वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-31

वज्रवैदूर्यगर्भाणि श्रवणान्तेषु योषिताम् ।
ददर्श तापनीयानि कुण्डलान्यङ्गदानि च ॥३१॥

31. vajravaidūryagarbhāṇi śravaṇānteṣu yoṣitām ,
dadarśa tāpanīyāni kuṇḍalānyaṅgadāni ca.

31. vajravaidūryagarbhāṇi śravaṇānteṣu yoṣitām
dadarśa tāpanīyāni kuṇḍalāni aṅgadāni ca

31. dadarśa yoṣitām śravaṇānteṣu vajravaidūryagarbhāṇi
tāpanīyāni kuṇḍalāni ca aṅgadāni

31. He observed the women's golden earrings, adorned with diamonds and cat's eye gems, at their ears, and also their armlets.

Words meanings summery:

• वज्रवैदूर्यगर्भाणि (vajravaidūryagarbhāṇi) - containing diamonds and cat's eye gems

• श्रवणान्तेषु (śravaṇānteṣu) - worn in the ears (in the ends of the ears, in the ears)

• योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of the women

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• तापनीयानि (tāpanīyāni) - golden, made of gold

• कुण्डलानि (kuṇḍalāni) - earrings

• अङ्गदानि (aṅgadāni) - armlets, bracelets

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रवैदूर्यगर्भाणि (vajravaidūryagarbhāṇi) - containing diamonds and cat's eye gems

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vajravaidūryagarbha

vajravaidūryagarbha - having diamonds and cat's eye gems within

Compound 'vajra' (diamond), 'vaidūrya' (cat's eye gem), 'garbha' (womb, interior, containing).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (implied) (vajra+vaidūrya+garbha)

• vajra – diamond, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• vaidūrya – cat's eye gem, lapis lazuli, beryl
  noun (neuter)
• garbha – womb, interior, embryo, containing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Matches case and number of 'kuṇḍalāni' and 'aṅgadāni'.

श्रवणान्तेषु (śravaṇānteṣu) - worn in the ears (in the ends of the ears, in the ears)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śravaṇānta

śravaṇānta - end of the ear

Tatpurusha compound 'śravaṇa' (ear) + 'anta' (end).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śravaṇa+anta)

• śravaṇa – ear, hearing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śru (class 5)
• anta – end, extremity, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of the women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

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)

तापनीयानि (tāpanīyāni) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tāpanīya

tāpanīya - golden, made of gold

Derived from 'tapana' (sun, gold).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kuṇḍalāni' and 'aṅgadāni'.

कुण्डलानि (kuṇḍalāni) - earrings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

अङ्गदानि (aṅgadāni) - armlets, bracelets

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aṅgada

aṅgada - armlet, bracelet (ornament for the arm)

From 'aṅga' (limb) + √dā (to give/fasten).

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kuṇḍalāni' and 'aṅgadāni'.

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