वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-13, verse-4
काञ्चना जलकुम्भाश्च भद्रपीठं स्वलंकृतम् ।
रामश्च सम्यगास्तीर्णो भास्वरा व्याघ्रचर्मणा ॥४॥
रामश्च सम्यगास्तीर्णो भास्वरा व्याघ्रचर्मणा ॥४॥
4. kāñcanā jalakumbhāśca bhadrapīṭhaṃ svalaṃkṛtam ,
rāmaśca samyagāstīrṇo bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā.
rāmaśca samyagāstīrṇo bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā.
4.
kāñcanā jalakumbhāḥ ca bhadrapīṭham svalaṅkṛtam
rāmaḥ ca samyak āstīrṇaḥ bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā
rāmaḥ ca samyak āstīrṇaḥ bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā
4.
kāñcanā jalakumbhāḥ ca svalaṅkṛtam bhadrapīṭham
rāmaḥ ca bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā samyak āstīrṇaḥ
rāmaḥ ca bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā samyak āstīrṇaḥ
4.
Golden water-pots and a well-decorated auspicious seat were prepared. And Rama was properly furnished with a shining tiger-skin.
Words meanings summery:
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- काञ्चना (kāñcanā) - golden (golden, made of gold)
- जलकुम्भाः (jalakumbhāḥ) - water-pots (water-pots, pitchers of water)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- भद्रपीठम् (bhadrapīṭham) - auspicious seat (auspicious seat, throne)
- स्वलङ्कृतम् (svalaṅkṛtam) - well-decorated (well-decorated, well-adorned)
- रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely)
- आस्तीर्णः (āstīrṇaḥ) - furnished with (spread out, covered, furnished with)
- भास्वरा (bhāsvarā) - shining (shining, brilliant, lustrous)
- व्याघ्रचर्मणा (vyāghracarmaṇā) - by a tiger-skin
Words meanings and morphology
काञ्चना (kāñcanā) - golden (golden, made of gold)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāñcana
kāñcana - golden, made of gold; gold
Note: Agrees with 'jalakumbhāḥ'. The 'ā' ending for plural masculine is sometimes found in epic Sanskrit, alongside 'āḥ'.
जलकुम्भाः (jalakumbhāḥ) - water-pots (water-pots, pitchers of water)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jalakumbha
jalakumbha - water-pot, pitcher filled with water
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+kumbha)
- jala – water
noun (neuter) - kumbha – pot, pitcher, jar
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
भद्रपीठम् (bhadrapīṭham) - auspicious seat (auspicious seat, throne)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadrapīṭha
bhadrapīṭha - auspicious seat, royal seat, throne
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhadra+pīṭha)
- bhadra – auspicious, propitious, good, excellent
adjective (neuter) - pīṭha – seat, stool, bench, throne
noun (neuter)
स्वलङ्कृतम् (svalaṅkṛtam) - well-decorated (well-decorated, well-adorned)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svalaṅkṛta
svalaṅkṛta - well-decorated, beautifully adorned, properly arranged
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefixes 'su' (well) and 'alam' (enough, adornment).
Prefixes: su+alam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'bhadrapīṭham'.
रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama, a proper name, particularly the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely)
(indeclinable)
आस्तीर्णः (āstīrṇaḥ) - furnished with (spread out, covered, furnished with)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āstīrṇa
āstīrṇa - spread, strewed, covered with, furnished with, strewn upon
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'stṛ' (to spread, strew) with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: stṛ (class 5)
Note: Agrees with 'rāmaḥ', indicating Rama was 'furnished' or 'provided' with the tiger-skin.
भास्वरा (bhāsvarā) - shining (shining, brilliant, lustrous)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāsvara
bhāsvara - shining, brilliant, radiant, lustrous
From root 'bhās' (to shine) with suffix 'vara'.
Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Although 'vyāghracarman' is neuter, 'bhāsvarā' here is feminine instrumental singular, possibly a poetic usage treating 'carman' as feminine, or a variant reading.
व्याघ्रचर्मणा (vyāghracarmaṇā) - by a tiger-skin
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vyāghracarman
vyāghracarman - tiger's skin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyāghra+carman)
- vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine) - carman – skin, hide, leather
noun (neuter)