वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-29

शशिप्रकाशवदना वरकुण्डलभूषिताः ।
अम्लानमाल्याभरणा ददर्श हरियूथपः ॥२९॥

29. śaśiprakāśavadanā varakuṇḍalabhūṣitāḥ ,
amlānamālyābharaṇā dadarśa hariyūthapaḥ.

29. śaśiprakāśavadanāḥ varakuṇḍalabhūṣitāḥ
amlānamālyābharaṇāḥ dadarśa hariyūthapaḥ

29. hariyūthapaḥ śaśiprakāśavadanāḥ
varakuṇḍalabhūṣitāḥ amlānamālyābharaṇāḥ dadarśa

29. The monkey leader (Hanuman) observed women with faces radiant like the moon, adorned with splendid earrings, and wearing unblemished garlands and ornaments.

Words meanings summery:

• शशिप्रकाशवदनाः (śaśiprakāśavadanāḥ) - having faces shining like the moon

• वरकुण्डलभूषिताः (varakuṇḍalabhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with excellent earrings

• अम्लानमाल्याभरणाः (amlānamālyābharaṇāḥ) - wearing unfading garlands and ornaments

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• हरियूथपः (hariyūthapaḥ) - Hanuman (leader of monkeys, monkey chief)

Words meanings and morphology

शशिप्रकाशवदनाः (śaśiprakāśavadanāḥ) - having faces shining like the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śaśiprakāśavadana

śaśiprakāśavadana - one whose face shines like the moon

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śaśi+prakāśa+vadana)

• śaśi – moon
  noun (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, radiance, shining
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: A bahuvrihi compound describing women whose faces are like the light of the moon.

वरकुण्डलभूषिताः (varakuṇḍalabhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with excellent earrings

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varakuṇḍalabhūṣita

varakuṇḍalabhūṣita - adorned with splendid earrings

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed with 'vara-kuṇḍala' (excellent earrings) and 'bhūṣita' (adorned).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+kuṇḍala+bhūṣita)

• vara – excellent, splendid, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhūṣ (to adorn), suffix -ta.
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: A descriptive compound acting as an adjective.

अम्लानमाल्याभरणाः (amlānamālyābharaṇāḥ) - wearing unfading garlands and ornaments

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of amlānamālyābharaṇa

amlānamālyābharaṇa - having unfading garlands and ornaments

Compound of 'amlāna' (unfading), 'mālya' (garland), and 'ābharaṇa' (ornament).

Compound type : dvandva within bahuvrihi (implied) (amlāna+mālya+ābharaṇa)

• amlāna – unfading, fresh
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'mlāna' (faded).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mlā (class 1)
• mālya – garland, wreath
  noun (neuter)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhṛ (to bear) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: A descriptive compound acting as an adjective.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √dṛś

Perfect Active Third Person Singular

Reduplicated perfect form of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हरियूथपः (hariyūthapaḥ) - Hanuman (leader of monkeys, monkey chief)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - chief of a troop of monkeys

Tatpurusha compound 'hari-yūtha-pa' (keeper/protector of a monkey troop).

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+yūtha+pa)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – troop, herd, company
  noun (neuter)
• pa – protector, keeper, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

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