वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-34, verse-12

शैलेन्द्रो हिमवान्नाम धातूनामाकरो महान् ।
तस्य कन्या द्वयं राम रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि ॥१२॥

12. śailendro himavānnāma dhātūnāmākaro mahān ,
tasya kanyā dvayaṃ rāma rūpeṇāpratimaṃ bhuvi.

12. śailendraḥ himavān nāma dhātūnām ākaraḥ mahān
tasya kanyā dvayam rāma rūpeṇa apratimam bhuvi

12. himavān nāma śailendraḥ mahān dhātūnām ākaraḥ [asti]
rāma tasya bhuvi rūpeṇa apratimam kanyā dvayam [āsīt]

12. There is a great king of mountains named Himavān, who is a vast repository of minerals. O Rāma, he has two daughters whose beauty is unparalleled on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - king of mountains

• हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavān (the Himalaya mountains)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - of minerals, of elements, of metals

• आकरः (ākaraḥ) - mine, source, repository

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, girl

• द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, a couple, two

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by beauty, in form

• अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unequalled, unparalleled

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - king of mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śailendra

śailendra - king of mountains

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (often as a suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavān (the Himalaya mountains)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavān (personified as the lord of the Himalayas); snowy, icy

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

originally instrumental case of nāman, used adverbially

धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - of minerals, of elements, of metals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, mineral, metal, root (of a word)

आकरः (ākaraḥ) - mine, source, repository

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākara

ākara - mine, source, origin, repository

Prefix: ā

Root: kr̥ (class 8)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, girl, maiden

द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, a couple, two

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaya

dvaya - a pair, a couple, two

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'a pair/two (daughters)'

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark, black

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by beauty, in form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unequalled, unparalleled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratima

apratima - unequalled, unparalleled, matchless

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pratima – image, likeness, analogy, comparison
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `kanyā dvayam` which is neuter singular.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, ground, world

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