वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-38

ततः सुपर्णः काकुत्स्थौ दृष्ट्वा प्रत्यभिनन्द्य च ।
विममर्श च पाणिभ्यां मुखे चन्द्रसमप्रभे ॥३८॥

38. tataḥ suparṇaḥ kākutsthau dṛṣṭvā pratyabhinandya ca ,
vimamarśa ca pāṇibhyāṃ mukhe candrasamaprabhe.

38. tataḥ suparṇaḥ kākutsthau dṛṣṭvā pratiabhinandya
ca vimamarśa ca pāṇibhyām mukhe candrasamaprabhe

38. Then Suparṇa, having seen the two princes of the Kakutstha lineage and greeted them, gently stroked their moon-like radiant faces with both his hands.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Garuḍa (literally 'having good wings')

• काकुत्स्थौ (kākutsthau) - the two descendants of Kakutstha (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• प्रतिअभिनन्द्य (pratiabhinandya) - having greeted, having welcomed

• च (ca) - and

• विममर्श (vimamarśa) - he touched, stroked

• च (ca) - and

• पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām) - with two hands

• मुखे (mukhe) - on their two faces (on the face (of two), in the mouth (of two))

• चन्द्रसमप्रभे (candrasamaprabhe) - shining like the moon, moon-like in radiance

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Garuḍa (literally 'having good wings')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings, a good winged bird, Garuḍa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (neuter)

काकुत्स्थौ (kākutsthau) - the two descendants of Kakutstha (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an ancient king, referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Absolutive form of the root √dṛś (to see)

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

प्रतिअभिनन्द्य (pratiabhinandya) - having greeted, having welcomed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Absolutive form of √nand (to rejoice) with prefixes prati- and abhi-

Prefixes: prati+abhi

Root: √nand (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विममर्श (vimamarśa) - he touched, stroked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √mṛś

Prefix: vi

Root: √mṛś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām) - with two hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

मुखे (mukhe) - on their two faces (on the face (of two), in the mouth (of two))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front

चन्द्रसमप्रभे (candrasamaprabhe) - shining like the moon, moon-like in radiance

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of candrasamaprabha

candrasamaprabha - moon-like in radiance, having splendor like the moon

Compound type : bahuvrihi (candra+sama+prabhā)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, equal, similar
  adjective
• prabhā – radiance, light, splendor
  noun (feminine)

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