वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-49

मृदुष्वङ्गेषु कासां चित् कुचाग्रेषु च संस्थिताः ।
बभूवुर्भूषणानीव शुभा भूषणराजयः ॥४९॥

49. mṛduṣvaṅgeṣu kāsāṃ cit kucāgreṣu ca saṃsthitāḥ ,
babhūvurbhūṣaṇānīva śubhā bhūṣaṇarājayaḥ.

49. mṛduṣu aṅgeṣu kāsām cit kucāgreṣu ca saṃsthitāḥ
babhūvuḥ bhūṣaṇāni iva śubhāḥ bhūṣaṇarājayaḥ

49. kāsām cit mṛduṣu aṅgeṣu ca kucāgreṣu śubhāḥ
bhūṣaṇarājayaḥ bhūṣaṇāni iva saṃsthitāḥ babhūvuḥ

49. On the soft limbs of some women, and also on their breast-tips, beautiful rows of ornaments were situated, appearing as perfect ornaments themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• मृदुषु (mṛduṣu) - on the soft (on soft, in soft)

• अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - on the limbs (on limbs, in parts)

• कासाम् (kāsām) - of some (women) (of which, of some (feminine plural))

• चित् (cit) - some (even, indeed, and, also (enclitic to form indefinite pronouns))

• कुचाग्रेषु (kucāgreṣu) - on their breast-tips (on breast-tips, on the points of breasts)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - were situated (situated, placed, stood together)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they were (they were, they became)

• भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as it were)

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant)

• भूषणराजयः (bhūṣaṇarājayaḥ) - rows of ornaments (rows of ornaments, lines of decorations)

Words meanings and morphology

मृदुषु (mṛduṣu) - on the soft (on soft, in soft)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle, mild

Note: Qualifies `aṅgeṣu`.

अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - on the limbs (on limbs, in parts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, member, division

कासाम् (kāsām) - of some (women) (of which, of some (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Forms an indefinite pronoun with `cit`.

चित् (cit) - some (even, indeed, and, also (enclitic to form indefinite pronouns))

(indeclinable)

कुचाग्रेषु (kucāgreṣu) - on their breast-tips (on breast-tips, on the points of breasts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kucāgra

kucāgra - tip/point of the breast, nipple

Compound. kuca (breast) + agra (tip, point).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuca+agra)

• kuca – breast
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - were situated (situated, placed, stood together)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - placed, situated, standing together, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `bhūṣaṇarājayaḥ`.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they were (they were, they became)

(verb)

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

Root bhū in perfect 3rd person plural active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, decoration, adornment

From root bhūṣ (to adorn)

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Noun in comparison.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, splendid, bright, good

Note: Qualifies `bhūṣaṇarājayaḥ`.

भूषणराजयः (bhūṣaṇarājayaḥ) - rows of ornaments (rows of ornaments, lines of decorations)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūṣaṇarāji

bhūṣaṇarāji - row/line of ornaments

Compound. bhūṣaṇa (ornament) + rāji (row, line).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūṣaṇa+rāji)

• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
• rāji – row, line, range, series
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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