वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-21

दिव्यानि च सुगन्धीनि माल्यदामानि रावणः ।
श्रोत्रे चासज्जयामास श्रीमती चास्य कुण्डले ॥२१॥

21. divyāni ca sugandhīni mālyadāmāni rāvaṇaḥ ,
śrotre cāsajjayāmāsa śrīmatī cāsya kuṇḍale.

21. divyāni ca sugandhīni mālyadāmāni rāvaṇaḥ
śrotre ca asajjayāmāsa śrīmatī ca asya kuṇḍale

21. And Rāvaṇa fastened divine and fragrant garlands, and his two glorious earrings, onto his ears.

Words meanings summery:

• दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, celestial, splendid

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुगन्धीनि (sugandhīni) - fragrant, sweet-smelling

• माल्यदामानि (mālyadāmāni) - wreaths of flowers, garlands

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• श्रोत्रे (śrotre) - on the two ears, in the two ears

• च (ca) - and, also

• असज्जयामास (asajjayāmāsa) - he fastened, he caused to hang, he placed

• श्रीमती (śrīmatī) - glorious, splendid, prosperous

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him, this

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings, two ear-rings

Words meanings and morphology

दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, celestial, splendid

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, splendid, beautiful

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mālyadāmāni'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सुगन्धीनि (sugandhīni) - fragrant, sweet-smelling

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sugandhi

sugandhi - fragrant, sweet-smelling, perfume

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+gandhi)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• gandhi – smell, odor, fragrance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mālyadāmāni'.

माल्यदामानि (mālyadāmāni) - wreaths of flowers, garlands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mālyadāman

mālyadāman - wreath of flowers, garland

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mālya+dāman)

• mālya – garland, wreath, flower
  noun (neuter)
• dāman – garland, chain, rope
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'asajjayāmāsa'.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper noun, king of Laṅkā)

Note: Subject of 'asajjayāmāsa'.

श्रोत्रे (śrotre) - on the two ears, in the two ears

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of śrotra

śrotra - ear, sense of hearing

Derived from root √śru (to hear) with suffix -tra.

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Location for fastening.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, here connecting the two main objects.

असज्जयामास (asajjayāmāsa) - he fastened, he caused to hang, he placed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of saj

Perfect

Third person singular perfect active of the causative of √saj (to hang, attach) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: saj (class 1)

श्रीमती (śrīmatī) - glorious, splendid, prosperous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

Possessive suffix -mat added to śrī (glory, splendor).

Note: Agrees with 'kuṇḍale' (neuter dual accusative).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अस्य (asya) - his, of him, this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kumbhakarṇa.

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings, two ear-rings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

Note: Object of 'asajjayāmāsa'.

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