वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-42

व्यावृत्ततिलकाः काश्चित् काश्चिदुद्भ्रान्तनूपुराः ।
पार्श्वे गलितहाराश्च काश्चित् परमयोषितः ॥४२॥

42. vyāvṛttatilakāḥ kāścit kāścidudbhrāntanūpurāḥ ,
pārśve galitahārāśca kāścit paramayoṣitaḥ.

42. vyāvṛttatilakāḥ kāścit kāścit udbhrāntanūpurāḥ
pārśve galitahārāḥ ca kāścit paramayoṣitaḥ

42. kāścit vyāvṛttatilakāḥ kāścit udbhrāntanūpurāḥ
ca kāścit paramayoṣitaḥ pārśve galitahārāḥ

42. Some women had their tilaka marks askew, others had their anklets displaced. And some supremely beautiful women had their necklaces fallen to their sides.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यावृत्ततिलकाः (vyāvṛttatilakāḥ) - with dislodged forehead marks; having tilaka marks askew

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some women (some (feminine))

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some women (some (feminine))

• उद्भ्रान्तनूपुराः (udbhrāntanūpurāḥ) - with displaced anklets; having anklets slipped off

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side; on the flank

• गलितहाराः (galitahārāḥ) - with fallen necklaces/garlands; having garlands dropped

• च (ca) - and, also

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some women (some (feminine))

• परमयोषितः (paramayoṣitaḥ) - supremely beautiful women (supreme women, excellent women, beautiful women)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यावृत्ततिलकाः (vyāvṛttatilakāḥ) - with dislodged forehead marks; having tilaka marks askew

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyāvṛttatilaka

vyāvṛttatilaka - having the tilaka mark dislodged or askew

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyāvṛtta+tilaka)

• vyāvṛtta – turned away, dislodged, askew
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛt- with prefixes vi- and ā-
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• tilaka – forehead mark, auspicious mark
  noun (masculine)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some women (some (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka

ka - who, which

Indefinite pronoun formed with 'cit'

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some women (some (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka

ka - who, which

Indefinite pronoun formed with 'cit'

उद्भ्रान्तनूपुराः (udbhrāntanūpurāḥ) - with displaced anklets; having anklets slipped off

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of udbhrāntanūpura

udbhrāntanūpura - having anklets that have slipped off or are displaced

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udbhrānta+nūpura)

• udbhrānta – wandered, agitated, dislodged, displaced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root bhram- with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• nūpura – anklet
  noun (masculine)

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side; on the flank

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

गलितहाराः (galitahārāḥ) - with fallen necklaces/garlands; having garlands dropped

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of galitahāra

galitahāra - having fallen garlands/necklaces

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (galita+hāra)

• galita – fallen, dropped, trickled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root gal-
  Root: gal (class 1)
• hāra – necklace, garland
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some women (some (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka

ka - who, which

Indefinite pronoun formed with 'cit'

परमयोषितः (paramayoṣitaḥ) - supremely beautiful women (supreme women, excellent women, beautiful women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paramayoṣit

paramayoṣit - excellent woman, supreme woman

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+yoṣit)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, most beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
• yoṣit – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

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