वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-8

बहुमानात् परिष्वज्य का चिदेनं रुरोद ह ।
चरणौ का चिदालिङ्ग्य का चित् कण्ठे ऽवलम्ब्य च ॥८॥

8. bahumānāt pariṣvajya kā cidenaṃ ruroda ha ,
caraṇau kā cidāliṅgya kā cit kaṇṭhe'valambya ca.

8. bahumānāt pariṣvajya kā cit enam ruroda ha
caraṇau kā cit āliṅgya kā cit kaṇṭhe avalambya ca

8. kā cit bahumānāt enam pariṣvajya ruroda ha.
kā cit caraṇau āliṅgya.
kā cit kaṇṭhe ca avalambya.

8. One woman, out of deep respect, embraced him and wept. Another clasped his feet, and yet another clung to his neck.

Words meanings summery:

• बहुमानात् (bahumānāt) - out of great respect, from high regard

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced, clasping

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

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness

• एनम् (enam) - the deceased husband (him, this one (masculine))

• रुरोद (ruroda) - cried, wept

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (expletive)

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - the husband's feet (two feet)

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

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness

• आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced, having clasped

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

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness

• कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - on the neck, in the throat

• अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having clung, having held on

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

बहुमानात् (bahumānāt) - out of great respect, from high regard

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bahumāṇa

bahumāṇa - great respect, high regard

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+māṇa)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• māṇa – respect, honor, pride, measure
  noun (masculine)

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced, clasping

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -ya after upasarga

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

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)

एनम् (enam) - the deceased husband (him, this one (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, him

रुरोद (ruroda) - cried, wept

(verb)

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

Root: rud (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (expletive)

(indeclinable)

चरणौ (caraṇau) - the husband's feet (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, limb, going, behavior

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)

आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced, having clasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -ya after upasarga

Prefix: ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

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)

कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - on the neck, in the throat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭha

kaṇṭha - neck, throat

अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having clung, having held on

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -ya after upasarga

Prefix: ava

Root: lamb (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

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