वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-27, verse-16

दर्शनीयं मृगाकीर्णं मनोहरमतीव च ।
नानाप्रकारैः शकुनैर्वल्गुभाषैरलंकृतम् ॥१६॥

16. darśanīyaṃ mṛgākīrṇaṃ manoharamatīva ca ,
nānāprakāraiḥ śakunairvalgubhāṣairalaṃkṛtam.

16. darśanīyam mṛgākīrṇam manoharam atīva ca |
nānāprakāraiḥ śakunaiḥ valgubhāṣaiḥ alaṅkṛtam

16. (etat) darśanīyam mṛgākīrṇam atīva ca manoharam nānāprakāraiḥ valgubhāṣaiḥ śakunaiḥ alaṅkṛtam (asti).

16. It is beautiful to behold, teeming with deer, and exceedingly charming, adorned with various kinds of sweet-voiced birds.

Words meanings summery:

• दर्शनीयम् (darśanīyam) - beautiful to behold, charming, visible

• मृगाकीर्णम् (mṛgākīrṇam) - filled with deer, teeming with deer

• मनोहरम् (manoharam) - charming, attractive, heart-captivating

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, highly

• च (ca) - and, also

• नानाप्रकारैः (nānāprakāraiḥ) - of various kinds, diverse

• शकुनैः (śakunaiḥ) - by birds

• वल्गुभाषैः (valgubhāṣaiḥ) - sweet-voiced, melodiously speaking

• अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Words meanings and morphology

दर्शनीयम् (darśanīyam) - beautiful to behold, charming, visible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśanīya

darśanīya - to be seen, visible, beautiful, charming

Gerundive

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -anīya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मृगाकीर्णम् (mṛgākīrṇam) - filled with deer, teeming with deer

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛgākīrṇa

mṛgākīrṇa - filled with deer, crowded with animals

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+ākīrṇa)

• mṛga – deer, animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – filled, crowded, scattered, strewn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṝ with prefix ā- and suffix -kta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṝ (class 6)

मनोहरम् (manoharam) - charming, attractive, heart-captivating

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manohara

manohara - charming, attractive, captivating the mind/heart

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (manas+hara)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)
• hara – taking, seizing, captivating
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root hṛ
  Derived from root hṛ with suffix -a
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, highly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नानाप्रकारैः (nānāprakāraiḥ) - of various kinds, diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāprakāra

nānāprakāra - of various kinds, manifold, diverse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+prakāra)

• nānā – various, diverse, different
  indeclinable
• prakāra – kind, sort, manner, type
  noun (masculine)

शकुनैः (śakunaiḥ) - by birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śakuna

śakuna - bird, omen, sign

वल्गुभाषैः (valgubhāṣaiḥ) - sweet-voiced, melodiously speaking

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of valgubhāṣa

valgubhāṣa - sweet-voiced, melodious in speech

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (valgu+bhāṣā)

• valgu – beautiful, charming, pleasing, sweet
  adjective
• bhāṣā – speech, language, voice
  noun (feminine)

अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated, ornamented

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alaṅkṛta

alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented, prepared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ with prefix alaṅ- (from alam) and suffix -kta

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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