वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-115, verse-15

शुक्ले च वालव्यजने राजार्हे हेमभूषिते ।
उपवासकृशो दीनश्चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरः ॥१५॥

15. śukle ca vālavyajane rājārhe hemabhūṣite ,
upavāsakṛśo dīnaścīrakṛṣṇājināmbaraḥ.

15. śukle ca vāla-vyajane rāja-arhe hema-bhūṣite
upavāsa-kṛśaḥ dīnaḥ cīra-kṛṣṇājina-ambaraḥ

15. ca śukle rāja-arhe hema-bhūṣite vāla-vyajane
upavāsa-kṛśaḥ dīnaḥ cīra-kṛṣṇājina-ambaraḥ

15. ...and two white yak-tail whisks, fit for a king and adorned with gold. He was emaciated by fasting, humble, and clad in bark-garments and a black antelope skin.

Words meanings summery:

• शुक्ले (śukle) - white, bright

• च (ca) - and, also

• वाल-व्यजने (vāla-vyajane) - two yak-tail whisks

• राज-अर्हे (rāja-arhe) - fit for a king, worthy of a king

• हेम-भूषिते (hema-bhūṣite) - adorned with gold, golden-decorated

• उपवास-कृशः (upavāsa-kṛśaḥ) - emaciated by fasting

• दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable, humble, distressed, pitiable

• चीर-कृष्णाजिन-अम्बरः (cīra-kṛṣṇājina-ambaraḥ) - wearing bark-garments and a black antelope skin

Words meanings and morphology

शुक्ले (śukle) - white, bright

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of śukla

śukla - white, bright, pure

Note: Modifies `vālavyajane`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वाल-व्यजने (vāla-vyajane) - two yak-tail whisks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of vālavyajana

vālavyajana - yak-tail whisk, chāmara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāla+vyajana)

• vāla – tail, hair (of a yak or horse)
  noun (masculine)
• vyajana – fan, whisk, fanning instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root `vyaj` (to fan).
  Root: vyaj (class 1)

Note: Objects of an implied verb 'holding' or 'taking' from the previous verse.

राज-अर्हे (rāja-arhe) - fit for a king, worthy of a king

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of rājārha

rājārha - fit for a king, worthy of a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+arha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• arha – worthy, deserving, fit
  adjective (neuter)
  From root `arh` (to deserve).
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vālavyajane`.

हेम-भूषिते (hema-bhūṣite) - adorned with gold, golden-decorated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of hemabhūṣita

hemabhūṣita - adorned with gold

Past Passive Participle

`hemnā bhūṣite` (adorned by gold).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+bhūṣita)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhūṣ` (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vālavyajane`.

उपवास-कृशः (upavāsa-kṛśaḥ) - emaciated by fasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upavāsakṛśa

upavāsakṛśa - emaciated/thin by fasting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upavāsa+kṛśa)

• upavāsa – fasting, abstinence from food
  noun (masculine)
  From `upa-vas` (to dwell near) or `upa-vas` (to fast).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 4)
• kṛśa – thin, emaciated, lean, weak
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bharata.

दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable, humble, distressed, pitiable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, humble, distressed, pitiable, poor

Past Passive Participle

From root `dī` (to perish, decay).

Root: dī (class 4)

Note: Refers to Bharata.

चीर-कृष्णाजिन-अम्बरः (cīra-kṛṣṇājina-ambaraḥ) - wearing bark-garments and a black antelope skin

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cīrakṛṣṇājināmbara

cīrakṛṣṇājināmbara - one whose garments are bark-strips and black antelope skin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cīra+kṛṣṇājina+ambara)

• cīra – bark, strip of bark used as garment
  noun (neuter)
• kṛṣṇājina – skin of a black antelope
  noun (neuter)
• ambara – garment, clothing, sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Bharata.

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