वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-11

यस्य वक्त्रं शशिनिभं भ्रुवौ चापनिभे शुभे ।
ऊरू करिकराकारौ करौ पल्लवकोमलौ ।
सैन्यमध्येन गच्छन्ती रावणेनोपलक्षिता ॥११॥

11. yasya vaktraṃ śaśinibhaṃ bhruvau cāpanibhe śubhe ,
ūrū karikarākārau karau pallavakomalau ,
sainyamadhyena gacchantī rāvaṇenopalakṣitā.

11. yasya vaktram śaśinbham bhruvau
cāpanibhe śubhe ūru karikarākārau
karau pallavakomalau sainyamadhyena
gacchantī rāvaṇena upalakṣitā

11. yasya vaktram śaśinbham bhruvau
śubhe cāpanibhe ūru karikarākārau
karau pallavakomalau sainyamadhyena
gacchantī rāvaṇena upalakṣitā

11. Her face was like the moon, her two beautiful eyebrows resembled bows, her thighs were shaped like elephant trunks, and her hands were tender as young sprouts. As she was moving through the army, she was noticed by Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

• शशिन्भम् (śaśinbham) - moon-like, resembling the moon

• भ्रुवौ (bhruvau) - two eyebrows

• चापनिभे (cāpanibhe) - resembling a bow

• शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious

• ऊरु (ūru) - two thighs

• करिकराकारौ (karikarākārau) - resembling an elephant's trunk

• करौ (karau) - two hands

• पल्लवकोमलौ (pallavakomalau) - tender like young leaves/sprouts

• सैन्यमध्येन (sainyamadhyena) - through the middle of the army

• गच्छन्ती (gacchantī) - going, moving

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• उपलक्षिता (upalakṣitā) - noticed, seen, observed

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to Rambhā.

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - face, mouth

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'was'.

शशिन्भम् (śaśinbham) - moon-like, resembling the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaśinbha

śaśinbha - moon-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaśin+nibha)

• śaśin – moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective

Note: Predicative adjective for `vaktram`.

भ्रुवौ (bhruvau) - two eyebrows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhru

bhru - eyebrow

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'were'.

चापनिभे (cāpanibhe) - resembling a bow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of cāpanibha

cāpanibha - bow-like, resembling a bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cāpa+nibha)

• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective

Note: Predicative adjective for `bhruvau`.

शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, shining

Note: Modifies `bhruvau`.

ऊरु (ūru) - two thighs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ūru

ūru - thigh

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'were'.

करिकराकारौ (karikarākārau) - resembling an elephant's trunk

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of karikarākāra

karikarākāra - having the shape of an elephant's trunk

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kari+kara+ākāra)

• kari – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• kara – hand, trunk
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for `ūru`.

करौ (karau) - two hands

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kara

kara - hand

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'were'.

पल्लवकोमलौ (pallavakomalau) - tender like young leaves/sprouts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pallavakomala

pallavakomala - tender like new leaves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pallava+komala)

• pallava – young leaf, sprout
  noun (masculine)
• komala – tender, soft, delicate
  adjective

Note: Predicative adjective for `karau`.

सैन्यमध्येन (sainyamadhyena) - through the middle of the army

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sainyamadhya

sainyamadhya - middle of the army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sainya+madhya)

• sainya – army
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates path of movement.

गच्छन्ती (gacchantī) - going, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (Rambhā).

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (king of Laṅkā)

Note: Agent of the passive verb `upalakṣitā`.

उपलक्षिता (upalakṣitā) - noticed, seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upalakṣita

upalakṣita - observed, noticed, marked

Past Passive Participle

from root lakṣ with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, referring to Rambhā.