वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-32, verse-3

रूपाजीवा च शालिन्यो वणिजश्च महाधनाः ।
शोभयन्तु कुमारस्य वाहिनीं सुप्रसारिताः ॥३॥

3. rūpājīvā ca śālinyo vaṇijaśca mahādhanāḥ ,
śobhayantu kumārasya vāhinīṃ suprasāritāḥ.

3. rūpājīvā ca śālinyaḥ vaṇijaḥ ca mahādhanāḥ
śobhayantu kumārasya vāhinīm suprasāritāḥ

3. Let the courtesans and excellent women, along with the very wealthy merchants, being widely deployed, grace the prince's retinue (vāhinī).

Words meanings summery:

• रूपाजीवा (rūpājīvā) - courtesans (living by beauty, courtesan, prostitute)

• च (ca) - and, also

• शालिन्यः (śālinyaḥ) - eminent women (splendid, excellent women, prominent women)

• वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाधनाः (mahādhanāḥ) - very wealthy (merchants) (very wealthy, rich, possessing great wealth)

• शोभयन्तु (śobhayantu) - let them adorn, let them beautify, let them grace

• कुमारस्य (kumārasya) - of the prince (of the prince, of the young man)

• वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - retinue (vāhinī) (army, retinue, host)

• सुप्रसारिताः (suprasāritāḥ) - widely deployed (well-spread, widely extended, well-arranged)

Words meanings and morphology

रूपाजीवा (rūpājīvā) - courtesans (living by beauty, courtesan, prostitute)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rūpājīvā

rūpājīvā - courtesan, prostitute (one who lives by her beauty/form)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+ājīvā)

• rūpa – form, beauty, shape
  noun (neuter)
• ājīvā – livelihood, profession (feminine noun from ājīva)
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-√jīv 'to live'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: In sandhi, `rūpājīvāḥ ca` becomes `rūpājīvāś ca` if `rūpājīvāḥ` is plural. But the Devanagari shows `rūpājīvā ca`, implying it's singular or the sandhi results in 'ā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

शालिन्यः (śālinyaḥ) - eminent women (splendid, excellent women, prominent women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śālinī

śālinī - splendid, excellent, prominent (feminine form of śālin)

Note: In sandhi, śālinyaḥ becomes śālinyo.

वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaṇij

vaṇij - merchant, trader

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

महाधनाः (mahādhanāḥ) - very wealthy (merchants) (very wealthy, rich, possessing great wealth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahādhana

mahādhana - possessing great wealth, very rich

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dhana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

शोभयन्तु (śobhayantu) - let them adorn, let them beautify, let them grace

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śobh

Causative form from root śubh, or root śobh (class 1).

Root: śubh (class 1)

कुमारस्य (kumārasya) - of the prince (of the prince, of the young man)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son

वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - retinue (vāhinī) (army, retinue, host)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhinī

vāhinī - army, host, stream, river, retinue

सुप्रसारिताः (suprasāritāḥ) - widely deployed (well-spread, widely extended, well-arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suprasārita

suprasārita - well-spread, widely extended, well-arranged

Past Passive Participle

Formed from su- + pra- √sṛ (to spread)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+prasārita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix/adverb
• prasārita – spread out, extended, diffused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sṛ 'to spread' with pra- prefix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with all the subjects.

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