वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-3

बालव्यजनहस्ताभिर्वीज्यमानं समन्ततः ।
गन्धैश्च विविधैर्जुष्टं वरधूपेन धूपितम् ॥३॥

3. bālavyajanahastābhirvījyamānaṃ samantataḥ ,
gandhaiśca vividhairjuṣṭaṃ varadhūpena dhūpitam.

3. bālavyajanahastābhiḥ vījyamānam samantataḥ
gandhaiḥ ca vividhaiḥ juṣṭam varadhūpena dhūpitam

3. samantataḥ bālavyajanahastābhiḥ vījyamānam ca
vividhaiḥ gandhaiḥ juṣṭam varadhūpena dhūpitam

3. It was being fanned from all sides by women holding delicate whisks, permeated with various fragrances, and fumigated with excellent incense.

Words meanings summery:

• बालव्यजनहस्ताभिः (bālavyajanahastābhiḥ) - by women holding delicate whisks (by those having delicate whisks in their hands)

• वीज्यमानम् (vījyamānam) - being fanned, being whisked

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

• गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - by fragrances, by smells

• च (ca) - and, also

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

• जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - permeated with (endowed with, accompanied by, served with)

• वरधूपेन (varadhūpena) - by excellent incense

• धूपितम् (dhūpitam) - fumigated, scented

Words meanings and morphology

बालव्यजनहस्ताभिः (bālavyajanahastābhiḥ) - by women holding delicate whisks (by those having delicate whisks in their hands)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bālavyajanahasta

bālavyajanahasta - having delicate whisks in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'bāla-vyajana' (delicate whisk) + 'hasta' (hand). The suffix -ābhiḥ makes it feminine instrumental plural.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bālavyajana+hasta)

• bāla – young, delicate, small
  adjective
• vyajana – fan, whisk
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vyaj' (to fan)
  Root: vyaj (class 1)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

वीज्यमानम् (vījyamānam) - being fanned, being whisked

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vījyamāna

vījyamāna - being fanned, being whisked

Present Passive Participle

From root 'vīj' (to fan)

Root: vīj (class 1)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

From 'samanta' (all around) with suffix 'tas'

गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - by fragrances, by smells

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, scent

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - permeated with (endowed with, accompanied by, served with)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of juṣṭa

juṣṭa - pleased, frequented, endowed with, served with

Past Passive Participle

From root 'juṣ' (to frequent, to serve, to like)

Root: juṣ (class 1)

वरधूपेन (varadhūpena) - by excellent incense

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of varadhūpa

varadhūpa - excellent incense

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'vara' (excellent) + 'dhūpa' (incense)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+dhūpa)

• vara – excellent, best, choice
  adjective
• dhūpa – incense, perfume, fumigation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhūp' (to fumigate)
  Root: dhūp (class 10)

धूपितम् (dhūpitam) - fumigated, scented

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhūpita

dhūpita - fumigated, perfumed, scented

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhūp' (to fumigate)

Root: dhūp (class 10)

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