वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-14

तौ तस्याः संहतौ पीनौ स्तनौ तालफलोपमौ ।
कदा नु खलु सोत्कम्पौ हसन्त्या मां भजिष्यतः ॥१४॥

14. tau tasyāḥ saṃhatau pīnau stanau tālaphalopamau ,
kadā nu khalu sotkampau hasantyā māṃ bhajiṣyataḥ.

14. tau tasyāḥ saṃhatau pīnau stanau tālaphala-upamau
kadā nu khalu sa-utkampau hasantyā mām bhajiṣyataḥ

14. When, indeed, will those two firm, plump breasts of hers, resembling palmyra fruits, which tremble when she laughs, approach me?

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two breasts (those two)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, belonging to her

• संहतौ (saṁhatau) - joined, firm, massive, compact

• पीनौ (pīnau) - plump, full, swollen

• स्तनौ (stanau) - breasts

• तालफल-उपमौ (tālaphala-upamau) - resembling palmyra fruits

• कदा (kadā) - when

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (emphatic particle)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• स-उत्कम्पौ (sa-utkampau) - with trembling, trembling

• हसन्त्या (hasantyā) - when she laughs (by her laughing, of her laughing)

• माम् (mām) - me

• भजिष्यतः (bhajiṣyataḥ) - will approach me (will serve, will resort to, will enjoy, will come to)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two breasts (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'stanau'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, belonging to her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

संहतौ (saṁhatau) - joined, firm, massive, compact

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃhata

saṁhata - joined, firm, compact

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, join) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'stanau'.

पीनौ (pīnau) - plump, full, swollen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pīna

pīna - plump, full, fat

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pyai (to swell, grow fat)

Root: pyai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'stanau'.

स्तनौ (stanau) - breasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of stana

stana - breast

Note: The subject of the sentence.

तालफल-उपमौ (tālaphala-upamau) - resembling palmyra fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tālaphala-upama

tālaphala-upama - resembling palmyra fruits

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tālaphala+upama)

• tālaphala – palmyra fruit
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, similar
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'stanau'.

कदा (kadā) - when

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

स-उत्कम्पौ (sa-utkampau) - with trembling, trembling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sa-utkampa

sa-utkampa - with trembling, trembling

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+utkampa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• utkampa – trembling, tremor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kamp (to tremble) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'stanau'.

हसन्त्या (hasantyā) - when she laughs (by her laughing, of her laughing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hasantī

hasantī - laughing (feminine)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √has (to laugh)

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Indicates the agent or cause, 'when she laughs'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of the verb 'bhajiṣyataḥ'.

भजिष्यतः (bhajiṣyataḥ) - will approach me (will serve, will resort to, will enjoy, will come to)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'stanau' (breasts).

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