वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-1

प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखीत्येवं ब्रुवन्ती जनकात्मजा ।
अधोमुखमुखी बाला विलप्तुमुपचक्रमे ॥१॥

1. prasaktāśrumukhītyevaṃ bruvantī janakātmajā ,
adhomukhamukhī bālā vilaptumupacakrame.

1. prasaktāśrumukhī iti evam bruvantī janakātmajā
adhomukhamukhī bālā vilaptum upacakrame

1. prasaktāśrumukhī adhomukhamukhī bālā janakātmajā
iti evam bruvantī vilaptum upacakrame

1. Thus speaking, Janaka's daughter, her face streaming with tears, the young woman, with a downcast countenance, began to lament.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखी (prasaktāśrumukhī) - with a face streaming with tears, having continuous tears on her face

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• ब्रुवन्ती (bruvantī) - speaking, saying

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, daughter of King Janaka (Janaka's daughter (Sita))

• अधोमुखमुखी (adhomukhamukhī) - with a downcast face, having a downward-turned face

• बाला (bālā) - young woman, girl

• विलप्तुम् (vilaptum) - to lament, to wail, to complain

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, undertook

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखी (prasaktāśrumukhī) - with a face streaming with tears, having continuous tears on her face

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasaktāśrumukhī

prasaktāśrumukhī - having a face (mukhī) with streaming (prasakta) tears (aśru)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prasakta+aśru+mukhī)

• prasakta – attached, clinging, engaged, continuous, flowing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• aśru – tear (as in from the eye)
  noun (neuter)
• mukhī – face, mouth (feminine form as part of a compound)
  noun (feminine)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन्ती (bruvantī) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bruvant

bruvant - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Root: bru (class 2)

Note: Refers to Janaka's daughter (Sita).

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, daughter of King Janaka (Janaka's daughter (Sita))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father, progenitor; name of a king, father of Sita
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter (feminine of ātmaja, born of self)
  noun (feminine)

अधोमुखमुखी (adhomukhamukhī) - with a downcast face, having a downward-turned face

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhomukhamukhī

adhomukhamukhī - having a face (mukhī) turned downwards (adhas) or with a downward-facing (mukha) aspect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adhas+mukha+mukhī)

• adhas – downwards, below, underneath
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)
• mukhī – having a face (feminine form as part of a compound)
  noun (feminine)

बाला (bālā) - young woman, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young girl, young woman, maiden

विलप्तुम् (vilaptum) - to lament, to wail, to complain

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of upakram

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

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