वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-64, verse-13

शारदस्तिमिरोन्मुखो नूनं चन्द्र इवाम्बुदैः ।
आवृतं वदनं तस्या न विराजति राक्षसैः ॥१३॥

13. śāradastimironmukho nūnaṃ candra ivāmbudaiḥ ,
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ tasyā na virājati rākṣasaiḥ.

13. śāradaḥ timiraunmukhaḥ nūnam candraḥ iva ambudaiḥ
āvṛtam vadanam tasyāḥ na virājati rākṣasaiḥ

13. nūnam tasyāḥ vadanam rākṣasaiḥ āvṛtam na virājati,
ambudaiḥ (āvṛtam) śāradaḥ timiraunmukhaḥ candraḥ iva (na virājati)

13. Her face, indeed, does not shine, covered by the `rakṣasas`, just like an autumnal moon, obscured by clouds, does not appear radiant.

Words meanings summery:

• शारदः (śāradaḥ) - autumnal (describing the moon) (autumnal (masculine nominative singular))

• तिमिरौन्मुखः (timiraunmukhaḥ) - obscured (by clouds, like darkness) (dark-faced, obscured by darkness, facing darkness (masculine nominative singular))

• नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed (certainly, surely, indeed)

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon (moon (masculine nominative singular))

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds (by clouds (masculine instrumental plural))

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered (covered, veiled, concealed (neuter nominative singular past passive participle))

• वदनम् (vadanam) - face (face, mouth, front (neuter nominative singular))

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Sita's) (of her, her (feminine genitive singular))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विराजति (virājati) - does not shine (shines, appears brilliant, is beautiful (3rd singular present active))

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by `rakṣasas` (by `rakṣasas`, by demons (masculine instrumental plural))

Words meanings and morphology

शारदः (śāradaḥ) - autumnal (describing the moon) (autumnal (masculine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śārada

śārada - autumnal, relating to autumn

Formed from 'śarad' (autumn)

तिमिरौन्मुखः (timiraunmukhaḥ) - obscured (by clouds, like darkness) (dark-faced, obscured by darkness, facing darkness (masculine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of timiraunmukha

timiraunmukha - obscured by darkness, facing darkness

Compound type : tatpurusha (timira+unmukha)

• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• unmukha – having the face turned up, facing, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'ud-mukh' (to face upwards)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mukh

नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed (certainly, surely, indeed)

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon (moon (masculine nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon

Root: cand (class 1)

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds (by clouds (masculine instrumental plural))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. 'giver of water')

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, giver
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered (covered, veiled, concealed (neuter nominative singular past passive participle))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, veiled, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'vadanam'.

वदनम् (vadanam) - face (face, mouth, front (neuter nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'virājati'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Sita's) (of her, her (feminine genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विराजति (virājati) - does not shine (shines, appears brilliant, is beautiful (3rd singular present active))

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd singular present active of root 'rāj' (class 1, P) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by `rakṣasas` (by `rakṣasas`, by demons (masculine instrumental plural))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, `rakṣasa`, belonging to `rakṣasas`

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive-like construction ('āvṛtam' implies a passive agent).