वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-68, verse-10
परिक्लिष्टैकवसनाममृजां राघवप्रियाम् ।
रजोमलाभ्यामालिप्तैः सर्वगात्रैर्वरस्त्रियम् ॥१०॥
रजोमलाभ्यामालिप्तैः सर्वगात्रैर्वरस्त्रियम् ॥१०॥
10. parikliṣṭaikavasanāmamṛjāṃ rāghavapriyām ,
rajomalābhyāmāliptaiḥ sarvagātrairvarastriyam.
rajomalābhyāmāliptaiḥ sarvagātrairvarastriyam.
10.
parikliṣṭaikavasanām amṛjām rāghavapriyām rajas
malābhyām āliptaiḥ sarvagātraiḥ varastriyam
malābhyām āliptaiḥ sarvagātraiḥ varastriyam
10.
rāghavapriyām varastriyam parikliṣṭaikavasanām
amṛjām rajas malābhyām āliptaiḥ sarvagātraiḥ
amṛjām rajas malābhyām āliptaiḥ sarvagātraiḥ
10.
The excellent woman, dear to Rāma, was wearing a single worn-out garment, uncleaned, with all her limbs smeared with dust and dirt.
Words meanings summery:
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- परिक्लिष्टैकवसनाम् (parikliṣṭaikavasanām) - Sītā, having only one tattered garment (having a single worn-out garment)
- अमृजाम् (amṛjām) - Sītā, unwashed and dirty due to her captivity (uncleaned, unwashed, dirty, soiled)
- राघवप्रियाम् (rāghavapriyām) - Sītā, who is Rāma's beloved wife (beloved of Rāghava (Rāma), dear to Rāma)
- रजस् (rajas) - dust accumulated on her body (dust, dirt, pollen, impurity)
- मलाभ्याम् (malābhyām) - by dirt and dust (referring to rajas) (by dirt, by impurities (dual))
- आलिप्तैः (āliptaiḥ) - with her limbs soiled by dust and dirt (smeared, soiled, covered, polluted)
- सर्वगात्रैः (sarvagātraiḥ) - with all of Sītā's body parts (with all limbs, with the entire body)
- वरस्त्रियम् (varastriyam) - Sītā, an exceptionally virtuous and beautiful woman (an excellent woman, a noble woman)
Words meanings and morphology
परिक्लिष्टैकवसनाम् (parikliṣṭaikavasanām) - Sītā, having only one tattered garment (having a single worn-out garment)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of parikliṣṭaikavasana
parikliṣṭaikavasana - having a single worn-out garment
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (parikliṣṭa+eka+vasana)
- parikliṣṭa – worn out, distressed, tattered
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √kliś (to torment, trouble) with prefix pari-.
Prefix: pari
Root: kliś (class 4) - eka – one, single, alone
adjective - vasana – garment, clothing, cloth
noun (neuter)
Root: vas (class 2)
Note: Qualifies varastriyam (excellent woman).
अमृजाम् (amṛjām) - Sītā, unwashed and dirty due to her captivity (uncleaned, unwashed, dirty, soiled)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of amṛjā
amṛjā - uncleaned, unwashed, dirty, soiled (fem.)
Derived from 'mṛj' (to clean) with negative prefix 'a-'.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+mṛjā)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - mṛjā – cleanliness, purity
noun (feminine)
Root: mṛj (class 2)
Note: Qualifies varastriyam (excellent woman).
राघवप्रियाम् (rāghavapriyām) - Sītā, who is Rāma's beloved wife (beloved of Rāghava (Rāma), dear to Rāma)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rāghavapriyā
rāghavapriyā - beloved of Rāghava
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rāghava+priyā)
- rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
proper noun (masculine) - priyā – beloved, dear one, wife
noun (feminine)
Note: Qualifies varastriyam (excellent woman).
रजस् (rajas) - dust accumulated on her body (dust, dirt, pollen, impurity)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, dirt, pollen, impurity
Root: rañj (class 1)
Note: Part of an implied dvandva compound with mala, expressed in dual instrumental.
मलाभ्याम् (malābhyām) - by dirt and dust (referring to rajas) (by dirt, by impurities (dual))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine/neuter, dual of mala
mala - dirt, impurity, stain, bodily excretion
Root: mal (class 1)
Note: Used in dual to refer to 'dust and dirt' (rajas and mala).
आलिप्तैः (āliptaiḥ) - with her limbs soiled by dust and dirt (smeared, soiled, covered, polluted)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine/neuter, plural of ālipta
ālipta - smeared, covered, soiled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √lip (to smear) with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: lip (class 6)
Note: Qualifies sarvagātraiḥ.
सर्वगात्रैः (sarvagātraiḥ) - with all of Sītā's body parts (with all limbs, with the entire body)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvagātra
sarvagātra - entire body, all limbs
Compound type : Karmahāraka (sarva+gātra)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - gātra – limb, body, part of the body
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to Sītā's body parts.
वरस्त्रियम् (varastriyam) - Sītā, an exceptionally virtuous and beautiful woman (an excellent woman, a noble woman)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of varastrī
varastrī - excellent woman, noble woman, beautiful woman
Compound type : Karmahāraka (vara+strī)
- vara – excellent, best, noble, beautiful
adjective - strī – woman, female
noun (feminine)
Note: Object of an implicit verb of seeing/describing.