वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-27, verse-2

तस्याः शुभं वाममरालपक्ष्म राजीवृतं कृष्णविशालशुक्लम् ।
प्रास्पन्दतैकं नयनं सुकेश्या मीनाहतं पद्ममिवाभिताम्रम् ॥२॥

2. tasyāḥ śubhaṃ vāmamarālapakṣma rājīvṛtaṃ kṛṣṇaviśālaśuklam ,
prāspandataikaṃ nayanaṃ sukeśyā mīnāhataṃ padmamivābhitāmram.

2. tasyāḥ śubham vāmam arālapakṣmam
rājīvāvṛtam kṛṣṇaviśālaśuklam
prāspandata ekam nayanam sukeśyāḥ
mīnāhatam padmam iva abhītāmram

2. sukeśyāḥ tasyāḥ śubham vāmam ekam
nayanam arālapakṣmam rājīvāvṛtam
kṛṣṇaviśālaśuklam abhītāmram
iva mīnāhatam padmam prāspandata

2. Of her, the beautiful-haired one, her auspicious left eye, with curved eyelashes, marked by lotus-like veins, and featuring black, wide, and white parts, throbbed, appearing somewhat reddish, like a lotus struck by a fish.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - Of Sita. (of her, by her, from her)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, good

• वामम् (vāmam) - left (referring to the eye) (left, pleasing, beautiful, adverse)

• अरालपक्ष्मम् (arālapakṣmam) - with curved eyelashes

• राजीवावृतम् (rājīvāvṛtam) - surrounded by lotus-like veins/lines

• कृष्णविशालशुक्लम् (kṛṣṇaviśālaśuklam) - having black, wide, and white parts (describing an eye)

• प्रास्पन्दत (prāspandata) - it throbbed, quivered, vibrated

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• नयनम् (nayanam) - eye (eye, leading, guidance)

• सुकेश्याः (sukeśyāḥ) - Of Sita, the beautiful-haired one. (of the beautiful-haired one)

• मीनाहतम् (mīnāhatam) - struck by a fish

• पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अभीताम्रम् (abhītāmram) - somewhat reddish, coppery

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - Of Sita. (of her, by her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Sita.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good, propitious

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nayanam'.

वामम् (vāmam) - left (referring to the eye) (left, pleasing, beautiful, adverse)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāma

vāma - left, pleasing, beautiful, adverse, reverse

Root: vām

Note: Qualifies 'nayanam'.

अरालपक्ष्मम् (arālapakṣmam) - with curved eyelashes

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arālapakṣma

arālapakṣma - having curved eyelashes

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'arāla' (curved) + 'pakṣma' (eyelash).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arāla+pakṣma)

• arāla – curved, bent, crooked
  adjective
• pakṣma – eyelash, fringe
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'nayanam'.

राजीवावृतम् (rājīvāvṛtam) - surrounded by lotus-like veins/lines

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājīvāvṛta

rājīvāvṛta - covered/surrounded by lotus-like marks or veins

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'rājīva' (lotus) + 'āvṛta' (covered, surrounded).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājīva+āvṛta)

• rājīva – a species of lotus (blue or red)
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'nayanam'.

कृष्णविशालशुक्लम् (kṛṣṇaviśālaśuklam) - having black, wide, and white parts (describing an eye)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇaviśālaśukla

kṛṣṇaviśālaśukla - characterized by black, wide, and white parts (referring to the pupil, overall size, and sclera of an eye)

Karmadhāraya/Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+viśāla+śukla)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• viśāla – wide, extensive, large
  adjective
• śukla – white, bright, clear
  adjective
  Root: śukl (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'nayanam'.

प्रास्पन्दत (prāspandata) - it throbbed, quivered, vibrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of spand

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

With prefix 'pra'. 'a' augment for imperfect.

Prefix: pra

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Original root is 'spand', 'pra' is a prefix.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Qualifies 'nayanam'.

नयनम् (nayanam) - eye (eye, leading, guidance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nayana

nayana - eye, leading, guidance, conductor

Agent noun

From root 'nī' (to lead) with suffix 'lyuṭ'.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'prāspandata'.

सुकेश्याः (sukeśyāḥ) - Of Sita, the beautiful-haired one. (of the beautiful-haired one)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sukeśī

sukeśī - beautiful-haired woman

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'su' (good, beautiful) + 'keśa' (hair).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+keśa)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tasyāḥ'.

मीनाहतम् (mīnāhatam) - struck by a fish

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mīnāhata

mīnāhata - struck by a fish

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'mīna' (fish) + 'āhata' (struck).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mīna+āhata)

• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)
• āhata – struck, hit, injured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'padmam'.

पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus flower

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Part of the simile comparing eye to lotus.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अभीताम्रम् (abhītāmram) - somewhat reddish, coppery

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhītāmra

abhītāmra - somewhat reddish, slightly coppery

Compound: 'abhi' (towards, slightly) + 'tāmra' (red, coppery).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (abhi+tāmra)

• abhi – towards, near, greatly, slightly
  indeclinable
• tāmra – copper-colored, red, golden
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'nayanam'.