वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-14

तस्योपवनषण्डेषु नानापुष्पसुगन्धिषु ।
विहृत्य सलिलक्लिन्ना तवाङ्के समुपाविशम् ॥१४॥

14. tasyopavanaṣaṇḍeṣu nānāpuṣpasugandhiṣu ,
vihṛtya salilaklinnā tavāṅke samupāviśam.

14. tasya upavanaṣaṇḍeṣu nānāpuṣpasugandhiṣu
vihṛtya salilaklinnā tava aṅke samupāviśam

14. Having strolled in its (the hermitage's) groves and thickets, fragrant with various flowers, I, wet from the water, sat down in your lap.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of it (the hermitage) (of it, his, her)

• उपवनषण्डेषु (upavanaṣaṇḍeṣu) - in the groves and thickets

• नानापुष्पसुगन्धिषु (nānāpuṣpasugandhiṣu) - fragrant with various flowers

• विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having strolled (having roamed, having strolled)

• सलिलक्लिन्ना (salilaklinnā) - wet from the water (referring to Sītā) (wet with water, drenched in water)

• तव (tava) - your (Rāma's) (your)

• अङ्के (aṅke) - in your lap (in the lap, on the side, in the vicinity)

• समुपाविशम् (samupāviśam) - I sat down (I sat down, I approached and sat)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of it (the hermitage) (of it, his, her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'āśrama'

उपवनषण्डेषु (upavanaṣaṇḍeṣu) - in the groves and thickets

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of upavanaṣaṇḍa

upavanaṣaṇḍa - grove and thicket, pleasure garden thicket

Compound type : dvandva (upavana+ṣaṇḍa)

• upavana – grove, garden, pleasure garden
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
• ṣaṇḍa – thicket, grove, group
  noun (masculine)

नानापुष्पसुगन्धिषु (nānāpuṣpasugandhiṣu) - fragrant with various flowers

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of nānāpuṣpasugandhin

nānāpuṣpasugandhin - fragrant with various flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+puṣpa+sugandhin)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• sugandhin – fragrant, perfumed
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: su

Note: Agrees with 'upavanaṣaṇḍeṣu'

विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having strolled (having roamed, having strolled)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root hṛ (to take) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

सलिलक्लिन्ना (salilaklinnā) - wet from the water (referring to Sītā) (wet with water, drenched in water)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of salilaklinnā

salilaklinnā - wet with water, drenched in water

Feminine of salilaklinna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+klinna)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• klinna – wet, moistened, drenched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root klid (to be wet)
  Root: klid (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (Sītā)

तव (tava) - your (Rāma's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अङ्के (aṅke) - in your lap (in the lap, on the side, in the vicinity)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, flank, side, mark, number

समुपाविशम् (samupāviśam) - I sat down (I sat down, I approached and sat)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of viś

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Ātmanepada in some contexts, but here Parasmaipada form is samupāviśam

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