrow) (meditation, contemplation, deep thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, deep thought, attention

Gerundial noun

From root `dhyai` (to think, meditate) + `ana` suffix.

Root: dhyai (class 1)

मलिनम् (malinam) - soiled (garments) (dirty, soiled, stained, impure)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of malina

malina - dirty, soiled, stained, impure, dark

From `mala` (dirt).

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - (your) garments/clothes (garment, clothing, sky, atmosphere)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - garment, clothing, sky, atmosphere

अस्थाने (asthāne) - at inappropriate times (in an improper place/time, unseasonably)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of asthāna

asthāna - improper place, wrong time, unseasonable

Compound of `a` (not) and `sthāna` (place, time).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthāna)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sthāna – place, station, abode, proper time
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundial noun
  From root `sthā` (to stand) + `ana` suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphasizes `asthāne`.

उपवासः (upavāsaḥ) - fasting (fasting, abstaining from food)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upavāsa

upavāsa - fasting, abstaining from food, living near

Gerundial noun

From root `vas` (to dwell) with prefix `upa` (or `vās` to fast).

Prefix: upa

Root: vas (class 1)

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

एतानि (etāni) - these (practices: braid, bed, contemplation, clothes, fasting) (these (neuter nominative/accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject.

औपयिकानि (aupayikāni) - suitable (for you) (suitable, proper, appropriate, useful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aupayika

aupayika - suitable, proper, appropriate, useful, beneficial

From `upaya` (means, approach) + `ika` suffix.

Note: Predicative adjective.

ते (te) - for you (Sītā) (to you, for you, your (dative/genitive singular of `tvam`))

(pronoun)

Dative, feminine, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Second person pronoun.

Note: For you.

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