वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-3

वार्याफलकपर्यन्तां पिबन्निक्षुमतीं नदीम् ।
सांकाश्यां पुण्यसंकाशां विमानमिव पुष्पकम् ॥३॥

3. vāryāphalakaparyantāṃ pibannikṣumatīṃ nadīm ,
sāṃkāśyāṃ puṇyasaṃkāśāṃ vimānamiva puṣpakam.

3. vāryāphalakaparyantām piban ikṣumatīm nadīm
sāṃkāśyām puṇyasaṃkāśām vimānam iva puṣpakam

3. piban vāryāphalakaparyantām ikṣumatīm nadīm
sāṃkāśyām puṇyasaṃkāśām puṣpakam vimānam iva

3. He governs the city of Saṃkāśyā, whose sacred appearance resembles the celestial Puṣpaka aircraft (vimāna), and which is nourished by the Ikṣumatī river, whose banks extend like battlements.

Words meanings summery:

• वार्याफलकपर्यन्ताम् (vāryāphalakaparyantām) - referring to the banks of the Ikshumati river (whose borders/banks are like battlements/fences)

• पिबन् (piban) - ruling or enjoying the resources of the region watered by the river (drinking; enjoying, partaking)

• इक्षुमतीम् (ikṣumatīm) - the Ikshumati river (Ikshumati (name of a river); abounding in sugar cane)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• सांकाश्याम् (sāṁkāśyām) - in Saṃkāśyā (a city)

• पुण्यसंकाशाम् (puṇyasaṁkāśām) - resembling a sacred place, having a holy appearance

• विमानम् (vimānam) - celestial aircraft (celestial chariot, aircraft, palace)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुष्पकम् (puṣpakam) - the specific celestial chariot, Puṣpaka (Puṣpaka (name of a celestial chariot))

Words meanings and morphology

वार्याफलकपर्यन्ताम् (vāryāphalakaparyantām) - referring to the banks of the Ikshumati river (whose borders/banks are like battlements/fences)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāryāphalakaparyanta

vāryāphalakaparyanta - having banks like fences/boards, fortified with planks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāryā+phalaka+paryanta)

• vāryā – fence, barrier, breastwork, enclosure
  noun (feminine)
• phalaka – board, plank, shield
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – end, limit, border, bank
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pari

Note: Agrees with 'nadīm'.

पिबन् (piban) - ruling or enjoying the resources of the region watered by the river (drinking; enjoying, partaking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pibat

pibat - drinking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pā- (to drink). Present tense, masculine nominative singular.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is Kushadhvaja from the previous verse.

इक्षुमतीम् (ikṣumatīm) - the Ikshumati river (Ikshumati (name of a river); abounding in sugar cane)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ikṣumatī

ikṣumatī - the Ikshumati river; (adj.) abounding in sugar cane

Note: Agrees with 'nadīm'.

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Object of the implied action (drinking/ruling).

सांकाश्याम् (sāṁkāśyām) - in Saṃkāśyā (a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāṃkāśyā

sāṁkāśyā - Saṃkāśyā (name of an ancient city)

Note: Adverbial accusative of place, indicating 'in Saṃkāśyā' or 'the city Saṃkāśyā'. Object of 'adhyavasat' from previous verse.

पुण्यसंकाशाम् (puṇyasaṁkāśām) - resembling a sacred place, having a holy appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇyasaṃkāśā

puṇyasaṁkāśā - resembling a sacred place, having a holy appearance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+saṃkāśā)

• puṇya – meritorious, sacred, holy, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing like, similar to
  adjective
  Prefix: sam

Note: Agrees with 'sāṃkāśyām'.

विमानम् (vimānam) - celestial aircraft (celestial chariot, aircraft, palace)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - celestial chariot, aircraft, palace, temple

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पुष्पकम् (puṣpakam) - the specific celestial chariot, Puṣpaka (Puṣpaka (name of a celestial chariot))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpaka

puṣpaka - Puṣpaka (name of Kubera's and later Rāvaṇa's celestial chariot); (adj.) made of flowers

Note: Agrees with 'vimānam'.

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