वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-38

अन्या कनकसंकाशैर्मृदुपीनैर्मनोरमैः ।
मृदङ्गं परिपीड्याङ्गैः प्रसुप्ता मत्तलोचना ॥३८॥

38. anyā kanakasaṃkāśairmṛdupīnairmanoramaiḥ ,
mṛdaṅgaṃ paripīḍyāṅgaiḥ prasuptā mattalocanā.

38. anyā kanakasaṃkāśaiḥ mṛdupīnaiḥ manoramaiḥ
mṛdaṅgam paripiḍya aṅgaiḥ prasuptā mattalocanā

38. anyā mattalocanā kanakasaṃkāśaiḥ mṛdupīnaiḥ
manoramaiḥ aṅgaiḥ mṛdaṅgam paripiḍya prasuptā

38. Another woman, with charming, soft, plump limbs that resembled gold, had pressed the mṛdaṅga (drum) against herself with her body and was deeply asleep, her eyes appearing intoxicated.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्या (anyā) - another (feminine nominative singular)

• कनकसंकाशैः (kanakasaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling gold (instrumental plural)

• मृदुपीनैः (mṛdupīnaiḥ) - soft and plump (instrumental plural)

• मनोरमैः (manoramaiḥ) - charming, lovely, delightful (instrumental plural)

• मृदङ्गम् (mṛdaṅgam) - mṛdaṅga (a type of drum) (accusative singular)

• परिपिड्य (paripiḍya) - having pressed firmly, having embraced tightly

• अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - with limbs, with body parts (instrumental plural)

• प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - deeply asleep, fallen asleep (feminine nominative singular)

• मत्तलोचना (mattalocanā) - with intoxicated eyes (feminine nominative singular)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्या (anyā) - another (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Refers to another woman in the scene.

कनकसंकाशैः (kanakasaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling gold (instrumental plural)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kanakasaṃkāśa

kanakasaṁkāśa - resembling gold, gold-like

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kanaka+saṃkāśa)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Agrees with 'aṅgaiḥ'.

मृदुपीनैः (mṛdupīnaiḥ) - soft and plump (instrumental plural)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛdupīna

mṛdupīna - soft and plump, tender and stout

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+pīna)

• mṛdu – soft, tender
  adjective (masculine)
• pīna – plump, stout, fat
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pyāy 'to swell, grow fat'.
  Root: pyāy (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aṅgaiḥ'.

मनोरमैः (manoramaiḥ) - charming, lovely, delightful (instrumental plural)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manorama

manorama - charming, lovely, delightful, pleasing to the mind

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, spirit
  noun (neuter)
• rama – pleasing, delighting
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √ram 'to delight'.
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aṅgaiḥ'.

मृदङ्गम् (mṛdaṅgam) - mṛdaṅga (a type of drum) (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛdaṅga

mṛdaṅga - a kind of drum, a tabor

Note: Object of 'paripiḍya'.

परिपिड्य (paripiḍya) - having pressed firmly, having embraced tightly

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root √piḍ 'to press, afflict' with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: piḍ (class 1)

अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - with limbs, with body parts (instrumental plural)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part

प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - deeply asleep, fallen asleep (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - deeply asleep, fallen asleep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √svap 'to sleep' with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective describing the woman.

मत्तलोचना (mattalocanā) - with intoxicated eyes (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mattalocana

mattalocana - having intoxicated eyes, eyes appearing as if intoxicated

Compound type : bahuvrihi (matta+locana)

• matta – intoxicated, maddened, delighted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √mad 'to be intoxicated, rejoice'.
  Root: mad (class 4)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √loc 'to see'.
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Describes the woman.

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