वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-18

व्यराजयत वैदेही वेश्म तत् सुविभूषिता ।
उद्यतो ऽंशुमतः काले खं प्रभेव विवस्वतः ॥१८॥

18. vyarājayata vaidehī veśma tat suvibhūṣitā ,
udyato'ṃśumataḥ kāle khaṃ prabheva vivasvataḥ.

18. vyarājayata vaidehī veśma tat suvibhūṣitā
udyataḥ aṃśumataḥ kāle kham prabhā iva vivasvataḥ

18. suvibhūṣitā vaidehī tat veśma vyarājayata,
aṃśumataḥ udyataḥ kāle vivasvataḥ prabhā iva kham

18. The well-adorned Vaidehī illumined that palace, just as the light of the sun (Vivasvat) illuminates the sky at the time of its rising.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यराजयत (vyarājayata) - illumined, made to shine

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā)

• वेश्म (veśma) - palace, house, dwelling

• तत् (tat) - that

• सुविभूषिता (suvibhūṣitā) - well-adorned

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - rising (risen, rising, undertaken)

• अंशुमतः (aṁśumataḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the radiant one)

• काले (kāle) - at the time, in time

• खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether

• प्रभा (prabhā) - light, radiance, splendor

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of the sun (Vivasvat) (of Vivasvat (the sun god))

Words meanings and morphology

व्यराजयत (vyarājayata) - illumined, made to shine

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of virāj

Causative, Imperfect tense

Imperfect tense 3rd person singular middle voice, from the causative stem virājaya- of root rāj (to shine) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sītā

Derived from Videha, referring to the kingdom of Sītā's father.

वेश्म (veśma) - palace, house, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, abode, palace

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

सुविभूषिता (suvibhūṣitā) - well-adorned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suvibhūṣita

suvibhūṣita - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

Past Passive Participle (secondary)

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'vibhūṣita' (adorned), which is the PPP of root bhūṣ with prefix vi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+vibhūṣita)

• su – good, well, excellent, beautiful
  indeclinable
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - rising (risen, rising, undertaken)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - raised, lifted, prepared, begun, risen

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root yam (to restrain, hold) with prefix ud (up), often used in sense of rising.

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

अंशुमतः (aṁśumataḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the radiant one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - radiant, brilliant; the sun

Possessive adjective from aṃśu (ray) with suffix -mat.

काले (kāle) - at the time, in time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky; zero; aperture

प्रभा (prabhā) - light, radiance, splendor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of the sun (Vivasvat) (of Vivasvat (the sun god))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivasvat

vivasvat - the sun, a solar deity, the father of Manu and Yama

From root vas (to shine) with prefix vi and suffix -vat (possessive).

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 2)

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