वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-36

पटहं चारुसर्वाङ्गी पीड्य शेते शुभस्तनी ।
चिरस्य रमणं लब्ध्वा परिष्वज्येव कामिनी ॥३६॥

36. paṭahaṃ cārusarvāṅgī pīḍya śete śubhastanī ,
cirasya ramaṇaṃ labdhvā pariṣvajyeva kāminī.

36. paṭaham cāru-sarvāṅgī pīḍya śete śubha-stanī
cirasya ramaṇam labdhvā pariṣvajya iva kāminī

36. cāru-sarvāṅgī śubha-stanī kāminī paṭaham pīḍya
śete cirasya ramaṇam labdhvā pariṣvajya iva

36. A beautiful-limbed, beautiful-breasted woman lies asleep, pressing a drum, as if a passionate woman, having found her lover after a long time, were embracing him.

Words meanings summery:

• पटहम् (paṭaham) - a drum

• चारु-सर्वाङ्गी (cāru-sarvāṅgī) - (a woman) with beautiful limbs

• पीड्य (pīḍya) - having pressed, embracing

• शेते (śete) - lies down, sleeps

• शुभ-स्तनी (śubha-stanī) - (a woman) with beautiful breasts

• चिरस्य (cirasya) - after a long time, for a long time

• रमणम् (ramaṇam) - a lover, husband

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having found

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• कामिनी (kāminī) - a loving woman, passionate woman

Words meanings and morphology

पटहम् (paṭaham) - a drum

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paṭaha

paṭaha - a drum, kettle-drum

चारु-सर्वाङ्गी (cāru-sarvāṅgī) - (a woman) with beautiful limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cārusarvāṅgī

cārusarvāṅgī - a woman with beautiful limbs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+sarva+aṅga)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming
  adjective
• sarva – all, whole, entire
  pronoun
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)

पीड्य (pīḍya) - having pressed, embracing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root pīḍ + suffix ya

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

शेते (śete) - lies down, sleeps

(verb)

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

Root: śī (class 2)

शुभ-स्तनी (śubha-stanī) - (a woman) with beautiful breasts

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhastanī

śubhastanī - a woman with beautiful breasts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+stana)

• śubha – beautiful, auspicious, bright
  adjective
• stana – breast, udder
  noun (masculine)

चिरस्य (cirasya) - after a long time, for a long time

(adjective)

Genitive, singular of cira

cira - long (time)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'after a long time'

रमणम् (ramaṇam) - a lover, husband

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ramaṇa

ramaṇa - a lover, husband, pleasing

Agent Noun or adjective from root ram

Root: ram (class 1)

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having found

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root labh + suffix tvā

Root: labh (class 1)

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix pari + root svaj + suffix ya

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

कामिनी (kāminī) - a loving woman, passionate woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāminī

kāminī - a loving, desirable, or passionate woman

Derived from kāma + inī (possessive suffix)

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