वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-64

रावणे सुखसंविष्टे ताः स्त्रियो विविधप्रभाः ।
ज्वलन्तः काञ्चना दीपाः प्रेक्षन्तानिमिषा इव ॥६४॥

64. rāvaṇe sukhasaṃviṣṭe tāḥ striyo vividhaprabhāḥ ,
jvalantaḥ kāñcanā dīpāḥ prekṣantānimiṣā iva.

64. rāvaṇe sukhasaṃviṣṭe tāḥ striyaḥ vividhaprabhāḥ
jvalantaḥ kāñcanāḥ dīpāḥ prekṣantāḥ animiṣāḥ iva

64. rāvaṇe sukhasaṃviṣṭe tāḥ vividhaprabhāḥ striyaḥ
animiṣāḥ jvalantaḥ kāñcanāḥ dīpāḥ iva prekṣantāḥ

64. When Ravana was comfortably resting, those women of diverse brilliance watched him like unblinking, shining golden lamps.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणे (rāvaṇe) - when Ravana (in Ravana; when Ravana)

• सुखसंविष्टे (sukhasaṁviṣṭe) - comfortably resting (comfortably settled; happily fallen asleep; at ease)

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (those (feminine))

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• विविधप्रभाः (vividhaprabhāḥ) - of diverse brilliance (of various splendors, having diverse lights)

• ज्वलन्तः (jvalantaḥ) - shining (burning, shining (masculine plural))

• काञ्चनाः (kāñcanāḥ) - golden (golden, made of gold (masculine plural))

• दीपाः (dīpāḥ) - lamps (lamps, lights (masculine plural))

• प्रेक्षन्ताः (prekṣantāḥ) - watched (looking, watching, observing (feminine plural))

• अनिमिषाः (animiṣāḥ) - unblinking (unblinking, steady-eyed (masculine/feminine plural))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

रावणे (rāvaṇe) - when Ravana (in Ravana; when Ravana)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the demon king)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with sukhasaṃviṣṭe.

सुखसंविष्टे (sukhasaṁviṣṭe) - comfortably resting (comfortably settled; happily fallen asleep; at ease)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sukhasaṃviṣṭa

sukhasaṁviṣṭa - comfortably settled/fallen asleep, at ease

Past Passive Participle

From root √viś (to enter) with prefixes sam- and su-.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+saṃviṣṭa)

• sukha – comfort, ease, happiness
  noun (neuter)
• saṃviṣṭa – entered, settled, fallen asleep, lying down
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √viś (to enter) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with rāvaṇe.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (those (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Feminine nominative plural of 'tad'.

Note: Subject.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Feminine noun, nominative plural.

विविधप्रभाः (vividhaprabhāḥ) - of diverse brilliance (of various splendors, having diverse lights)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vividhaprabhā

vividhaprabhā - having various splendors/lights

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+prabhā)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective
• prabhā – splendor, light, radiance, effulgence
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhā (to shine) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies striyaḥ.

ज्वलन्तः (jvalantaḥ) - shining (burning, shining (masculine plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jvalant

jvalant - burning, shining, blazing

Present Active Participle

From root √jval (to burn, shine). Masculine nominative plural.

Root: jval (class 1)

काञ्चनाः (kāñcanāḥ) - golden (golden, made of gold (masculine plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold (noun)

Derived from kañcana (gold). Masculine nominative plural.

दीपाः (dīpāḥ) - lamps (lamps, lights (masculine plural))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, lantern

From root √dīp (to shine). Masculine nominative plural.

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative in the simile with iva.

प्रेक्षन्ताः (prekṣantāḥ) - watched (looking, watching, observing (feminine plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prekṣant

prekṣant - looking, watching, observing

Present Active Participle

From root √īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra-. Feminine nominative plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: The actual verb of the sentence (implied 'were watching').

अनिमिषाः (animiṣāḥ) - unblinking (unblinking, steady-eyed (masculine/feminine plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of animiṣa

animiṣa - unblinking, steady, unwavering

Negation of nimiṣa (blinking), from root √miṣ (to wink).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nimiṣa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• nimiṣa – blinking, winking, closing the eyes
  noun (neuter)
  From root √miṣ (to wink, blink) with prefix ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies dīpāḥ (which are masculine).

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison.

Note: Connects the women to the lamps in the simile.

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