वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-23

क्व चिदर्धावशेषाणि क्व चित् पीतानि सर्वशः ।
क्व चिन्नैव प्रपीतानि पानानि स ददर्श ह ॥२३॥

23. kva cidardhāvaśeṣāṇi kva cit pītāni sarvaśaḥ ,
kva cinnaiva prapītāni pānāni sa dadarśa ha.

23. kva cit ardhāvaśeṣāṇi kva cit pītāni sarvaśaḥ
kva cit na eva prapītāni pānāni saḥ dadarśa ha

23. saḥ ha dadarśa pānāni kva cit ardhāvaśeṣāṇi kva
cit sarvaśaḥ pītāni kva cit na eva prapītāni

23. He saw drinks: some half-finished, some entirely consumed, and some not at all tasted.

Words meanings summery:

• क्व चित् (kva cit) - sometimes, in some places

• अर्धावशेषाणि (ardhāvaśeṣāṇi) - half-remaining, half-finished

• क्व चित् (kva cit) - sometimes, in some places

• पीतानि (pītāni) - drunk, consumed

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

• क्व चित् (kva cit) - sometimes, in some places

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• प्रपीतानि (prapītāni) - completely drunk, thoroughly consumed

• पानानि (pānāni) - drinks, beverages

• सः (saḥ) - he

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle)

Words meanings and morphology

क्व चित् (kva cit) - sometimes, in some places

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial phrase

अर्धावशेषाणि (ardhāvaśeṣāṇi) - half-remaining, half-finished

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ardhāvaśeṣa

ardhāvaśeṣa - half-remaining, half-finished, half-consumed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ardha+avaśeṣa)

• ardha – half, a part
  noun (masculine)
• avaśeṣa – remainder, residue, what is left
  noun (masculine)
  From root ŚIṢ (to remain) with prefix AVA
  Prefix: ava
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'pānāni' (drinks)

क्व चित् (kva cit) - sometimes, in some places

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial phrase

पीतानि (pītāni) - drunk, consumed

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pīta

pīta - drunk, consumed, imbibed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root PĀ (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb

क्व चित् (kva cit) - sometimes, in some places

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial phrase

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

प्रपीतानि (prapītāni) - completely drunk, thoroughly consumed

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, plural of prapīta

prapīta - completely drunk, fully consumed, drained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root PĀ (to drink) with the prefix PRA

Prefix: pra

Root: pā (class 1)

पानानि (pānāni) - drinks, beverages

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāna

pāna - a drink, beverage, the act of drinking

From root PĀ (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle)

(indeclinable)

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