वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-102, verse-35

विस्मयाच्च प्रहर्षाच्च स्नेहाच्च परिदेवता ।
उदैक्षत मुखं भर्तुः सौम्यं सौम्यतरानना ॥३५॥

35. vismayācca praharṣācca snehācca paridevatā ,
udaikṣata mukhaṃ bhartuḥ saumyaṃ saumyatarānanā.

35. vismayāt ca praharṣāt ca snehāt ca paridevatā
udaikṣata mukham bhartuḥ saumyam saumyatarānanā

35. And with a face even more serene herself, she, who had been lamenting, gazed at her husband's gentle face, driven by wonder, joy, and affection.

Words meanings summery:

• विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from wonder (from wonder, out of astonishment)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रहर्षात् (praharṣāt) - from joy (from great joy, out of delight)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection (from affection, out of love)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परिदेवता (paridevatā) - she who was lamenting (lamenting woman, mourner)

• उदैक्षत (udaikṣata) - she looked up (she looked up, she beheld)

• मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband (of husband, of lord)

• सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle (face) (gentle, serene, agreeable, lunar)

• सौम्यतरानना (saumyatarānanā) - with her own countenance even more serene (having a more gentle face, with a very serene countenance)

Words meanings and morphology

विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from wonder (from wonder, out of astonishment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise

From root 'smi' (to smile) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्रहर्षात् (praharṣāt) - from joy (from great joy, out of delight)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of praharṣa

praharṣa - great joy, delight, ecstasy

From root 'hṛṣ' (to be thrilled) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection (from affection, out of love)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

From root 'snih' (to be affectionate).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

परिदेवता (paridevatā) - she who was lamenting (lamenting woman, mourner)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paridevatā

paridevatā - a lamenting woman, a mourner, a sorrowful person

Agent noun from 'pari-dev'

From 'pari' (around) + root 'div' (to lament, cry) with suffix '-atā' (feminine agent noun).

Prefix: pari

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb 'udaikṣata'.

उदैक्षत (udaikṣata) - she looked up (she looked up, she beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ud-īkṣ

Imperfect Middle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'ud'. Augment 'a' for imperfect.

Prefix: ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, principal

Note: Object of 'udaikṣata'.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband (of husband, of lord)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord, master

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support, nourish).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'mukham'.

सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle (face) (gentle, serene, agreeable, lunar)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, agreeable, relating to the moon

From 'soma' (moon, gentle).

Note: Agrees with 'mukham'.

सौम्यतरानना (saumyatarānanā) - with her own countenance even more serene (having a more gentle face, with a very serene countenance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saumyatarānana

saumyatarānana - having a more gentle face

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'saumyatara' (more gentle) + 'ānana' (face) + feminine suffix 'ā'. 'saumyatara' is comparative of 'saumya'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saumyatara+ānana)

• saumyatara – more gentle, more agreeable, very gentle
  adjective (masculine)
  Comparative degree of 'saumya'.
• ānana – face, mouth, countenance
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ā' (towards) + root 'an' (to breathe).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'paridevatā' (Sītā).