वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-2

ततो गृहीते दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये अशोभेतां तदायुधे ।
मालादामभिरासक्ते सीतया समलंकृते ॥२॥

2. tato gṛhīte duṣprekṣye aśobhetāṃ tadāyudhe ,
mālādāmabhirāsakte sītayā samalaṃkṛte.

2. tataḥ gṛhīte duṣprekṣye aśobhetām tadā āyudhe
mālādāmabhiḥ āsakte sītayā samalaṃkṛte

2. tataḥ gṛhīte duṣprekṣye āyudhe aśobhetām (ca te)
sītayā mālādāmabhiḥ āsakte samalaṃkṛte (ca āsām)

2. Then, those two formidable weapons, when taken, shone brightly. They were adorned with garlands and beautifully decorated by Sītā.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• गृहीते (gṛhīte) - taken, seized, grasped

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये (duṣprekṣye) - difficult to look at, formidable, dreadful

• अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - the two shone, were resplendent, became beautiful

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आयुधे (āyudhe) - two weapons

• मालादामभिः (mālādāmabhiḥ) - with garlands, by strings of flowers

• आसक्ते (āsakte) - adorned with (garlands) (attached, fixed, adorned (with))

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

• समलंकृते (samalaṁkṛte) - well decorated, beautifully adorned, embellished

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-tas'

गृहीते (gṛhīte) - taken, seized, grasped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, seized, grasped, accepted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'grah' (9th class) with suffix '-ta'

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'āyudhe'

दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये (duṣprekṣye) - difficult to look at, formidable, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of duṣprekṣya

duṣprekṣya - difficult to look at, formidable, dreadful

Gerundive

Compound 'dus' (bad, difficult) + 'prekṣya' (to be seen, visible, from 'īkṣ' with 'pra')

Compound type : Pradi-Samāsa (dus+prekṣya)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• prekṣya – to be seen, visible, to be looked at
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root 'īkṣ' with prefix 'pra', suffix '-ya'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'āyudhe'

अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - the two shone, were resplendent, became beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Imperfect Active

Root 'śubh' (1st class), imperfect tense, 3rd person dual, Ātmanepada

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'āyudhe'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-dā'

आयुधे (āyudhe) - two weapons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement, instrument

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'aśobhetām'

मालादामभिः (mālādāmabhiḥ) - with garlands, by strings of flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mālādāma

mālādāma - garland, string of flowers

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mālā+dāman)

• mālā – garland, wreath, rosary
  noun (feminine)
• dāman – rope, string, garland
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Accompanies 'āsakte' and 'samalaṃkṛte'

आसक्ते (āsakte) - adorned with (garlands) (attached, fixed, adorned (with))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of āsakta

āsakta - attached, fixed, intent on, adorned with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sañj' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'āyudhe'

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, wife of Rāma)

Note: Accompanies implied 'saha' with 'samalaṃkṛte'

समलंकृते (samalaṁkṛte) - well decorated, beautifully adorned, embellished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of samalaṃkṛta

samalaṁkṛta - well decorated, beautifully adorned, completely embellished

Past Passive Participle

Root 'kṛ' with prefixes 'sam' and 'alam', suffix '-ta'

Compound type : Pradi-Samāsa (sam+alam+kṛta)

• sam – together, completely, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating completeness or intensity
• alam – enough, sufficient, adorned
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating ornament or fitness
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ta'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'āyudhe'

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