वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-41

का चिदाडम्बरं नारी भुजसंभोगपीडितम् ।
कृत्वा कमलपत्राक्षी प्रसुप्ता मदमोहिता ॥४१॥

41. kā cidāḍambaraṃ nārī bhujasaṃbhogapīḍitam ,
kṛtvā kamalapatrākṣī prasuptā madamohitā.

41. kā cit āḍambaram nārī bhujasaṃbhogapīḍitam
kṛtvā kamalapatrākṣī prasuptā madamohitā

41. kā cit kamalapatrākṣī madamohitā nārī
bhujasaṃbhogapīḍitam āḍambaram kṛtvā prasuptā

41. A certain lotus-petal-eyed woman, overcome by intoxication, lay fast asleep, having created an appearance of being tormented by an embrace.

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - who, what, some, a certain

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

• आडम्बरम् (āḍambaram) - an appearance, a show (pomp, display, show, splendor, fuss, swelling)

• नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

• भुजसंभोगपीडितम् (bhujasaṁbhogapīḍitam) - tormented by the embrace of arms, afflicted by amorous enjoyment

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having created

• कमलपत्राक्षी (kamalapatrākṣī) - lotus-petal-eyed

• प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - fast asleep, deeply sleeping

• मदमोहिता (madamohitā) - bewildered by intoxication/passion, overcome by ecstasy

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - who, what, some, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, a certain

Note: Feminine nominative singular form of the interrogative pronoun `kim` (what/who) used here to denote indefiniteness.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used to form indefinite pronouns when combined with interrogative words.

आडम्बरम् (āḍambaram) - an appearance, a show (pomp, display, show, splendor, fuss, swelling)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āḍambara

āḍambara - pomp, display, show, splendor, fuss, swelling

Prefix: ā

Root: ḍam

Note: Object of the absolutive 'kṛtvā'.

नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

भुजसंभोगपीडितम् (bhujasaṁbhogapīḍitam) - tormented by the embrace of arms, afflicted by amorous enjoyment

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhujasaṃbhogapīḍita

bhujasaṁbhogapīḍita - tormented by the embrace of arms, afflicted by amorous enjoyment

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'bhujasaṃbhoga' (embrace of arms/amorous enjoyment) and 'pīḍita' (tormented, PPP of root pīḍ).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhujasaṃbhoga+pīḍita)

• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhoga – enjoyment, union, embrace, sexual intercourse
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam-bhuj 'to enjoy' with the suffix -a.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• pīḍita – tormented, oppressed, distressed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root pīḍ (to torment).
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'āḍambaram'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having created

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the root kṛ (to do/make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'prasuptā'.

कमलपत्राक्षी (kamalapatrākṣī) - lotus-petal-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kamalapatrākṣī

kamalapatrākṣī - lotus-petal-eyed (a woman with eyes like lotus petals)

Bahuvrihi compound literally meaning 'having eyes like lotus petals'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+patra+akṣi)

• kamala – lotus, lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'nārī'.

प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - fast asleep, deeply sleeping

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - fast asleep, deeply sleeping

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root pra-svap (to sleep).

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'nārī'.

मदमोहिता (madamohitā) - bewildered by intoxication/passion, overcome by ecstasy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madamohita

madamohita - bewildered by intoxication/passion, overcome by ecstasy

Past Passive Participle

Tatpurusha compound of 'mada' (intoxication/passion) and 'mohita' (bewildered, PPP of root muh).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mada+mohita)

• mada – intoxication, passion, wine, pride
  noun (masculine)
• mohita – bewildered, deluded, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root muh (to be bewildered, deluded).
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'nārī'.

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