वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-19, verse-22

यश्चैष दक्षिणे पार्श्वे शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभः ।
विशालवक्षास्ताम्राक्षो नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजः ॥२२॥

22. yaścaiṣa dakṣiṇe pārśve śuddhajāmbūnadaprabhaḥ ,
viśālavakṣāstāmrākṣo nīlakuñcitamūrdhajaḥ.

22. yaḥ ca eṣaḥ dakṣiṇe pārśve śuddha-jāmbūnada-prabhaḥ
viśāla-vakṣāḥ tāmra-akṣaḥ nīla-kuñcita-mūrdhajaḥ

22. yaḥ ca eṣaḥ dakṣiṇe pārśve śuddha-jāmbūnada-prabhaḥ
viśāla-vakṣāḥ tāmra-akṣaḥ nīla-kuñcita-mūrdhajaḥ

22. And this one, who is on his right side, shines like pure gold. He is broad-chested, copper-eyed, and has dark, curly hair.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - This (Lakṣmaṇa) (this one, he)

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - on the right side (on the right, in the southern)

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, in the flank

• शुद्ध-जाम्बूनद-प्रभः (śuddha-jāmbūnada-prabhaḥ) - shining like pure gold

• विशाल-वक्षाः (viśāla-vakṣāḥ) - broad-chested

• ताम्र-अक्षः (tāmra-akṣaḥ) - copper-eyed, reddish-eyed

• नील-कुञ्चित-मूर्धजः (nīla-kuñcita-mūrdhajaḥ) - with dark, curly hair

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - This (Lakṣmaṇa) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - on the right side (on the right, in the southern)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right, southern, skillful, clever

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, in the flank

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

शुद्ध-जाम्बूनद-प्रभः (śuddha-jāmbūnada-prabhaḥ) - shining like pure gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddha-jāmbūnada-prabha

śuddha-jāmbūnada-prabha - shining like pure gold

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śuddha+jāmbūnada+prabhā)

• śuddha – pure, clean, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śudh (to purify)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• jāmbūnada – gold (from the Jambu river), pure gold
  noun (neuter)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

विशाल-वक्षाः (viśāla-vakṣāḥ) - broad-chested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśāla-vakṣas

viśāla-vakṣas - broad-chested

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (viśāla+vakṣas)

• viśāla – broad, extensive, large
  adjective (masculine)
• vakṣas – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)

ताम्र-अक्षः (tāmra-akṣaḥ) - copper-eyed, reddish-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmra-akṣa

tāmra-akṣa - copper-eyed, reddish-eyed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tāmra+akṣa)

• tāmra – copper, reddish, coppery
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

नील-कुञ्चित-मूर्धजः (nīla-kuñcita-mūrdhajaḥ) - with dark, curly hair

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla-kuñcita-mūrdhaja

nīla-kuñcita-mūrdhaja - having dark, curly hair

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nīla+kuñcita+mūrdhaja)

• nīla – dark, blue, black
  adjective (masculine)
• kuñcita – curled, bent, contracted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kuñc (to curl, bend)
  Root: kuñc (class 1)
• mūrdhaja – hair (literally 'born from the head')
  noun (masculine)

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