वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-44

अन्या कमलपत्राक्षी पूर्णेन्दुसदृशानना ।
अन्यामालिङ्ग्य सुश्रोणी प्रसुप्ता मदविह्वला ॥४४॥

44. anyā kamalapatrākṣī pūrṇendusadṛśānanā ,
anyāmāliṅgya suśroṇī prasuptā madavihvalā.

44. anyā kamalapatrākṣī pūrṇendusadṛśānanā
anyām āliṅgya suśroṇī prasuptā madavihvalā

44. anyā kamalapatrākṣī pūrṇendusadṛśānanā
madavihvalā prasuptā anyām suśroṇīm āliṅgya

44. Another lotus-petal-eyed woman, whose face was like the full moon, lay fast asleep, bewildered by intoxication, embracing another beautiful-hipped woman.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्या (anyā) - another, other

• कमलपत्राक्षी (kamalapatrākṣī) - lotus-petal-eyed

• पूर्णेन्दुसदृशानना (pūrṇendusadṛśānanā) - whose face resembles the full moon

• अन्याम् (anyām) - another, other

• आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced, having clasped

• सुश्रोणी (suśroṇī) - a beautiful-hipped woman, lovely-hipped

• प्रसुप्ता (prasuptā) - fast asleep, deeply sleeping

• मदविह्वला (madavihvalā) - bewildered by intoxication/passion, overcome by ecstasy, disoriented by wine

Words meanings and morphology

अन्या (anyā) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - another, other

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

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 the subject 'anyā'.

पूर्णेन्दुसदृशानना (pūrṇendusadṛśānanā) - whose face resembles the full moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrṇendusadṛśānana

pūrṇendusadṛśānana - whose face resembles the full moon

Bahuvrihi compound literally meaning 'having a face like the full moon'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pūrṇa+indu+sadṛśa+ānana)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root pṛ (to fill).
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – like, resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed with 'sa' (with) and 'dṛśa' (seeing/appearance).
  Prefix: sa
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the subject 'anyā'.

अन्याम् (anyām) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - another, other

Note: Direct object of the absolutive 'āliṅgya'.

आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced, having clasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the root ā-liṅg (to embrace).

Prefix: ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

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

सुश्रोणी (suśroṇī) - a beautiful-hipped woman, lovely-hipped

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of suśroṇī

suśroṇī - a beautiful-hipped woman, lovely-hipped

Bahuvrihi compound literally meaning 'having beautiful hips' (su + śroṇi).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+śroṇi)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• śroṇi – hip, loins
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'anyām' (the woman being embraced).

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 the subject 'anyā'.

मदविह्वला (madavihvalā) - bewildered by intoxication/passion, overcome by ecstasy, disoriented by wine

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madavihvala

madavihvala - bewildered by intoxication/passion, overcome by ecstasy, disoriented by wine

Tatpurusha compound of 'mada' (intoxication/passion) and 'vihvala' (agitated, bewildered).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mada+vihvala)

• mada – intoxication, passion, wine, pride
  noun (masculine)
• vihvala – agitated, bewildered, confused, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root hval (to tremble, move unsteadily) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the subject 'anyā'.