वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-1, verse-35

नानानगरवास्तव्यान्पृथग्जानपदानपि ।
समानिनाय मेदिन्याः प्रधानान्पृथिवीपतिः ॥३५॥

35. nānānagaravāstavyānpṛthagjānapadānapi ,
samānināya medinyāḥ pradhānānpṛthivīpatiḥ.

35. nānānagaravāstavyān pṛthak jānapadān api
samānināya medinyāḥ pradhānān pṛthivīpatiḥ

35. pṛthivīpatiḥ medinyāḥ nānānagaravāstavyān
pṛthak jānapadān api pradhānān samānināya

35. The king (pṛthivīpatiḥ) assembled the prominent people residing in various cities and also the inhabitants from different regions of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• नानानगरवास्तव्यान् (nānānagaravāstavyān) - residents of various cities

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - different (districts) (separate, distinct, individually)

• जानपदान् (jānapadān) - inhabitants from different regions (residents of a district/country)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• समानिनाय (samānināya) - he brought together, he convened, he assembled

• मेदिन्याः (medinyāḥ) - of the earth, from the earth

• प्रधानान् (pradhānān) - prominent people (chief ones, important persons)

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the King (Daśaratha) (lord of the earth, king)

Words meanings and morphology

नानानगरवास्तव्यान् (nānānagaravāstavyān) - residents of various cities

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānānagaravāstavya

nānānagaravāstavya - residing in various cities

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+nagara+vāstavya)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vāstavya – resident, dwelling in, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to people, functioning as a noun.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - different (districts) (separate, distinct, individually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbially modifies 'jānapadān'.

जानपदान् (jānapadān) - inhabitants from different regions (residents of a district/country)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jānapada

jānapada - inhabitant of a country or district, citizen

Derived from janapada (country/district)

Note: Object of 'samānināya'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two groups of people being assembled.

समानिनाय (samānināya) - he brought together, he convened, he assembled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of samāninī

Perfect tense, third person singular

From verb root nī (to lead, bring) with prefixes sam and ā. Reduplicated perfect form.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

मेदिन्याः (medinyāḥ) - of the earth, from the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, land

Note: Possessive, 'of the earth', or indicating origin, 'from the earth'.

प्रधानान् (pradhānān) - prominent people (chief ones, important persons)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pradhāna

pradhāna - chief, principal, important, leader

From pra + dhā (to place before, put forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'samānināya'.

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the King (Daśaratha) (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound 'pṛthivī + pati'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'samānināya'.