वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-31, verse-7

सुमागधी नदी रम्या मागधान् विश्रुताययौ ।
पञ्चानां शैलमुख्यानां मध्ये मालेव शोभते ॥७॥

7. sumāgadhī nadī ramyā māgadhān viśrutāyayau ,
pañcānāṃ śailamukhyānāṃ madhye māleva śobhate.

7. sumāgadhī nadī ramyā māgadhān viśrutā āyayau
pañcānām śailamukhyānām madhye mālā iva śobhate

7. The beautiful river Sumagadhi, renowned, flowed through the Magadha region. It appears splendid like a garland amidst the five principal mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमागधी (sumāgadhī) - the river Sumagadhi

• नदी (nadī) - river

• रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• मागधान् (māgadhān) - to the Magadhas, the Magadha region

• विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous, renowned, well-known

• आययौ (āyayau) - she came, she flowed

• पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five

• शैलमुख्यानाम् (śailamukhyānām) - of the chief mountains, of the principal mountains

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• माला (mālā) - garland, wreath

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• शोभते (śobhate) - it shines, it appears beautiful, it adorns

Words meanings and morphology

सुमागधी (sumāgadhī) - the river Sumagadhi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumāgadhī

sumāgadhī - the river Sumagadhi

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+māgadhī)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• māgadhī – related to Magadha; a woman from Magadha; name of a river
  noun (feminine)

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant

Gerundive

Derived from root ram (to delight, to sport).

Root: ram (class 1)

मागधान् (māgadhān) - to the Magadhas, the Magadha region

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māgadha

māgadha - a native of Magadha; related to Magadha

विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous, renowned, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, renowned, heard of, well-known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the prefix vi- (apart, thoroughly).

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

आययौ (āyayau) - she came, she flowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ā-yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five

(numeral)

शैलमुख्यानाम् (śailamukhyānām) - of the chief mountains, of the principal mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śailamukhya

śailamukhya - chief mountain, principal mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+mukhya)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, main
  adjective (masculine)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular form used adverbially.

माला (mālā) - garland, wreath

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, chaplet

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

शोभते (śobhate) - it shines, it appears beautiful, it adorns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śobh

Root: śubh (class 1)