वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-43, verse-15

बाष्पपूर्णे च नयने दृष्ट्वा रामस्य धीमतः ।
हतशोभं यथा पद्मं मुखं वीक्ष्य च तस्य ते ॥१५॥

15. bāṣpapūrṇe ca nayane dṛṣṭvā rāmasya dhīmataḥ ,
hataśobhaṃ yathā padmaṃ mukhaṃ vīkṣya ca tasya te.

15. bāṣpapūrṇe ca nayane dṛṣṭvā rāmasya dhīmataḥ
hataśobham yathā padmam mukham vīkṣya ca tasya te

15. te ca rāmasya dhīmataḥ bāṣpapūrṇe nayane dṛṣṭvā
ca tasya mukham yathā hataśobham padmam vīkṣya

15. And they, having seen the tear-filled eyes of the wise Rāma, and his face, whose beauty was destroyed like a lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• बाष्पपूर्णे (bāṣpapūrṇe) - full of tears

• च (ca) - and, also

• नयने (nayane) - eyes

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

• हतशोभम् (hataśobham) - whose splendor is destroyed, devoid of beauty

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

• पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, front

• वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having seen, after seeing

• च (ca) - and, also

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of him/it

• ते (te) - they, those

Words meanings and morphology

बाष्पपूर्णे (bāṣpapūrṇe) - full of tears

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of bāṣpapūrṇa

bāṣpapūrṇa - full of tears, tear-filled

Tatpurusha compound: 'bāṣpa' (tears) + 'pūrṇa' (full).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṣpa+pūrṇa)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'nayane'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, connects parts of the sentence.

नयने (nayane) - eyes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of nayana

nayana - eye, leading, guiding

Derived from root nī (to lead) with suffix -ana.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutiv (gerund)

Formed from root dṛś (class 1) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: As an absolutiv, it indicates an action completed before the main verb.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, black, dark

Note: Modifies 'nayane' and 'dhīmataḥ'.

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat, from 'dhī' (intellect).

Note: Modifies 'rāmasya'.

हतशोभम् (hataśobham) - whose splendor is destroyed, devoid of beauty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hataśobha

hataśobha - whose splendor is destroyed, deprived of beauty/luster

Bahuvrihi compound: 'hata' (destroyed) + 'śobhā' (splendor).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+śobhā)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• śobhā – splendor, beauty, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'padmam' and 'mukham'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used for comparison.

पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus (flower), mark on the body

Note: Object of comparison for Rāma's face.

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, front

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, opening

Note: Object of 'vīkṣya'.

वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutiv (gerund)

Formed from root īkṣ (class 1) with prefix vi- and suffix -ya (after prefix).

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Synonymous with 'dṛṣṭvā', indicates an action completed before the main verb.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, connects parts of the sentence.

तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of him/it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma, modifying 'mukham'.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the action of seeing.

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