वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-10

का चिदङ्के शिरः कृत्वा रुरोद मुखमीक्षती ।
स्नापयन्ती मुखं बाष्पैस्तुषारैरिव पङ्कजम् ॥१०॥

10. kā cidaṅke śiraḥ kṛtvā ruroda mukhamīkṣatī ,
snāpayantī mukhaṃ bāṣpaistuṣārairiva paṅkajam.

10. kā cit aṅke śiraḥ kṛtvā ruroda mukham īkṣatī
snāpayantī mukham bāṣpaiḥ tuṣāraiḥ iva paṅkajam

10. kā cit aṅke śiraḥ kṛtvā,
mukham īkṣatī,
bāṣpaiḥ mukham snāpayantī,
tuṣāraiḥ paṅkajam iva,
ruroda.

10. One woman, placing his head on her lap, wept while gazing at his face, moistening it with her tears as dew moistens a lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - one woman (who, what, some (feminine))

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness

• अङ्के (aṅke) - on the lap, on the side

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - the husband's head (head)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (his head) (having done, having made, having placed)

• रुरोद (ruroda) - cried, wept

• मुखम् (mukham) - the husband's face (face, mouth)

• ईक्षती (īkṣatī) - gazing at (his face) (looking at, seeing)

• स्नापयन्ती (snāpayantī) - moistening (his face with tears) (bathing, moistening)

• मुखम् (mukham) - the husband's face (face, mouth)

• बाष्पैः (bāṣpaiḥ) - with her tears (with tears, with vapor/fumes)

• तुषारैः (tuṣāraiḥ) - with dew, with frost

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - lotus

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - one woman (who, what, some (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

Note: Used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness

(indeclinable)

अङ्के (aṅke) - on the lap, on the side

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, mark, number

शिरः (śiraḥ) - the husband's head (head)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (his head) (having done, having made, having placed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रुरोद (ruroda) - cried, wept

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of rud

Root: rud (class 2)

मुखम् (mukham) - the husband's face (face, mouth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, entrance

ईक्षती (īkṣatī) - gazing at (his face) (looking at, seeing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īkṣat

īkṣat - looking, seeing, observing

present active participle

from root īkṣ + śatṛ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (the woman).

स्नापयन्ती (snāpayantī) - moistening (his face with tears) (bathing, moistening)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snāpayant

snāpayant - bathing, causing to bathe, moistening

causative present active participle

from causative of root snā + śatṛ

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (the woman).

मुखम् (mukham) - the husband's face (face, mouth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, entrance

बाष्पैः (bāṣpaiḥ) - with her tears (with tears, with vapor/fumes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tear, vapor, fume, steam

तुषारैः (tuṣāraiḥ) - with dew, with frost

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tuṣāra

tuṣāra - dew, frost, mist, cold

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paṅkaja

paṅkaja - lotus (literally 'mud-born')

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (paṅka+ja)

• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  kṛt suffix -ja
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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