वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-47, verse-7

नीलाञ्जनचय प्रख्यं हारेणोरसि राजता ।
पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्रेण सबलाकमिवाम्बुदम् ॥७॥

7. nīlāñjanacaya prakhyaṃ hāreṇorasi rājatā ,
pūrṇacandrābhavaktreṇa sabalākamivāmbudam.

7. nīlāñjana-caya-prakhyam hāreṇa urasi rājatā
pūrṇa-candra-ābha-vaktram sabalākam iva ambudam

7. nīlāñjana-caya-prakhyam hāreṇa urasi rājatā
pūrṇa-candra-ābha-vaktram ambudam iva sabalākam

7. Resembling a mass of blue collyrium, shining on his chest with a necklace, with a face like the full moon, (he appeared) like a cloud accompanied by cranes.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलाञ्जन-चय-प्रख्यम् (nīlāñjana-caya-prakhyam) - resembling a mass of blue collyrium

• हारेण (hāreṇa) - with a necklace

• उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

• राजता (rājatā) - shining

• पूर्ण-चन्द्र-आभ-वक्त्रम् (pūrṇa-candra-ābha-vaktram) - with a face like the full moon

• सबलाकम् (sabalākam) - with cranes, accompanied by cranes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - cloud

Words meanings and morphology

नीलाञ्जन-चय-प्रख्यम् (nīlāñjana-caya-prakhyam) - resembling a mass of blue collyrium

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlāñjana-caya-prakhya

nīlāñjana-caya-prakhya - resembling a heap of blue collyrium (kohl)

Compound adjective. nīlāñjana (blue collyrium), caya (mass/heap), prakhya (resembling).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nīla+añjana+caya+prakhya)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, black
  adjective
• añjana – collyrium, kohl, pigment
  noun (neuter)
  From √añj (to anoint)
  Root: √añj (class 7)
• caya – heap, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From √ci (to collect)
  Root: √ci (class 5)
• prakhya – resembling, like, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-√khyā (to appear, to be seen)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √khyā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (Rāvaṇa).

हारेण (hāreṇa) - with a necklace

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hāra

hāra - necklace, string of pearls

From √hṛ (to seize, to carry) with causative, or simply noun meaning 'that which is worn'.

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of shining.

उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast

s-stem noun.

Note: Location of the necklace.

राजता (rājatā) - shining

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājat

rājat - shining, sparkling, illustrious

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of √rāj (to shine, to rule)

Root: √rāj (class 1)

Note: Describes the necklace (hāreṇa).

पूर्ण-चन्द्र-आभ-वक्त्रम् (pūrṇa-candra-ābha-vaktram) - with a face like the full moon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pūrṇa-candra-ābha-vaktra

pūrṇa-candra-ābha-vaktra - having a face resembling the full moon

Compound adjective, where vaktra (face) is qualified by pūrṇa-candra-ābha (like the full moon).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pūrṇa+candra+ābha+vaktra)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √pṛ (to fill)
  Root: √pṛ (class 9)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √cand (class 1)
• ābha – resembling, like, splendor
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From ā-√bhā (to shine, appear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √bhā (class 2)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Describing the face.

सबलाकम् (sabalākam) - with cranes, accompanied by cranes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sabalāka

sabalāka - accompanied by cranes, with cranes

Bahuvrīhi compound, sa (with) + balāka (crane).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+balāka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix 'sa' indicating 'with' in compounds.
• balāka – crane (bird)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies ambudam.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Particle of comparison.

अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - cloud

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound of ambu (water) and da (giver, from √dā).

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix
  From √dā (to give)
  Root: √dā (class 3)

Note: Object of comparison.

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