वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-40

ताराणामिव सुव्यक्तं महतीनां शुभार्चिषाम् ।
प्रभावर्णप्रसादाश्च विरेजुस्तत्र योषिताम् ॥४०॥

40. tārāṇāmiva suvyaktaṃ mahatīnāṃ śubhārciṣām ,
prabhāvarṇaprasādāśca virejustatra yoṣitām.

40. tārāṇām iva suvyaktam mahatīnām śubhārciṣām
prabhāvarṇaprasādāḥ ca virejuḥ tatra yoṣitām

40. tatra yoṣitām prabhāvarṇaprasādāḥ ca suvyaktam
mahatīnām śubhārciṣām tārāṇām iva virejuḥ

40. There, the splendor, complexions, and grace of the women shone very distinctly, just like those of magnificent stars with brilliant light.

Words meanings summery:

• ताराणाम् (tārāṇām) - of stars

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - very clearly, distinctly, manifest

• महतीनाम् (mahatīnām) - of great, magnificent (feminine plural)

• शुभार्चिषाम् (śubhārciṣām) - having brilliant luminosity (of bright flames, of auspicious rays)

• प्रभावर्णप्रसादाः (prabhāvarṇaprasādāḥ) - splendor, complexions, and grace

• च (ca) - and, also

• विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - they shone, appeared splendid

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

Words meanings and morphology

ताराणाम् (tārāṇām) - of stars

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - a star

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - very clearly, distinctly, manifest

(indeclinable)

Derived from √añj with su- and vi- prefixes, then suffix -kta (PPP).

Prefixes: su+vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Adverbial usage, agreeing with the implicit object of shining.

महतीनाम् (mahatīnām) - of great, magnificent (feminine plural)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Present participle of √mah, feminine form.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tārāṇām.

शुभार्चिषाम् (śubhārciṣām) - having brilliant luminosity (of bright flames, of auspicious rays)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śubhārciṣ

śubhārciṣ - having bright rays/flames

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+arciṣ)

• śubha – bright, auspicious, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• arciṣ – ray, flame, light
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies tārāṇām.

प्रभावर्णप्रसादाः (prabhāvarṇaprasādāḥ) - splendor, complexions, and grace

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhāvarṇaprasāda

prabhāvarṇaprasāda - splendor, complexion, and grace

Dvandva compound listing three qualities.

Compound type : dvandva (prabhā+varṇa+prasāda)

• prabhā – splendor, radiance, light
  noun (feminine)
• varṇa – color, complexion, class
  noun (masculine)
• prasāda – grace, clearness, serenity, favor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of virejuḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Appears after the last item in a list.

विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - they shone, appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of virāj

Perfect

Formed from root √rāj (to shine, rule) with prefix vi-, with reduplication.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun tad + suffix -tra.

Note: Refers to the place where Hanumān is observing the women.

योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

Note: Possessive, 'of the women'.

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