वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-45

चन्द्रांशुकिरणाभाश्च हाराः कासां चिदुत्कटाः ।
हंसा इव बभुः सुप्ताः स्तनमध्येषु योषिताम् ॥४५॥

45. candrāṃśukiraṇābhāśca hārāḥ kāsāṃ cidutkaṭāḥ ,
haṃsā iva babhuḥ suptāḥ stanamadhyeṣu yoṣitām.

45. candrāṃśukiraṇābhāḥ ca hārāḥ kāsām cit utkaṭāḥ
haṃsāḥ iva babhuḥ suptāḥ stanmadhyeṣu yoṣitām

45. ca kāsām cit utkaṭāḥ hārāḥ candrāṃśukiraṇābhāḥ
yoṣitām stanmadhyeṣu suptāḥ haṃsāḥ iva babhuḥ

45. And the splendid necklaces of some women, gleaming like moonbeams, appeared like sleeping swans resting between their breasts.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्रांशुकिरणाभाः (candrāṁśukiraṇābhāḥ) - having the luster of moonbeams; gleaming like moonrays

• च (ca) - and, also

• हाराः (hārāḥ) - necklaces, garlands

• कासाम् (kāsām) - of some women (of whom (feminine plural genitive))

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some, any

• उत्कटाः (utkaṭāḥ) - splendid, prominent (prominent, splendid, intense, excellent)

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• बभुः (babhuḥ) - they shone, they appeared

• सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - sleeping, asleep

• स्तन्मध्येषु (stanmadhyeṣu) - in the middle of the breasts

• योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्रांशुकिरणाभाः (candrāṁśukiraṇābhāḥ) - having the luster of moonbeams; gleaming like moonrays

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of candrāṃśukiraṇābhā

candrāṁśukiraṇābhā - having the lustre or radiance of moonbeams/moonlight

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (candra+aṃśu+kiraṇa+ābhā)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśu – ray, beam of light, fibre
  noun (masculine)
• kiraṇa – ray, beam, light
  noun (neuter)
• ābhā – light, splendor, luster, brilliance
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हाराः (hārāḥ) - necklaces, garlands

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hāra

hāra - necklace, garland, string of pearls

कासाम् (kāsām) - of some women (of whom (feminine plural genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ka

ka - who, which

चित् (cit) - a certain, some, any

(indeclinable)

उत्कटाः (utkaṭāḥ) - splendid, prominent (prominent, splendid, intense, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utkaṭa

utkaṭa - prominent, excessive, magnificent, violent, excellent

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a kind of mythical bird

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

बभुः (babhuḥ) - they shone, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - sleeping, asleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of supta

supta - slept, sleeping, asleep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root svap-

Root: svap (class 1)

स्तन्मध्येषु (stanmadhyeṣu) - in the middle of the breasts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of stanmadhya

stanmadhya - the middle part of the breasts, the space between breasts

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (stana+madhya)

• stana – breast, udder
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center, mid-point
  noun (neuter)

योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

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