वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-32

तत् प्रसुप्तं विरुरुचे निःशब्दान्तरभूषणम् ।
निःशब्दहंसभ्रमरं यथा पद्मवनं महत् ॥३२॥

32. tat prasuptaṃ viruruce niḥśabdāntarabhūṣaṇam ,
niḥśabdahaṃsabhramaraṃ yathā padmavanaṃ mahat.

32. tat prasuptam viruruce niḥ-śabda-antara-bhūṣaṇam |
niḥ-śabda-haṃsa-bhramaram yathā padma-vanam mahat

32. tat prasuptam niḥ-śabda-antara-bhūṣaṇam
niḥ-śabda-haṃsa-bhramaram mahat padma-vanam yathā viruruce

32. That sleeping assembly shone, its inner ornaments now silent, and without the sound of geese or bees, just like a great lotus forest (is silent).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that sleeping assembly (referring to the women and their leader) (that, it)

• प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - having slept, sleeping (a sleeping person/group)

• विरुरुचे (viruruce) - it shone, it appeared beautiful

• निः-शब्द-अन्तर-भूषणम् (niḥ-śabda-antara-bhūṣaṇam) - whose internal ornaments were silent (not rattling)

• निः-शब्द-हंस-भ्रमरम् (niḥ-śabda-haṁsa-bhramaram) - where geese and bees were silent, without the sound of geese and bees

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• पद्म-वनम् (padma-vanam) - a lotus forest/pond

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that sleeping assembly (referring to the women and their leader) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - having slept, sleeping (a sleeping person/group)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prasupta

prasupta - slept, soundly asleep

Past Passive Participle

From root svap- 'to sleep' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' referring to the sleeping assembly.

विरुरुचे (viruruce) - it shone, it appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ruc

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

निः-शब्द-अन्तर-भूषणम् (niḥ-śabda-antara-bhūṣaṇam) - whose internal ornaments were silent (not rattling)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥ-śabda-antara-bhūṣaṇa

niḥ-śabda-antara-bhūṣaṇa - having silent internal ornaments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niḥ-śabda+antara+bhūṣaṇa)

• niḥ-śabda – silent, soundless
  adjective
• antara – inner, interior, internal
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tat prasuptam'

निः-शब्द-हंस-भ्रमरम् (niḥ-śabda-haṁsa-bhramaram) - where geese and bees were silent, without the sound of geese and bees

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥ-śabda-haṃsa-bhramara

niḥ-śabda-haṁsa-bhramara - without the sound of geese and bees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niḥ-śabda+haṃsa+bhramara)

• niḥ-śabda – silent, soundless
  adjective
• haṃsa – goose, swan
  noun (masculine)
• bhramara – bee, bumble-bee
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tat prasuptam'

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

पद्म-वनम् (padma-vanam) - a lotus forest/pond

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padma-vana

padma-vana - lotus forest, lotus pond

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+vana)

• padma – lotus (flower, plant)
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, grove, water
  noun (neuter)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with padma-vanam

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