वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-39

भुजपार्श्वान्तरस्थेन कक्षगेण कृशोदरी ।
पणवेन सहानिन्द्या सुप्ता मदकृतश्रमा ॥३९॥

39. bhujapārśvāntarasthena kakṣageṇa kṛśodarī ,
paṇavena sahānindyā suptā madakṛtaśramā.

39. bhujapārśvāntarasthena kakṣageṇa kṛśodarī
paṇavena saha anindyā suptā madakṛtaśramā

39. kṛśodarī anindyā madakṛtaśramā
bhujapārśvāntarasthena kakṣageṇa paṇavena saha suptā

39. Another slender-waisted, blameless woman, fatigued by her intoxication, lay asleep with a paṇava (drum) that was held between her arm and side, tucked under her armpit.

Words meanings summery:

• भुजपार्श्वान्तरस्थेन (bhujapārśvāntarasthena) - placed between the arm and side (instrumental singular)

• कक्षगेण (kakṣageṇa) - tucked under the armpit (instrumental singular)

• कृशोदरी (kṛśodarī) - slender-waisted woman (feminine nominative singular)

• पणवेन (paṇavena) - with a paṇava (drum) (instrumental singular)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• अनिन्द्या (anindyā) - blameless, irreproachable (feminine nominative singular)

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

• मदकृतश्रमा (madakṛtaśramā) - fatigued by intoxication (feminine nominative singular)

Words meanings and morphology

भुजपार्श्वान्तरस्थेन (bhujapārśvāntarasthena) - placed between the arm and side (instrumental singular)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhujapārśvāntarastha

bhujapārśvāntarastha - situated between the arm and the side

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhuja+pārśva+antara+stha)

• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)
• pārśva – side, flank
  noun (neuter)
• antara – space between, interior
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, being, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √sthā 'to stand'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'paṇavena'.

कक्षगेण (kakṣageṇa) - tucked under the armpit (instrumental singular)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kakṣaga

kakṣaga - going to the armpit, placed under the armpit

Compound type : tatpurusha (kakṣā+ga)

• kakṣā – armpit, flank
  noun (feminine)
• ga – going, moving, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'paṇavena'.

कृशोदरी (kṛśodarī) - slender-waisted woman (feminine nominative singular)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛśodarī

kṛśodarī - a slender-waisted woman

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛśa+udara)

• kṛśa – slender, thin
  adjective (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

पणवेन (paṇavena) - with a paṇava (drum) (instrumental singular)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paṇava

paṇava - a small drum, a tabor

Note: Used with 'saha'.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

अनिन्द्या (anindyā) - blameless, irreproachable (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindyā

anindyā - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

Gerundive/Participle

Negative of nindya (derived from √nind 'to blame').

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nindya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating particle.
• nindya – blamable, reproachable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √nind 'to blame'.
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛśodarī'.

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 as a predicate adjective describing the woman.

मदकृतश्रमा (madakṛtaśramā) - fatigued by intoxication (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madakṛtaśrama

madakṛtaśrama - fatigued by intoxication, made weary by wine

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mada+kṛta+śrama)

• mada – intoxication, exhilaration, passion
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, caused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śrama – fatigue, weariness, exertion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛśodarī'.

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