वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-21

बाष्पपूर्णमुखी मन्दं चक्षुषी परिमार्जती ।
लक्षिताहं त्वया नाथ वायसेन प्रकोपिता ॥२१॥

21. bāṣpapūrṇamukhī mandaṃ cakṣuṣī parimārjatī ,
lakṣitāhaṃ tvayā nātha vāyasena prakopitā.

21. bāṣpapurṇamukhī mandam cakṣuṣī parimārjatī
lakṣitā aham tvayā nātha vāyasena prakopitā

21. aham bāṣpapurṇamukhī mandam cakṣuṣī parimārjatī
vāyasena prakopitā nātha tvayā lakṣitā

21. With a face full of tears, slowly wiping my eyes, I, provoked by a crow, was noticed by you, O lord.

Words meanings summery:

• बाष्पपुर्णमुखी (bāṣpapurṇamukhī) - I, with a face full of tears (with a face full of tears)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly (slowly, gently, softly)

• चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - my two eyes (two eyes)

• परिमार्जती (parimārjatī) - wiping (my eyes) (wiping, cleaning around)

• लक्षिता (lakṣitā) - I was noticed (noticed, observed, marked)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नाथ (nātha) - O lord (vocative) (lord, protector, master)

• वायसेन (vāyasena) - by a crow (by a crow, by a bird)

• प्रकोपिता (prakopitā) - I, having been provoked (angered, provoked, agitated)

Words meanings and morphology

बाष्पपुर्णमुखी (bāṣpapurṇamukhī) - I, with a face full of tears (with a face full of tears)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāṣpapurṇamukha

bāṣpapurṇamukha - having a face full of tears

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṣpa+pūrṇa+mukha)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √pr̥ (to fill)
  Root: pr̥ (class 3)
• mukha – face, mouth, opening
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'aham'.

मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly (slowly, gently, softly)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

Root: mand (class 1)

Note: Adverb modifying 'parimārjatī'.

चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - my two eyes (two eyes)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Object of 'parimārjatī'.

परिमार्जती (parimārjatī) - wiping (my eyes) (wiping, cleaning around)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parimārjat

parimārjat - wiping, cleaning, rubbing

Present Active Participle

From root √mr̥j (to wipe, clean) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: mr̥j (class 2)

लक्षिता (lakṣitā) - I was noticed (noticed, observed, marked)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣita

lakṣita - noticed, observed, marked

Past Passive Participle

From root √lakṣ (to perceive, observe).

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Agent of 'lakṣitā'.

नाथ (nātha) - O lord (vocative) (lord, protector, master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, protector, master, husband

Root: nāth (class 1)

Note: Direct address.

वायसेन (vāyasena) - by a crow (by a crow, by a bird)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow, bird

Note: Agent of 'prakopitā'.

प्रकोपिता (prakopitā) - I, having been provoked (angered, provoked, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakopita

prakopita - angered, provoked, agitated

Past Passive Participle

From root √kup (to be angry) with prefix pra- and causative suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: kup (class 4)

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