वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-64, verse-3

यथैव धेनुः स्रवति स्नेहाद्वत्सस्य वत्सला ।
तथा ममापि हृदयं मणिरत्नस्य दर्शनात् ॥३॥

3. yathaiva dhenuḥ sravati snehādvatsasya vatsalā ,
tathā mamāpi hṛdayaṃ maṇiratnasya darśanāt.

3. yathā eva dhenuḥ sravati snehāt vatsasya vatsalā
tathā mama api hṛdayam maṇiratnasya darśanāt

3. Just as an affectionate cow gives milk for its calf out of love, similarly, my heart too is overwhelmed (like milk flowing) at the sight of this jewel.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• एव (eva) - indeed, just

• धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - cow

• स्रवति (sravati) - gives milk (flows, oozes, streams, gives milk)

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from love, out of affection

• वत्सस्य (vatsasya) - of the calf

• वत्सला (vatsalā) - affectionate, tender, loving (towards a calf)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - also, even

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart

• मणिरत्नस्य (maṇiratnasya) - of Sītā's head-jewel (of the jewel-gem, of the excellent jewel)

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - at the sight (of the jewel) (from the sight, by seeing)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with 'tathā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - cow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - cow, milch-cow

Note: Subject of 'sravati'.

स्रवति (sravati) - gives milk (flows, oozes, streams, gives milk)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of sru

Present Active

Root sru- (class 1) in present tense

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Main verb in the comparative clause.

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from love, out of affection

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - love, affection, tenderness, oil

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

वत्सस्य (vatsasya) - of the calf

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling

Note: Related to 'vatsalā'.

वत्सला (vatsalā) - affectionate, tender, loving (towards a calf)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vatsala

vatsala - affectionate, tender, fond of young ones

Note: Qualifies 'dhenuḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with 'yathā'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'hṛdayam'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul

Note: Subject. The verb is implied (e.g., 'is overwhelmed', 'melts', 'flows').

मणिरत्नस्य (maṇiratnasya) - of Sītā's head-jewel (of the jewel-gem, of the excellent jewel)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of maṇiratna

maṇiratna - jewel-gem, precious jewel

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇi+ratna)

• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious object
  noun (neuter)

Note: Related to 'darśanāt'.

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - at the sight (of the jewel) (from the sight, by seeing)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, perception

Agent Noun / Verbal Noun

From root dṛś- (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.