वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-25

मनःसंह्लादजननीं वर्णस्यापि प्रसादिनीम् ।
तां शोकनाशिनीं दिव्यां श्रियः संजननीमिव ॥२५॥

25. manaḥsaṃhlādajananīṃ varṇasyāpi prasādinīm ,
tāṃ śokanāśinīṃ divyāṃ śriyaḥ saṃjananīmiva.

25. manaḥsaṃhlādajananīm varṇasya api prasādinīm
tām śokanāśinīm divyām śriyaḥ saṃjananīm iva

25. tām manaḥsaṃhlādajananīm varṇasya api prasādinīm
śokanāśinīm divyām śriyaḥ saṃjananīm iva

25. That object, which generated joy in the mind and even brightened one's complexion, destroyed sorrow, was divine, and appeared to be a generator of prosperity (śrī).

Words meanings summery:

• मनःसंह्लादजननीम् (manaḥsaṁhlādajananīm) - generating joy in the mind

• वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of complexion (of color, of complexion, of caste)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• प्रसादिनीम् (prasādinīm) - brightening (complexion) (gladdening, purifying, brightening, beautifying)

• ताम् (tām) - that (object being described) (that, her)

• शोकनाशिनीम् (śokanāśinīm) - destroying sorrow

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity (śrī) (of prosperity, of wealth, of splendor, of beauty)

• संजननीम् (saṁjananīm) - a generator (producing, generating)

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

Words meanings and morphology

मनःसंह्लादजननीम् (manaḥsaṁhlādajananīm) - generating joy in the mind

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manaḥsaṃhlādajananī

manaḥsaṁhlādajananī - generating joy in the mind, gladdening the mind

Compound of manas (mind), saṃhlāda (joy), and jananī (producing). 'Manas + saṃhlāda' forms 'manaḥsaṃhlāda'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+saṃhlāda+jananī)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• saṃhlāda – joy, delight, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-√hlād (to gladden)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hlād (class 1)
• jananī – producing, generating; mother
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine agent noun from root √jan (to produce, be born) + -anī suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'tām'.

वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of complexion (of color, of complexion, of caste)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, tint, complexion; caste, social order; letter, sound

Note: Governed by 'prasādinīm'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रसादिनीम् (prasādinīm) - brightening (complexion) (gladdening, purifying, brightening, beautifying)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prasādinī

prasādinī - gladdening, purifying, making clear, brightening

feminine agent noun from root pra-√sad (to become clear, to gladden)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'tām'.

ताम् (tām) - that (object being described) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to the main object described in this series of verses.

शोकनाशिनीम् (śokanāśinīm) - destroying sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śokanāśinī

śokanāśinī - destroying sorrow, removing grief

Compound of śoka (sorrow) and nāśinī (destroying).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+nāśinī)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• nāśinī – destroying, causing to perish
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine agent noun from causative of root √naś (to perish) + -inī suffix
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'tām'.

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

Note: Modifies the implied object 'tām'.

श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity (śrī) (of prosperity, of wealth, of splendor, of beauty)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, splendor, beauty, glory, goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Governed by 'saṃjananīm'.

संजननीम् (saṁjananīm) - a generator (producing, generating)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃjananī

saṁjananī - generating, producing, causing to originate

feminine agent noun from root sam-√jan (to produce, be born) + -anī suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'tām'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

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