वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-41

व्यावृत्तगुरुपीनस्रक्प्रकीर्णवरभूषणाः ।
पानव्यायामकालेषु निद्रापहृतचेतसः ॥४१॥

41. vyāvṛttagurupīnasrakprakīrṇavarabhūṣaṇāḥ ,
pānavyāyāmakāleṣu nidrāpahṛtacetasaḥ.

41. vyāvṛttagurupīnasrakprakīrṇavarabhūṣaṇāḥ
pānavyāyāmakāleṣu nidrāpahṛtacetasaḥ

41. pānavyāyāmakāleṣu nidrāpahṛtacetasaḥ
vyāvṛttagurupīnasrakprakīrṇavarabhūṣaṇāḥ

41. These women, whose heavy, thick garlands had fallen off and whose splendid ornaments were scattered, had their consciousness taken away by sleep during times of drinking and vigorous activity.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यावृत्तगुरुपीनस्रक्प्रकीर्णवरभूषणाः (vyāvṛttagurupīnasrakprakīrṇavarabhūṣaṇāḥ) - describing the disheveled state of the sleeping women (whose heavy, plump garlands were disarranged and whose excellent ornaments were scattered)

• पानव्यायामकालेषु (pānavyāyāmakāleṣu) - during times of revelry and activity, leading to fatigue (during times of drinking and exertion/sport)

• निद्रापहृतचेतसः (nidrāpahṛtacetasaḥ) - whose consciousness was overcome by sleep (whose minds/consciousness were carried away by sleep)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यावृत्तगुरुपीनस्रक्प्रकीर्णवरभूषणाः (vyāvṛttagurupīnasrakprakīrṇavarabhūṣaṇāḥ) - describing the disheveled state of the sleeping women (whose heavy, plump garlands were disarranged and whose excellent ornaments were scattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyāvṛttagurupīnasrakprakīrṇavarabhūṣaṇa

vyāvṛttagurupīnasrakprakīrṇavarabhūṣaṇa - whose heavy, thick garlands were disarranged and whose excellent ornaments were scattered

Long descriptive Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyāvṛtta+guru+pīna+srak+prakīrṇa+vara+bhūṣaṇa)

• vyāvṛtta – disarranged, fallen off, turned away
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vṛt with prefixes vi- and ā-.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• guru – heavy, important
  adjective (masculine)
• pīna – plump, thick, swollen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pyā (to swell).
  Root: pyā (class 1)
• srak – garland, wreath
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sraj
• prakīrṇa – scattered, strewn, dishevelled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kīr (to scatter) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kīr (class 6)
• vara – excellent, best, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhūṣ

Note: Qualifies the implicit women.

पानव्यायामकालेषु (pānavyāyāmakāleṣu) - during times of revelry and activity, leading to fatigue (during times of drinking and exertion/sport)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pānavyāyāmakāla

pānavyāyāmakāla - time of drinking and exercise/revelry

Tatpuruṣa compound of a Dvandva compound (pānavyāyāma) and kāla.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāna+vyāyāma+kāla)

• pāna – drinking, drink
  noun (neuter)
  From root √pā (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)
• vyāyāma – exertion, exercise, sport
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yam (to restrain) with prefixes vi- and ā-.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the circumstances under which sleep overcame them.

निद्रापहृतचेतसः (nidrāpahṛtacetasaḥ) - whose consciousness was overcome by sleep (whose minds/consciousness were carried away by sleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nidrāpahṛtaceta

nidrāpahṛtaceta - whose consciousness is stolen/carried away by sleep

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nidrā+apahṛta+cetas)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
• apahṛta – carried away, stolen, removed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √hṛ (to seize, take) with prefix apa-.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit

Note: Qualifies the implicit women.

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