वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-79, verse-6

तत् काननं विगाह्याशु विजह्रे लोकसुन्दरी ।
द्रुमगुल्मलताकीर्णं पद्भ्यां पद्मदलेक्षणा ॥६॥

6. tat kānanaṃ vigāhyāśu vijahre lokasundarī ,
drumagulmalatākīrṇaṃ padbhyāṃ padmadalekṣaṇā.

6. tat kānanam vigāhya āśu vijahre lokasundarī
drumagulmalatākīrṇam padbhyām padmadalekṣaṇā

6. padmadalekṣaṇā lokasundarī drumagulmalatākīrṇam
tat kānanam āśu vigāhya padbhyām vijahre

6. The world-renowned beauty, whose eyes resembled lotus petals, swiftly entered that forest, which was dense with trees, bushes, and creepers, and roamed about on foot.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

• काननम् (kānanam) - forest, grove

• विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered, having plunged into

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• विजह्रे (vijahre) - roamed, sported, amused herself

• लोकसुन्दरी (lokasundarī) - the world-renowned beauty (Ilā) (a beauty of the world, exceedingly beautiful woman)

• द्रुमगुल्मलताकीर्णम् (drumagulmalatākīrṇam) - dense with trees, bushes, and creepers (filled with trees, bushes, and creepers)

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by feet, on foot

• पद्मदलेक्षणा (padmadalekṣaṇā) - whose eyes resembled lotus petals (Ilā) (lotus-petal-eyed)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'kānanam'.

काननम् (kānanam) - forest, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Root: kan

Note: Object of 'vigāhya'.

विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered, having plunged into

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from vi-gāh (to plunge into, enter) with suffix -ya (after a preverb).

Prefix: vi

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action preceding the main verb 'vijahre'.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage.

Root: aś

Note: Modifies 'vigāhya' and 'vijahre'.

विजह्रे (vijahre) - roamed, sported, amused herself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of vi-hṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Reduplicated perfect form of the root hṛ (to take, carry) with the preverb vi, meaning 'to roam' or 'to sport'.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, referring to Ilā's action.

लोकसुन्दरी (lokasundarī) - the world-renowned beauty (Ilā) (a beauty of the world, exceedingly beautiful woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lokasundarī

lokasundarī - a beauty of the world, exceedingly beautiful woman

Feminine form of 'lokasundara'. Compound of 'loka' (world) and 'sundarī' (beautiful woman).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (loka+sundarī)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• sundarī – beautiful woman, charming woman
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of 'sundara' (beautiful).

Note: Subject of 'vijahre'.

द्रुमगुल्मलताकीर्णम् (drumagulmalatākīrṇam) - dense with trees, bushes, and creepers (filled with trees, bushes, and creepers)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of drumagulmalatākīrṇa

drumagulmalatākīrṇa - filled with trees, bushes, and creepers

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'drumagulmalatā' (trees, bushes, and creepers - a Dvandva compound) + 'ākīrṇa' (filled, covered).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drumagulmalatā+ākīrṇa)

• drumagulmalatā – trees, bushes, and creepers (collective)
  noun (feminine)
  Dvandva compound of 'druma' (tree), 'gulma' (bush), and 'latā' (creeper).
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• gulma – bush, shrub, thicket
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• ākīrṇa – filled, covered, scattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ā-kīr (to scatter, strew, cover) with suffix -ṇa.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by feet, on foot

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of pad

pad - foot, step

Consonant stem noun.

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates the means of locomotion.

पद्मदलेक्षणा (padmadalekṣaṇā) - whose eyes resembled lotus petals (Ilā) (lotus-petal-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padmadalekṣaṇā

padmadalekṣaṇā - having eyes like lotus petals, lotus-petal-eyed

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'padmadala' (lotus petal) + 'īkṣaṇa' (eye). Feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padmadala+īkṣaṇa)

• padmadala – lotus petal
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: 'padma' (lotus) + 'dala' (petal).
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pat
• dala – petal, leaf
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dal (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, looking, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with suffix -ana.
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)