वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-57

अन्या वक्षसि चान्यस्यास्तस्याः का चित् पुनर्भुजम् ।
अपरा त्वङ्कमन्यस्यास्तस्याश्चाप्यपरा भुजौ ॥५७॥

57. anyā vakṣasi cānyasyāstasyāḥ kā cit punarbhujam ,
aparā tvaṅkamanyasyāstasyāścāpyaparā bhujau.

57. anyā vakṣasi ca anyasyāḥ tasyāḥ kācit punaḥ bhujam
aparā tu aṅkam anyasyāḥ tasyāḥ ca api aparā bhujau

57. One woman lay on the chest of another, while another lay on her arm. Yet another rested on the lap of a different woman, and still another on her two arms.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्या (anyā) - one, another (woman)

• वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यस्याः (anyasyāḥ) - of another (woman)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• काचित् (kācit) - some (woman), a certain (woman)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• भुजम् (bhujam) - arm

• अपरा (aparā) - another (woman)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अङ्कम् (aṅkam) - lap, side, embrace

• अन्यस्याः (anyasyāḥ) - of another (woman)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अपरा (aparā) - another (woman)

• भुजौ (bhujau) - two arms

Words meanings and morphology

अन्या (anyā) - one, another (woman)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, one of

Feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of implied verb 'lay'.

वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast, bosom

s-stem neuter noun.

Note: Indicates location where one woman lay.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects parts of the description.

अन्यस्याः (anyasyāḥ) - of another (woman)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Feminine genitive singular.

Note: Indicates possession (whose chest).

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Feminine genitive singular.

Note: Possessive, 'of her'.

काचित् (kācit) - some (woman), a certain (woman)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, some, a certain

Formed by kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indefinite particle). Feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of implied verb 'lay'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

भुजम् (bhujam) - arm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand, side

Masculine noun.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the part of the body.

अपरा (aparā) - another (woman)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of implied verb 'lay'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing a slight contrast or continuation.

अङ्कम् (aṅkam) - lap, side, embrace

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, embrace, mark

Masculine noun.

Note: Indicates location.

अन्यस्याः (anyasyāḥ) - of another (woman)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Feminine genitive singular.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Feminine genitive singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अपरा (aparā) - another (woman)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of implied verb 'lay'.

भुजौ (bhujau) - two arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand, side

Masculine noun.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the body part on which she lay.

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