वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-42, verse-12

विदर्शयन्तो विविधान्भूयश्चित्रांश्च निर्झरान् ।
पादपाः पर्वताग्रेषु रमयिष्यन्ति राघवम् ॥१२॥

12. vidarśayanto vividhānbhūyaścitrāṃśca nirjharān ,
pādapāḥ parvatāgreṣu ramayiṣyanti rāghavam.

12. vidarśayantaḥ vividhān bhūyaḥ citrān ca nirjharān
pādapāḥ parvatāgreṣu ramayiṣyanti rāghavam

12. parvatāgreṣu pādapāḥ vividhān bhūyaḥ ca citrān
nirjharān vidarśayantaḥ rāghavam ramayiṣyanti

12. The trees on the mountain peaks will delight Rama (rāghava), displaying various and even more wondrous waterfalls.

Words meanings summery:

• विदर्शयन्तः (vidarśayantaḥ) - displaying, showing, exhibiting

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more (further, moreover, again; more)

• चित्रान् (citrān) - wondrous, variegated, strange

• च (ca) - and, also

• निर्झरान् (nirjharān) - waterfalls, cascades, springs

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

• पर्वताग्रेषु (parvatāgreṣu) - on mountain peaks

• रमयिष्यन्ति (ramayiṣyanti) - they will delight, they will gladden

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (son of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

विदर्शयन्तः (vidarśayantaḥ) - displaying, showing, exhibiting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidarśayat

vidarśayat - displaying, showing

Present Active Participle (causative)

Causative of root dṛś with prefix vi-, suffix -at

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pādapāḥ'

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Note: Agrees with 'nirjharān'

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more (further, moreover, again; more)

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of bahu (much, many)

चित्रान् (citrān) - wondrous, variegated, strange

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of citra

citra - variegated, manifold, strange, wonderful, bright

Note: Agrees with 'nirjharān'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निर्झरान् (nirjharān) - waterfalls, cascades, springs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nirjhara

nirjhara - waterfall, cascade, mountain stream, spring

Derived from root jhṛ (to fall) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: jhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vidarśayantaḥ'

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (literally 'drinking with feet')

Compound of pāda (foot) and pa (drinker)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root pā 'to drink' or 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ramayiṣyanti'

पर्वताग्रेषु (parvatāgreṣu) - on mountain peaks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of parvatāgra

parvatāgra - mountain peak, summit of a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+agra)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, summit, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where the trees are.

रमयिष्यन्ति (ramayiṣyanti) - they will delight, they will gladden

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lyuṭ) of ramay

Causative of ram

Root ram with suffix -aya

Root: ram (class 1)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (son of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet for Rama

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Object of 'ramayiṣyanti'

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