वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-42

कलशीमपविद्ध्यान्या प्रसुप्ता भाति भामिनी ।
वसन्ते पुष्पशबला मालेव परिमार्जिता ॥४२॥

42. kalaśīmapaviddhyānyā prasuptā bhāti bhāminī ,
vasante puṣpaśabalā māleva parimārjitā.

42. kalaśīm apavidhya anyā prasuptā bhāti bhāminī
vasante puṣpaśabalā mālā iva parimārjitā

42. anyā bhāminī kalaśīm apavidhya prasuptā bhāti
vasante puṣpaśabalā parimārjitā mālā iva

42. Another lovely woman, having thrown down her pitcher, lies asleep and shines like a beautifully cleaned garland, vibrant with flowers in the spring season.

Words meanings summery:

• कलशीम् (kalaśīm) - pitcher, water-jar, vase

• अपविध्य (apavidhya) - having thrown away, having cast off

• अन्या (anyā) - another, other

• प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - fast asleep, deeply sleeping

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - a lovely woman, a passionate woman, a beautiful lady

• वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring, during springtime

• पुष्पशबला (puṣpaśabalā) - variegated with flowers, adorned with flowers, made colorful by flowers

• माला (mālā) - garland, wreath, necklace

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• परिमार्जिता (parimārjitā) - beautifully cleaned (cleaned, polished, adorned, purified)

Words meanings and morphology

कलशीम् (kalaśīm) - pitcher, water-jar, vase

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kalaśī

kalaśī - pitcher, water-jar, vase

Note: Object of the absolutive 'apavidhya'.

अपविध्य (apavidhya) - having thrown away, having cast off

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the root apa-vidh (to throw, cast).

Prefix: apa

Root: vidh (class 1)

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

अन्या (anyā) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - another, other

Note: Qualifies 'bhāminī'.

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: Qualifies 'bhāminī'.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, indicative mood, from root bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

भामिनी (bhāminī) - a lovely woman, a passionate woman, a beautiful lady

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

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

Note: Subject of the verb 'bhāti'.

वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring, during springtime

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring, springtime

Note: Indicates the time or season.

पुष्पशबला (puṣpaśabalā) - variegated with flowers, adorned with flowers, made colorful by flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpaśabala

puṣpaśabala - variegated with flowers, adorned with flowers

Tatpurusha compound of 'puṣpa' (flower) and 'śabala' (variegated/colorful).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+śabala)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• śabala – variegated, spotted, colorful, strong
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mālā'.

माला (mālā) - garland, wreath, necklace

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace

Note: The object of comparison with the 'bhāminī'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

परिमार्जिता (parimārjitā) - beautifully cleaned (cleaned, polished, adorned, purified)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parimārjita

parimārjita - cleaned, polished, adorned, purified

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root pari-mṛj (to clean, wipe thoroughly).

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mālā'.

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