वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-52

ववल्गुश्चात्र कासां चित् कुण्डलानि शुभार्चिषाम् ।
मुखमारुतसंसर्गान्मन्दं मन्दं सुयोषिताम् ॥५२॥

52. vavalguścātra kāsāṃ cit kuṇḍalāni śubhārciṣām ,
mukhamārutasaṃsargānmandaṃ mandaṃ suyoṣitām.

52. vavalguḥ ca atra kāsām cit kuṇḍalāni śubhārciṣām
mukhamāruta-saṃsargāt mandam mandam suyoṣitām

52. atra kāsām cit śubhārciṣām suyoṣitām kuṇḍalāni
mukhamāruta-saṃsargāt mandam mandam ca vavalguḥ

52. And here, the brightly shining earrings of some beautiful women gently quivered due to contact with the breath from their mouths.

Words meanings summery:

• ववल्गुः (vavalguḥ) - quivered, trembled (they moved, they quivered, they trembled, they danced)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, on this occasion)

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

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

• कुण्डलानि (kuṇḍalāni) - earrings (earrings, rings, coils)

• शुभार्चिषाम् (śubhārciṣām) - of the brightly shining (women) (of those having auspicious luster, of those with bright rays/flames)

• मुखमारुत-संसर्गात् (mukhamāruta-saṁsargāt) - due to contact with the breath from their mouths (from contact with mouth-breath, due to mingling with mouth-wind)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - gently (slowly, gently, softly)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - gently (in repetition with previous `mandam`) (slowly, gently, softly)

• सुयोषिताम् (suyoṣitām) - of beautiful women (of beautiful women, of good wives)

Words meanings and morphology

ववल्गुः (vavalguḥ) - quivered, trembled (they moved, they quivered, they trembled, they danced)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Derived from root `valg` (1st conjugation).

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Subject is `kuṇḍalāni`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, on this occasion)

(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)

कुण्डलानि (kuṇḍalāni) - earrings (earrings, rings, coils)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

Note: Subject of `vavalguḥ`.

शुभार्चिषाम् (śubhārciṣām) - of the brightly shining (women) (of those having auspicious luster, of those with bright rays/flames)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śubhārciṣ

śubhārciṣ - having auspicious luster, brightly shining, having beautiful flames/rays

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+arciṣ)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, bright
  adjective
• arciṣ – ray, flame, luster, splendor
  noun (neuter/feminine)

Note: Describes the women or their attributes.

मुखमारुत-संसर्गात् (mukhamāruta-saṁsargāt) - due to contact with the breath from their mouths (from contact with mouth-breath, due to mingling with mouth-wind)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mukhamāruta-saṃsarga

mukhamāruta-saṁsarga - contact with mouth-breath, mingling with mouth-wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mukhamāruta+saṃsarga)

• mukhamāruta – breath from the mouth, mouth-wind
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsarga – contact, mingling, association
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Indicates the reason or cause.

मन्दम् (mandam) - gently (slowly, gently, softly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition (`mandam mandam`) emphasizes the gentle movement.

मन्दम् (mandam) - gently (in repetition with previous `mandam`) (slowly, gently, softly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition (`mandam mandam`) emphasizes the gentle movement.

सुयोषिताम् (suyoṣitām) - of beautiful women (of beautiful women, of good wives)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of suyoṣit

suyoṣit - beautiful woman, good woman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+yoṣit)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable (prefix)
• yoṣit – woman, girl, wife
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)

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