वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-34

का चिद्वीणां परिष्वज्य प्रसुप्ता संप्रकाशते ।
महानदीप्रकीर्णेव नलिनी पोतमाश्रिता ॥३४॥

34. kā cidvīṇāṃ pariṣvajya prasuptā saṃprakāśate ,
mahānadīprakīrṇeva nalinī potamāśritā.

34. kā cit vīṇām pariṣvajya prasuptā samprakāśate
mahānadī-prakīrṇā iva nalinī potam āśritā

34. kā cit prasuptā vīṇām pariṣvajya samprakāśate
mahānadī-prakīrṇā nalinī potam āśritā iva

34. One woman, embracing a lute, lay deeply asleep and appeared like a lotus plant that, swept away by a great river, rests upon a boat.

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - some, one

• चित् (cit) - (an enclitic particle making 'kā' indefinite)

• वीणाम् (vīṇām) - a lute

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced, hugging

• प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - fallen asleep, sleeping deeply

• सम्प्रकाशते (samprakāśate) - shines forth, appears, looks

• महानदी-प्रकीर्णा (mahānadī-prakīrṇā) - scattered/swept by a great river

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• नलिनी (nalinī) - a lotus plant

• पोतम् (potam) - a boat, a young shoot

• आश्रिता (āśritā) - resorted to, leaning on, supported by

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - some, one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; some

चित् (cit) - (an enclitic particle making 'kā' indefinite)

(indeclinable)

वीणाम् (vīṇām) - a lute

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīṇā

vīṇā - a lute, Indian string instrument

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced, hugging

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix pari + root svaj + suffix ya

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - fallen asleep, sleeping deeply

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - asleep, deeply sleeping

Past Passive Participle

From pra-sup (to sleep deeply)

Prefix: pra

Root: sup (class 2)

सम्प्रकाशते (samprakāśate) - shines forth, appears, looks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of samprakāś

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

महानदी-प्रकीर्णा (mahānadī-prakīrṇā) - scattered/swept by a great river

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahānadīprakīrṇa

mahānadīprakīrṇa - scattered/spread by a great river

Past Passive Participle

From pra-kṝ (to scatter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahānadī+prakīrṇa)

• mahānadī – great river
  noun (feminine)
• prakīrṇa – scattered, spread, dispersed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-kṝ (to scatter, spread)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṝ (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

नलिनी (nalinī) - a lotus plant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nalinī

nalinī - a lotus plant, a pond of lotuses

पोतम् (potam) - a boat, a young shoot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pota

pota - a boat, a raft, a young animal/plant

आश्रिता (āśritā) - resorted to, leaning on, supported by

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorting to, dependent on, supported by

Past Passive Participle

From ā-śri (to resort to, lean upon)

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)