वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-23, verse-9

तस्या सा दीर्घविपुला वेपन्त्याः सीतया तदा ।
ददृशे कम्पिनी वेणी व्यालीव परिसर्पती ॥९॥

9. tasyā sā dīrghavipulā vepantyāḥ sītayā tadā ,
dadṛśe kampinī veṇī vyālīva parisarpatī.

9. tasyāḥ sā dīrghavipulā vepantyāḥ sītayā tadā
dadṛśe kampinī veṇī vyālī iva parisarpatī

9. tadā tasyāḥ vepantyāḥ sītayā sā dīrghavipulā
kampinī veṇī vyālī iva parisarpatī dadṛśe

9. Then, by that trembling Sītā, her long, ample, quivering braid of hair was seen, coiling like a female snake (vyālī).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (Sītā) (of her, by her (feminine genitive singular or ablative singular))

• सा (sā) - that (braid of hair) (she, that (feminine))

• दीर्घविपुला (dīrghavipulā) - long and ample (braid of hair) (long and wide/large (feminine nominative singular))

• वेपन्त्याः (vepantyāḥ) - of the trembling (Sītā) (of the trembling one, by the trembling one (feminine genitive/ablative singular))

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

• कम्पिनी (kampinī) - quivering (braid of hair) (quivering, shaking (feminine nominative singular))

• वेणी (veṇī) - braid of hair (braid of hair, plaited hair, stream)

• व्याली (vyālī) - female snake (female snake, venomous serpent)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• परिसर्पती (parisarpatī) - coiling (coiling, moving around, creeping (feminine nominative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (Sītā) (of her, by her (feminine genitive singular or ablative singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Modifies `sītayā`.

सा (sā) - that (braid of hair) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to `veṇī`.

दीर्घविपुला (dīrghavipulā) - long and ample (braid of hair) (long and wide/large (feminine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrghavipula

dīrghavipula - long and wide/ample/large

compound

Compound type : dvandva (dīrgha+vipula)

• dīrgha – long, tall
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dīrgh
• vipula – wide, ample, large
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Adjective for `veṇī`.

वेपन्त्याः (vepantyāḥ) - of the trembling (Sītā) (of the trembling one, by the trembling one (feminine genitive/ablative singular))

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vepat

vepat - trembling, quivering

Present Active Participle

from √vep (to tremble) + śatṛ suffix

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: Modifies `sītayā`.

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife), furrow

Note: Agent of the passive verb `dadṛśe`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

adverb from tad

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive/middle voice

Formed from the root √dṛś with perfect endings.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कम्पिनी (kampinī) - quivering (braid of hair) (quivering, shaking (feminine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kampin

kampin - trembling, quivering, shaking

Agent noun/Adjective

from √kamp (to tremble) + -in suffix

Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Adjective for `veṇī`.

वेणी (veṇī) - braid of hair (braid of hair, plaited hair, stream)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of veṇī

veṇī - braid of hair, plaited hair, stream

Root: veṇ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb `dadṛśe`.

व्याली (vyālī) - female snake (female snake, venomous serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyālī

vyālī - female snake, venomous serpent

feminine form of vyāla (snake)

Root: vi (class 1)

Note: In simile with `iva`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

परिसर्पती (parisarpatī) - coiling (coiling, moving around, creeping (feminine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parisarpat

parisarpat - coiling, moving around, creeping

Present Active Participle

Prefix pari- + √sṛp (to creep, move) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Participle describing `veṇī`.