वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-43

मुखा हारवृताश्चान्याः काश्चित् प्रस्रस्तवाससः ।
व्याविद्धरशना दामाः किशोर्य इव वाहिताः ॥४३॥

43. mukhā hāravṛtāścānyāḥ kāścit prasrastavāsasaḥ ,
vyāviddharaśanā dāmāḥ kiśorya iva vāhitāḥ.

43. mukhāḥ hāravṛtāḥ ca anyāḥ kāścit prasrastavāsasaḥ
vyāviddharaśanāḥ dāmāḥ kiśoryaḥ iva vāhitāḥ

43. ca anyāḥ kāścit mukhāḥ hāravṛtāḥ prasrastavāsasaḥ
vyāviddharaśanāḥ dāmāḥ kiśoryaḥ iva vāhitāḥ

43. And others, some women had their faces covered by garlands, while some had their garments slipped off. These young women, with their girdles disarranged, appeared like fillies that have been ridden hard.

Words meanings summery:

• मुखाः (mukhāḥ) - women whose faces... (faces; leading (women))

• हारवृताः (hāravṛtāḥ) - covered by garlands/necklaces; enveloped in necklaces

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other women (others, other (feminine))

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

• प्रस्रस्तवाससः (prasrastavāsasaḥ) - with garments slipped off; having disheveled clothes

• व्याविद्धरशनाः (vyāviddharaśanāḥ) - with disarranged girdles; having belts scattered

• दामाः (dāmāḥ) - young women, girls

• किशोर्यः (kiśoryaḥ) - young mares, fillies

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वाहिताः (vāhitāḥ) - ridden hard (like mares) (driven, ridden, carried)

Words meanings and morphology

मुखाः (mukhāḥ) - women whose faces... (faces; leading (women))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, front, principal

हारवृताः (hāravṛtāḥ) - covered by garlands/necklaces; enveloped in necklaces

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hāravṛta

hāravṛta - covered or surrounded by garlands/necklaces

Tatpurusha compound (hāra-vṛta)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hāra+vṛta)

• hāra – necklace, garland
  noun (masculine)
• vṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛ- (to cover, enclose)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other women (others, other (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka

ka - who, which

Indefinite pronoun formed with 'cit'

प्रस्रस्तवाससः (prasrastavāsasaḥ) - with garments slipped off; having disheveled clothes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prasrastavāsas

prasrastavāsas - having garments that have slipped down or are disheveled

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prasrasta+vāsas)

• prasrasta – fallen, slipped down, dropped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root sraṃs- with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sraṃs (class 1)
• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)

व्याविद्धरशनाः (vyāviddharaśanāḥ) - with disarranged girdles; having belts scattered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyāviddharaśanā

vyāviddharaśanā - having a disarranged or scattered girdle/belt

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyāviddha+raśanā)

• vyāviddha – scattered, disarranged, agitated, pierced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vyadh- (or vidh-) with prefixes vi- and ā-
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: vyadh (class 4)
• raśanā – girdle, belt, rope, rein
  noun (feminine)

दामाः (dāmāḥ) - young women, girls

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dāmā

dāmā - young woman, girl, wife

किशोर्यः (kiśoryaḥ) - young mares, fillies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kiśorī

kiśorī - young mare, filly

Feminine form of kiśora (colt, youth)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

वाहिताः (vāhitāḥ) - ridden hard (like mares) (driven, ridden, carried)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāhita

vāhita - driven, carried, ridden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vah-

Root: vah (class 1)

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