वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-29, verse-11

ततः सा वक्रकेशान्ता सुकेशी केशसंवृतम् ।
उन्नम्य वदनं भीरुः शिंशपावृक्षमैक्षत ॥११॥

11. tataḥ sā vakrakeśāntā sukeśī keśasaṃvṛtam ,
unnamya vadanaṃ bhīruḥ śiṃśapāvṛkṣamaikṣata.

11. tataḥ sā vakrakeśāntā sukeśī keśasaṃvṛtam
unnamya vadanam bhīruḥ śiṃśapāvṛkṣam aikṣata

11. tataḥ sā bhīruḥ vakrakeśāntā sukeśī keśasaṃvṛtam
vadanam unnamya śiṃśapāvṛkṣam aikṣata

11. Then, she, fearful and with beautiful, curved hair-ends, lifted her face, which was covered by her hair, and looked at the śiṃśapā tree.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

• सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

• वक्रकेशान्ता (vakrakeśāntā) - with curved hair-ends

• सुकेशी (sukeśī) - with beautiful hair

• केशसंवृतम् (keśasaṁvṛtam) - covered by her hair (covered by hair)

• उन्नम्य (unnamya) - having lifted (having raised, having lifted up)

• वदनम् (vadanam) - face (face, mouth)

• भीरुः (bhīruḥ) - fearful (fearful, timid)

• शिंशपावृक्षम् (śiṁśapāvṛkṣam) - at the śiṃśapā tree (to the śiṃśapā tree)

• ऐक्षत (aikṣata) - she looked (she looked, she saw)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas from a pronoun/adverb

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

वक्रकेशान्ता (vakrakeśāntā) - with curved hair-ends

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vakrakeśānta

vakrakeśānta - having curved hair-ends

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vakra+keśa+anta)

• vakra – crooked, curved, bent
  adjective (neuter)
• keśa – hair, mane
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, edge, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

सुकेशी (sukeśī) - with beautiful hair

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukeśin

sukeśin - having beautiful hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+keśa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• keśa – hair, mane
  noun (masculine)

केशसंवृतम् (keśasaṁvṛtam) - covered by her hair (covered by hair)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of keśasaṃvṛta

keśasaṁvṛta - covered by hair

Past Passive Participle

From verb saṃ-vṛ (to cover) with keśa as agent/instrument. Compound of keśa and saṃvṛta.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+saṃvṛta)

• keśa – hair, mane
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb saṃ-vṛ (to cover)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

उन्नम्य (unnamya) - having lifted (having raised, having lifted up)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from ud-nam with suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

वदनम् (vadanam) - face (face, mouth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'unnamya'.

भीरुः (bhīruḥ) - fearful (fearful, timid)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - fearful, timid

Root: bhī (class 3)

शिंशपावृक्षम् (śiṁśapāvṛkṣam) - at the śiṃśapā tree (to the śiṃśapā tree)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śiṃśapāvṛkṣa

śiṁśapāvṛkṣa - śiṃśapā tree

Compound of 'śiṃśapā' (a tree species) and 'vṛkṣa' (tree).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śiṃśapā+vṛkṣa)

• śiṃśapā – a species of tree (Dalbergia sissoo)
  noun (feminine)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'aikṣata'.

ऐक्षत (aikṣata) - she looked (she looked, she saw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of īkṣ

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular. Aorist-like form in classical Sanskrit, often used as imperfect.

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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