वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-19

महौष्ठहनुनासश्च पञ्चस्निग्धो ऽष्टवंशवान् ।
दशपद्मो दशबृहत्त्रिभिर्व्याप्तो द्विशुक्लवान् ।
षडुन्नतो नवतनुस्त्रिभिर्व्याप्नोति राघवः ॥१९॥

19. mahauṣṭhahanunāsaśca pañcasnigdho'ṣṭavaṃśavān ,
daśapadmo daśabṛhattribhirvyāpto dviśuklavān ,
ṣaḍunnato navatanustribhirvyāpnoti rāghavaḥ.

19. mahauṣṭhahanunāsaḥ ca pañcasnigdhaḥ
aṣṭavaṃśavān daśapadmaḥ daśabṛhat
tribhiḥ vyāptaḥ dviśuklavān ṣaḍunnataḥ
navatanuḥ tribhiḥ vyāpnoti rāghavaḥ

19. mahauṣṭhahanunāsaḥ ca pañcasnigdhaḥ
aṣṭavaṃśavān daśapadmaḥ daśabṛhat
tribhiḥ vyāptaḥ dviśuklavān ṣaḍunnataḥ
navatanuḥ tribhiḥ vyāpnoti rāghavaḥ

19. He possesses large lips, chin, and nose, and five smooth parts. He has eight auspicious joints, ten lotus-like features, and ten large features. He is deep in three aspects and has two white features. Rāma (rāghava) is six-elevated and nine-slender, and is truly pervaded by three (virtues).

Words meanings summery:

• महौष्ठहनुनासः (mahauṣṭhahanunāsaḥ) - having large lips, chin, and nose

• च (ca) - and

• पञ्चस्निग्धः (pañcasnigdhaḥ) - having five smooth/tender features (e.g., skin, hair, teeth, eyes, palms/soles) (having five smooth/soft parts)

• अष्टवंशवान् (aṣṭavaṁśavān) - having eight auspicious bone structures or 'bamboo-like' joints (having eight auspicious joints/features)

• दशपद्मः (daśapadmaḥ) - having ten features (e.g., eyes, palms, soles) that resemble a lotus flower (having ten lotus-like features)

• दशबृहत् (daśabṛhat) - having ten large/prominent features (e.g., fingers, toes, chest, forehead, shoulders) (having ten large/prominent features)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by/with three (places/aspects)

• व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ) - deep in three aspects (e.g., voice, navel, character) (pervaded, endowed with, deep)

• द्विशुक्लवान् (dviśuklavān) - having two prominent white features (e.g., eyes and teeth) (having two white parts/features)

• षडुन्नतः (ṣaḍunnataḥ) - having six elevated parts (e.g., chest, forehead, nose, belly, hands, feet) (having six elevated/prominent parts)

• नवतनुः (navatanuḥ) - having nine fine/slender parts (e.g., hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, teeth, nails, fingers, toes, hands, feet) (having nine slender/fine parts)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by/with three (virtues/qualities)

• व्याप्नोति (vyāpnoti) - he is truly pervaded by three virtues/qualities (e.g., sattva, rajas, tamas; or strength, beauty, knowledge) (he pervades, he is full of, he is endowed with)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama, descendant of Raghu

Words meanings and morphology

महौष्ठहनुनासः (mahauṣṭhahanunāsaḥ) - having large lips, chin, and nose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahauṣṭhahanunāsa

mahauṣṭhahanunāsa - having large lips, chin, and nose (as auspicious bodily marks)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+oṣṭha+hanu+nāsa)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)
• hanu – jaw, chin
  noun (feminine)
• nāsa – nose
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पञ्चस्निग्धः (pañcasnigdhaḥ) - having five smooth/tender features (e.g., skin, hair, teeth, eyes, palms/soles) (having five smooth/soft parts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcasnigdha

pañcasnigdha - having five smooth/tender parts (an auspicious mark)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pañca+snigdha)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• snigdha – smooth, tender, soft, glossy, oily
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: snih (class 4)

अष्टवंशवान् (aṣṭavaṁśavān) - having eight auspicious bone structures or 'bamboo-like' joints (having eight auspicious joints/features)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭavaṃśavat

aṣṭavaṁśavat - having eight auspicious joints/bone structures

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṣṭa+vaṃśa)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, family, spine, joint
  noun (masculine)

दशपद्मः (daśapadmaḥ) - having ten features (e.g., eyes, palms, soles) that resemble a lotus flower (having ten lotus-like features)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśapadma

daśapadma - having ten lotus-like features (as auspicious marks)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+padma)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• padma – lotus flower
  noun (neuter)

दशबृहत् (daśabṛhat) - having ten large/prominent features (e.g., fingers, toes, chest, forehead, shoulders) (having ten large/prominent features)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśabṛhat

daśabṛhat - having ten large features

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+bṛhat)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• bṛhat – large, great, vast, strong
  adjective (masculine)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by/with three (places/aspects)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of tri

tri - three

व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ) - deep in three aspects (e.g., voice, navel, character) (pervaded, endowed with, deep)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, occupied, contained, endowed with, deep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' with upasarga 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

द्विशुक्लवान् (dviśuklavān) - having two prominent white features (e.g., eyes and teeth) (having two white parts/features)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dviśuklavat

dviśuklavat - having two white parts (eyes and teeth, as auspicious marks)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+śukla)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• śukla – white, bright, clear
  adjective (masculine)

षडुन्नतः (ṣaḍunnataḥ) - having six elevated parts (e.g., chest, forehead, nose, belly, hands, feet) (having six elevated/prominent parts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaḍunnata

ṣaḍunnata - having six elevated/prominent parts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṭ+unnata)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• unnata – elevated, raised, prominent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'nam' with upasarga 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: nam (class 1)

नवतनुः (navatanuḥ) - having nine fine/slender parts (e.g., hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, teeth, nails, fingers, toes, hands, feet) (having nine slender/fine parts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of navatanu

navatanu - having nine slender/fine parts (an auspicious mark)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nava+tanu)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• tanu – thin, slender, fine, delicate
  adjective (masculine)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by/with three (virtues/qualities)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of tri

tri - three

व्याप्नोति (vyāpnoti) - he is truly pervaded by three virtues/qualities (e.g., sattva, rajas, tamas; or strength, beauty, knowledge) (he pervades, he is full of, he is endowed with)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vyāp

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama, descendant of Raghu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rama)

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