वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-56

बाहूनुपनिधायान्याः पारिहार्य विभूषिताः ।
अंशुकानि च रम्याणि प्रमदास्तत्र शिश्यिरे ॥५६॥

56. bāhūnupanidhāyānyāḥ pārihārya vibhūṣitāḥ ,
aṃśukāni ca ramyāṇi pramadāstatra śiśyire.

56. bāhūn upanidhāya anyāḥ pārihārya vibhūṣitāḥ
aṁśukāni ca ramyāṇi pramadāḥ tatra śiśyire

56. Other women, adorned with armlets and lovely garments, lay down there, having placed their arms (for rest or support).

Words meanings summery:

• बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms

• उपनिधाय (upanidhāya) - having placed, having laid down, having put near

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (women)

• पारिहार्य (pārihārya) - armlet, bracelet

• विभूषिताः (vibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned, decorated

• अंशुकानि (aṁśukāni) - garments, fine clothes

• च (ca) - and, also

• रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful, delightful, pleasing

• प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - women, lovely women

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• शिश्यिरे (śiśyire) - they lay down, they slept

Words meanings and morphology

बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

u-stem masculine noun.

Note: Object of upanidhāya.

उपनिधाय (upanidhāya) - having placed, having laid down, having put near

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Root dhā (to place), class 3, with upasargas upa and ni.

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (women)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Feminine nominative plural.

Note: Subject of the sentence alongside pramadāḥ.

पारिहार्य (pārihārya) - armlet, bracelet

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pārihārya

pārihārya - armlet, bracelet, anklet (ornament worn around body part)

Derived from parihara (to go around, encompass).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used instrumentally or descriptively with vibhūṣitāḥ.

विभूषिताः (vibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vibhūṣita

vibhūṣita - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

Root bhūṣ (to adorn), class 10, with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

अंशुकानि (aṁśukāni) - garments, fine clothes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṁśuka

aṁśuka - garment, fine cloth, upper garment

Neuter noun.

Note: Implied connection to pramadāḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'adorned with armlets' with 'beautiful garments'.

रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful, delightful, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ramya

ramya - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasing

Gerundive

Root ram (to delight, play), class 1.

Root: ram (class 1)

प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - women, lovely women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pramadā

pramadā - a lovely woman, a young woman, a passionate woman

From pra (forth) + root mad (to rejoice, be intoxicated).

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Subject of the main verb śiśyire.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronominal stem tad.

Note: Refers to the place where they lay down.

शिश्यिरे (śiśyire) - they lay down, they slept

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of śī

perfect middle

Root śī (to lie), class 2. Perfect middle, 3rd person plural.

Root: śī (class 2)

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