वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-6

लोहितेनानुलिप्ताङ्गं चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना ।
संध्यारक्तमिवाकाशे तोयदं सतडिद्गुणम् ॥६॥

6. lohitenānuliptāṅgaṃ candanena sugandhinā ,
saṃdhyāraktamivākāśe toyadaṃ sataḍidguṇam.

6. lohitena anulipta-aṅgam candanena sugandhinā
sandhyā-raktam iva ākāśe toyadam sa-taḍit-guṇam

6. anulipta-aṅgam lohitena sugandhinā candanena
iva ākāśe sandhyā-raktam sa-taḍit-guṇam toyadam

6. His body was anointed with fragrant red sandalwood, resembling a cloud in the sky, reddened by twilight and accompanied by lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• लोहितेन (lohitena) - with red (sandalwood paste) (with red, by means of red (substance))

• अनुलिप्त-अङ्गम् (anulipta-aṅgam) - with his body anointed (having a body smeared/anointed)

• चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood paste (with sandalwood, by means of sandalwood)

• सुगन्धिना (sugandhinā) - with fragrant (sandalwood) (with fragrant, by means of fragrant)

• सन्ध्या-रक्तम् (sandhyā-raktam) - reddened by twilight

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky

• तोयदम् (toyadam) - cloud (cloud, water-giver)

• स-तडित्-गुणम् (sa-taḍit-guṇam) - accompanied by lightning (possessing the quality of lightning, accompanied by lightning)

Words meanings and morphology

लोहितेन (lohitena) - with red (sandalwood paste) (with red, by means of red (substance))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lohita

lohita - red, reddish

Note: Instrumental singular, modifying 'candanena'.

अनुलिप्त-अङ्गम् (anulipta-aṅgam) - with his body anointed (having a body smeared/anointed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anulipta-aṅga

anulipta-aṅga - having smeared limbs/body

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anulipta+aṅga)

• anulipta – smeared, anointed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root lip- (to smear) with prefix anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: lip (class 6)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, referring to the person being described.

चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood paste (with sandalwood, by means of sandalwood)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of candana

candana - sandalwood

Note: Instrumental singular.

सुगन्धिना (sugandhinā) - with fragrant (sandalwood) (with fragrant, by means of fragrant)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sugandhi

sugandhi - fragrant, sweet-smelling

Note: Instrumental singular, modifying 'candanena'.

सन्ध्या-रक्तम् (sandhyā-raktam) - reddened by twilight

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sandhyā-rakta

sandhyā-rakta - reddened by twilight

Compound type : tatpurusha (sandhyā+rakta)

• sandhyā – twilight, evening
  noun (feminine)
• rakta – reddened, dyed red
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root rañj- (to dye, color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, modifying 'toyadam' (cloud) which is implicitly compared to the person.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space

Note: Locative singular.

तोयदम् (toyadam) - cloud (cloud, water-giver)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of toyada

toyada - cloud, water-giver

Compound type : tatpurusha (toya+da)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix

Note: Accusative singular, direct object of implicit verb or adjective for the person.

स-तडित्-गुणम् (sa-taḍit-guṇam) - accompanied by lightning (possessing the quality of lightning, accompanied by lightning)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-taḍit-guṇa

sa-taḍit-guṇa - accompanied by lightning

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+taḍit+guṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  prefix
• taḍit – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, characteristic
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular, modifying 'toyadam'.

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