वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-53

शर्करासवगन्धः स प्रकृत्या सुरभिः सुखः ।
तासां वदननिःश्वासः सिषेवे रावणं तदा ॥५३॥

53. śarkarāsavagandhaḥ sa prakṛtyā surabhiḥ sukhaḥ ,
tāsāṃ vadananiḥśvāsaḥ siṣeve rāvaṇaṃ tadā.

53. śarkarāsavagandhaḥ sa prakṛtyā surabhiḥ sukhaḥ
tāsām vadananiḥśvāsaḥ siṣeve rāvaṇam tadā

53. tadā tāsām vadananiḥśvāsaḥ saḥ prakṛtyā surabhiḥ
sukhaḥ śarkarāsavagandhaḥ rāvaṇam siṣeve

53. That exhalation from the mouths of those women, naturally fragrant, pleasant, and possessing the scent of sugarcane liquor, then gratified Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• शर्करासवगन्धः (śarkarāsavagandhaḥ) - having the scent of sugarcane liquor (having the fragrance of sugarcane liquor, scented with molasses wine)

• स (sa) - that (referring to the breath) (that, he)

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - naturally, by nature (by nature, naturally, essentially)

• सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - fragrant (fragrant, sweet-smelling, pleasant)

• सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant (pleasant, comfortable, happy, delightful)

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (women) (of those, of them (feminine plural))

• वदननिःश्वासः (vadananiḥśvāsaḥ) - exhalation from the mouth (mouth-exhalation, breath from the mouth)

• सिषेवे (siṣeve) - gratified, pleased (served, attended, cultivated, enjoyed, pleased)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (Ravana (proper noun))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

शर्करासवगन्धः (śarkarāsavagandhaḥ) - having the scent of sugarcane liquor (having the fragrance of sugarcane liquor, scented with molasses wine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarkarāsavagandha

śarkarāsavagandha - having the fragrance of sugarcane liquor, scented with molasses wine

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarkarāsava+gandha)

• śarkarāsava – sugarcane liquor, molasses wine
  noun (masculine)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - that (referring to the breath) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - naturally, by nature (by nature, naturally, essentially)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, fundamental disposition, original substance, the primordial material principle

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially.

सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - fragrant (fragrant, sweet-smelling, pleasant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surabhi

surabhi - fragrant, sweet-smelling, pleasant, cow, spring season

सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant (pleasant, comfortable, happy, delightful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha

sukha - pleasant, comfortable, happy, delightful, ease, joy

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (women) (of those, of them (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Possessive for `vadananiḥśvāsaḥ`.

वदननिःश्वासः (vadananiḥśvāsaḥ) - exhalation from the mouth (mouth-exhalation, breath from the mouth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadananiḥśvāsa

vadananiḥśvāsa - mouth-exhalation, breath from the mouth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadana+niḥśvāsa)

• vadana – mouth, face, speaking
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• niḥśvāsa – exhalation, breath, sigh
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: śvas (class 2)

सिषेवे (siṣeve) - gratified, pleased (served, attended, cultivated, enjoyed, pleased)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of sev

Perfect Tense (ātmanepada)

Derived from root `sev` (1st conjugation, ātmanepada).

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Transitive verb, takes `rāvaṇam` as object.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (Ravana (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Lanka)

Root: ru (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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