वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-18

उत्तमस्त्रीविमृदितौ गन्धोत्तमनिषेवितौ ।
यक्षपन्नगगन्धर्वदेवदानवराविणौ ॥१८॥

18. uttamastrīvimṛditau gandhottamaniṣevitau ,
yakṣapannagagandharvadevadānavarāviṇau.

18. uttamastrīvimṛditau gandhottamanisevitau
yakṣapannagagandharvadevadanavarāviṇau

18. uttamastrīvimṛditau gandhottamanisevitau
yakṣapannagagandharvadevadanavarāviṇau

18. [Those arms were] massaged by excellent women and perfumed with the finest fragrances, resounding with the sounds of yakṣas, pannagas, gandharvas, devas, and dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तमस्त्रीविमृदितौ (uttamastrīvimṛditau) - (the two arms were) massaged by excellent women (massaged by excellent women (dual))

• गन्धोत्तमनिसेवितौ (gandhottamanisevitau) - (the two arms were) perfumed with the finest fragrances (perfumed/served with excellent fragrances (dual))

• यक्षपन्नगगन्धर्वदेवदनवराविणौ (yakṣapannagagandharvadevadanavarāviṇau) - (the two arms were) associated with the sounds/presence of yakṣas, pannagas, gandharvas, devas, and dānavas (resounding with Yakṣas, Pannagas, Gandharvas, Devas, and Dānavas (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तमस्त्रीविमृदितौ (uttamastrīvimṛditau) - (the two arms were) massaged by excellent women (massaged by excellent women (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of uttamastrīvimṛdita

uttamastrīvimṛdita - massaged by excellent women

Compound formed from 'uttama' (excellent), 'strī' (woman), and 'vimṛdita' (massaged).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttama+strī+vimṛdita)

• uttama – excellent, best, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• vimṛdita – massaged, rubbed, pressed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From 'vi' (away, intense) + root 'mṛd' (to rub, crush).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'bāhū' (arms) from the next verse.

गन्धोत्तमनिसेवितौ (gandhottamanisevitau) - (the two arms were) perfumed with the finest fragrances (perfumed/served with excellent fragrances (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gandhottamanisevita

gandhottamanisevita - served/perfumed with excellent fragrances

Compound formed from 'gandha' (fragrance) + 'uttama' (excellent) + 'niṣevita' (served/resorted to).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+uttama+niṣevita)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, perfume
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – excellent, best, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• niṣevita – served, attended, resorted to, inhabited; perfumed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From 'ni' (down, in) + root 'sev' (to serve, attend).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bāhū'.

यक्षपन्नगगन्धर्वदेवदनवराविणौ (yakṣapannagagandharvadevadanavarāviṇau) - (the two arms were) associated with the sounds/presence of yakṣas, pannagas, gandharvas, devas, and dānavas (resounding with Yakṣas, Pannagas, Gandharvas, Devas, and Dānavas (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yakṣapannagagandharvadevadanavarāviṇ

yakṣapannagagandharvadevadanavarāviṇ - associated with the sounds of Yakṣas, Pannagas, Gandharvas, Devas, and Dānavas

Long descriptive compound ending in 'rāviṇ' (one who roars/sounds).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+pannaga+gandharva+deva+dānava+rāviṇ)

• yakṣa – yakṣa (a class of nature-spirits, typically benevolent but sometimes mischievous)
  noun (masculine)
• pannaga – snake, serpent (literally 'one who crawls with feet')
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pat' (to fall/fly) + 'na' (not) + 'ga' (goer) OR 'panna' (fallen/gone) + 'ga' (goer).
• gandharva – gandharva (a class of celestial musicians and dancers)
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dānava – dānava (a class of demons, sons of Danu)
  noun (masculine)
• rāviṇ – roaring, sounding, making noise; one who causes to roar
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root 'ru' (to roar, sound) + 'ini' suffix.
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bāhū'.

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