वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-23

कुण्डलाभ्यां तु यस्यैतद्भाति वक्त्रं शुभेक्षणम् ।
पुनर्वस्वन्तरगतं पूर्णबिम्बमिवैन्दवम् ॥२३॥

23. kuṇḍalābhyāṃ tu yasyaitadbhāti vaktraṃ śubhekṣaṇam ,
punarvasvantaragataṃ pūrṇabimbamivaindavam.

23. kuṇḍalābhyām tu yasya etat bhāti vaktram śubhekṣaṇam
punarvasvantaragatam pūrṇabimbam iva aindavam

23. yasya śubhekṣaṇam vaktram kuṇḍalābhyām etat bhāti
punarvasvantaragatam aindavam pūrṇabimbam iva

23. Whose face, with beautiful eyes, shines with these earrings, resembling the full orb of the moon when it is situated within the Punarvasu constellation.

Words meanings summery:

• कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - by two earrings

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

• एतत् (etat) - this

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks beautiful

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

• शुभेक्षणम् (śubhekṣaṇam) - having beautiful eyes, with beautiful eyes

• पुनर्वस्वन्तरगतम् (punarvasvantaragatam) - entered into the Punarvasu constellation, situated within Punarvasu

• पूर्णबिम्बम् (pūrṇabimbam) - full orb, full disk

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ऐन्दवम् (aindavam) - lunar, of the moon

Words meanings and morphology

कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - by two earrings

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, coil, ring

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Agrees with the implied person, Ravana, whose face is being described.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'vaktram' (face).

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - face, mouth, snout

शुभेक्षणम् (śubhekṣaṇam) - having beautiful eyes, with beautiful eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhekṣaṇa

śubhekṣaṇa - having beautiful eyes, lovely-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+īkṣaṇa)

• śubha – beautiful, auspicious, shining
  adjective
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root īkṣ (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vaktram' (face).

पुनर्वस्वन्तरगतम् (punarvasvantaragatam) - entered into the Punarvasu constellation, situated within Punarvasu

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of punarvasvantaragata

punarvasvantaragata - entered into Punarvasu, situated within Punarvasu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (punarvasu+antara+gata)

• punarvasu – name of a lunar mansion (nakṣatra)
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interior, middle, within, interval
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, gone to, situated in, arrived at
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pūrṇabimbam' (full orb).

पूर्णबिम्बम् (pūrṇabimbam) - full orb, full disk

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrṇabimba

pūrṇabimba - full orb, full disk

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrṇa+bimba)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root pṛ (to fill).
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• bimba – disk, orb, image, reflection
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ऐन्दवम् (aindavam) - lunar, of the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aindava

aindava - lunar, relating to the moon

Derived from 'indu' (moon).

Note: Agrees with 'pūrṇabimbam' (full orb).