वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-2

वार्यमाणाः सुबहुशो वृष्टन्त्यः क्षितिपांसुषु ।
विमुक्तकेश्यो दुःखार्ता गावो वत्सहता यथा ॥२॥

2. vāryamāṇāḥ subahuśo vṛṣṭantyaḥ kṣitipāṃsuṣu ,
vimuktakeśyo duḥkhārtā gāvo vatsahatā yathā.

2. vāryamāṇāḥ subahuśaḥ vṛṣṭantyaḥ kṣitipāṃsuṣu
vimuktakeśyaḥ duḥkhārtāḥ gāvaḥ vatsahatāḥ yathā

2. yathā vatsahatāḥ gāvaḥ subahuśaḥ vāryamāṇāḥ
vimuktakeśyaḥ duḥkhārtāḥ kṣitipāṃsuṣu vṛṣṭantyaḥ

2. Though repeatedly restrained, they rolled in the dust of the earth with dishevelled hair, afflicted by grief, just like cows whose calves have been killed.

Words meanings summery:

• वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained, being hindered

• सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - very often, many times, repeatedly

• वृष्टन्त्यः (vṛṣṭantyaḥ) - rolling/wallowing in the dust (rolling, wallowing (lit. raining, showering, shedding tears))

• क्षितिपांसुषु (kṣitipāṁsuṣu) - in the dust of the earth

• विमुक्तकेश्यः (vimuktakeśyaḥ) - with dishevelled hair, having unbound hair

• दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - distressed by sorrow, afflicted by pain

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• वत्सहताः (vatsahatāḥ) - whose calves are killed, with calves slain

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained, being hindered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāryamāṇa

vāryamāṇa - being restrained, being checked, being hindered

present passive participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, restrain) in causative (vārayati) with suffix -māṇa.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - very often, many times, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Derived from subahu (very many) with suffix -śas, indicating manner or frequency.

वृष्टन्त्यः (vṛṣṭantyaḥ) - rolling/wallowing in the dust (rolling, wallowing (lit. raining, showering, shedding tears))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛṣṭantī

vṛṣṭantī - raining, showering; also metaphorically, shedding (tears), rolling (in dust)

present active participle

Derived from root vṛṣ (to rain, shower) with suffix -at. Feminine form.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

क्षितिपांसुषु (kṣitipāṁsuṣu) - in the dust of the earth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kṣitipāṃsu

kṣitipāṁsu - dust of the earth

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kṣiti+pāṃsu)

• kṣiti – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to dwell).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• pāṃsu – dust, sand, powder
  noun (masculine)

विमुक्तकेश्यः (vimuktakeśyaḥ) - with dishevelled hair, having unbound hair

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vimuktakaśī

vimuktakaśī - having unbound or dishevelled hair

Feminine form of vimuktakaśa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vimukta+keśa)

• vimukta – released, set free, unbound
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root muc (to release) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc (class 6)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - distressed by sorrow, afflicted by pain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duḥkhārta

duḥkhārta - distressed by sorrow, afflicted by pain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, pained, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root ṛ (to go, move, but here implying distress).
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

वत्सहताः (vatsahatāḥ) - whose calves are killed, with calves slain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vatsahata

vatsahata - one whose calf has been killed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vatsa+hata)

• vatsa – calf, offspring, child
  noun (masculine)
• hata – killed, slain, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

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