वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-37

का चिदंशं परिष्वज्य सुप्ता कमललोचना ।
निद्रावशमनुप्राप्ता सहकान्तेव भामिनी ॥३७॥

37. kā cidaṃśaṃ pariṣvajya suptā kamalalocanā ,
nidrāvaśamanuprāptā sahakānteva bhāminī.

37. kā cit aṃśam pariṣvajya suptā kamalalocanā
nidrāvaśam anuprāptā saha kāntā iva bhāminī

37. kā cit kamalalocanā bhāminī aṃśam pariṣvajya,
saha kāntā iva,
nidrāvaśam anuprāptā suptā

37. One lotus-eyed woman, embracing a part (of a companion), lay asleep. This beautiful lady had succumbed to the power of sleep as if she were with her beloved.

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - a certain woman (who, which, what (feminine nominative singular))

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some, even, also

• अंशम् (aṁśam) - a part of her companion or an object (a part, a share, a limb)

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced, having hugged

• सुप्ता (suptā) - sleeping, slept (feminine nominative singular)

• कमललोचना (kamalalocanā) - lotus-eyed (feminine nominative singular)

• निद्रावशम् (nidrāvaśam) - to the power of sleep, under the sway of sleep

• अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - having reached, having attained, having succumbed to (feminine nominative singular)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved, desired woman (feminine nominative singular)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - a beautiful woman, a passionate woman (feminine nominative singular)

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - a certain woman (who, which, what (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, which, what, a certain

Note: Refers to 'a certain woman'.

चित् (cit) - a certain, some, even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with pronouns or interrogative adverbs to make them indefinite.

अंशम् (aṁśam) - a part of her companion or an object (a part, a share, a limb)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, share, portion, limb

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced, having hugged

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root √svaj 'to embrace' with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

सुप्ता (suptā) - sleeping, slept (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, slept

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √svap 'to sleep'.

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective describing the woman.

कमललोचना (kamalalocanā) - lotus-eyed (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kamalalocana

kamalalocana - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+locana)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √loc 'to see'.
  Root: loc (class 10)

निद्रावशम् (nidrāvaśam) - to the power of sleep, under the sway of sleep

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nidrāvaśa

nidrāvaśa - sway of sleep, power of sleep

Compound type : tatpurusha (nidrā+vaśa)

• nidrā – sleep
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – will, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governed by 'anuprāptā'.

अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - having reached, having attained, having succumbed to (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, attained, fallen into, succumbed to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp 'to obtain, reach' with prefixes anu- and pra-.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, describing the woman's state.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case, here syntactically connected with 'kāntā'.

कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved, desired woman (feminine nominative singular)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kānta

kānta - desired, beloved, lovely; a husband, a lover

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kam 'to desire'.

Root: kam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

भामिनी (bhāminī) - a beautiful woman, a passionate woman (feminine nominative singular)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - a beautiful woman, a passionate woman, a charming lady

Feminine form of bhāmin.

Note: Describes the main subject of the verse.

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