वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-50

अंशुकान्ताश्च कासां चिन्मुखमारुतकम्पिताः ।
उपर्युपरि वक्त्राणां व्याधूयन्ते पुनः पुनः ॥५०॥

50. aṃśukāntāśca kāsāṃ cinmukhamārutakampitāḥ ,
uparyupari vaktrāṇāṃ vyādhūyante punaḥ punaḥ.

50. aṃśukāntāḥ ca kāsām cit mukhamāruta kampitāḥ
upari upari vaktrāṇām vyādhūyante punaḥ punaḥ

50. kāsām cit mukhamāruta kampitāḥ aṃśukāntāḥ ca
vaktrāṇām upari upari punaḥ punaḥ vyādhūyante

50. And the fringes of the fine garments of some women, stirred by the breath from their mouths, fluttered repeatedly over their faces again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• अंशुकान्ताः (aṁśukāntāḥ) - the fringes or edges of the fine garments or veils worn by the women (garment ends, fringes of fine clothes, edges of veils)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

• चित् (cit) - some (particle indicating indefiniteness, some, any)

• मुखमारुत (mukhamāruta) - the breath exhaled from the mouth (breath from the mouth, mouth-wind)

• कम्पिताः (kampitāḥ) - stirred, agitated (by the breath) (shaken, trembled, agitated, made to quiver)

• उपरि (upari) - over (above, over, on, upon)

• उपरि (upari) - over (in repetition with previous `upari`) (above, over, on, upon)

• वक्त्राणाम् (vaktrāṇām) - of their faces (of faces, of mouths)

• व्याधूयन्ते (vyādhūyante) - fluttered, were waved about (are waved, are fanned, are shaken about)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, further, moreover)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition with previous `punaḥ`) (again, repeatedly, further, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

अंशुकान्ताः (aṁśukāntāḥ) - the fringes or edges of the fine garments or veils worn by the women (garment ends, fringes of fine clothes, edges of veils)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṃśukānta

aṁśukānta - fringe of a garment, end of a piece of fine cloth, corner of a veil

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṃśuka+anta)

• aṃśuka – fine cloth, delicate garment, veil
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• anta – end, edge, border, fringe
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kim

kim - what, which, who

चित् (cit) - some (particle indicating indefiniteness, some, any)

(indeclinable)

मुखमारुत (mukhamāruta) - the breath exhaled from the mouth (breath from the mouth, mouth-wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukhamāruta

mukhamāruta - breath from the mouth, mouth-wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mukha+māruta)

• mukha – mouth, face, opening
  noun (neuter)
• māruta – wind, air, breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: In the compound `mukhamāruta-kampitāḥ`, `mukhamāruta` is the instrumental cause.

कम्पिताः (kampitāḥ) - stirred, agitated (by the breath) (shaken, trembled, agitated, made to quiver)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kampita

kampita - shaken, trembled, agitated, made to quiver

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kamp` (to tremble, shake) + suffix `kta`.

Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Syntactically agrees with `aṃśukāntāḥ`.

उपरि (upari) - over (above, over, on, upon)

(indeclinable)

उपरि (upari) - over (in repetition with previous `upari`) (above, over, on, upon)

(indeclinable)

वक्त्राणाम् (vaktrāṇām) - of their faces (of faces, of mouths)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vaktra

vaktra - mouth, face, snout, front part

व्याधूयन्ते (vyādhūyante) - fluttered, were waved about (are waved, are fanned, are shaken about)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of vyādhū

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Derived from root `dhū` (to shake) with prefix `vi-ā`.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhū (class 5)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition with previous `punaḥ`) (again, repeatedly, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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