वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-8

रामः कमलपत्राक्षः सर्वभूतमनोहरः ।
रूपदाक्षिण्यसंपन्नः प्रसूतो जनकात्मजे ॥८॥

8. rāmaḥ kamalapatrākṣaḥ sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ ,
rūpadākṣiṇyasaṃpannaḥ prasūto janakātmaje.

8. rāmaḥ kamalapattrākṣaḥ sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ
rūpadākṣiṇyasaṃpannaḥ prasūtaḥ janakātmaje

8. janakātmaje,
rāmaḥ kamalapattrākṣaḥ sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ rūpadākṣiṇyasaṃpannaḥ (ca) prasūtaḥ (asti)

8. O daughter of Janaka, Rama possesses eyes like lotus petals, captivates the minds of all beings, is endowed with beauty and skill, and is nobly born.

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

• कमलपत्त्राक्षः (kamalapattrākṣaḥ) - having eyes like lotus petals (lotus-petal-eyed, lotus-eyed)

• सर्वभूतमनोहरः (sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ) - enchanting to all creatures (captivating the minds of all beings)

• रूपदाक्षिण्यसंपन्नः (rūpadākṣiṇyasaṁpannaḥ) - possessing both excellent physical form and skillful conduct (endowed with beauty and grace/skill)

• प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - nobly born, from a good lineage (born, produced, generated)

• जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O Sita, daughter of King Janaka (O daughter of Janaka)

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark

Note: Subject of the description

कमलपत्त्राक्षः (kamalapattrākṣaḥ) - having eyes like lotus petals (lotus-petal-eyed, lotus-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kamalapattrākṣa

kamalapattrākṣa - lotus-petal-eyed (masculine)

Compound of kamala (lotus), patra (petal), and akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+patra+akṣa)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes Rama

सर्वभूतमनोहरः (sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ) - enchanting to all creatures (captivating the minds of all beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtamanohara

sarvabhūtamanohara - charming/captivating the minds of all beings

Compound of sarva (all), bhūta (being), manas (mind), hara (captivating)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta+manas+hara)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• hara – taking away, charming, captivating
  adjective
  From root hṛ (to seize, carry, charm)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes Rama

रूपदाक्षिण्यसंपन्नः (rūpadākṣiṇyasaṁpannaḥ) - possessing both excellent physical form and skillful conduct (endowed with beauty and grace/skill)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpadākṣiṇyasaṃpanna

rūpadākṣiṇyasaṁpanna - endowed with beauty and grace/skill

Compound of rūpa (beauty, form), dākṣiṇya (skill, grace, courtesy), and saṃpanna (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+dākṣiṇya+saṃpanna)

• rūpa – form, beauty, figure
  noun (neuter)
• dākṣiṇya – cleverness, skill, courtesy, grace
  noun (neuter)
  From dakṣiṇa (skillful, right)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, possessed of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From saṃ-pad (to be accomplished, to be endowed with)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Describes Rama

प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - nobly born, from a good lineage (born, produced, generated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasūta

prasūta - born, produced, brought forth, generated

Past Passive Participle

From pra-sū (to give birth, to produce)

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Describes Rama

जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O Sita, daughter of King Janaka (O daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound of Janaka (proper name) and Ātmajā (daughter)

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, king of Videha)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of ātmaja (son/daughter)

Note: Addressing Sita

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