वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-45, verse-19
रम्यचत्वरसंस्थानां सुविभक्तमहापथाम् ।
हर्म्यप्रासादसंपन्नां गणिकावरशोभिताम् ॥१९॥
हर्म्यप्रासादसंपन्नां गणिकावरशोभिताम् ॥१९॥
19. ramyacatvarasaṃsthānāṃ suvibhaktamahāpathām ,
harmyaprāsādasaṃpannāṃ gaṇikāvaraśobhitām.
harmyaprāsādasaṃpannāṃ gaṇikāvaraśobhitām.
19.
ramya-catvara-saṃsthānām su-vibhaktamahāpathām
harmya-prāsāda-sampannām gaṇikā-vara-śobhitām
harmya-prāsāda-sampannām gaṇikā-vara-śobhitām
19.
ramya-catvara-saṃsthānām su-vibhaktamahāpathām
harmya-prāsāda-sampannām gaṇikā-vara-śobhitām
harmya-prāsāda-sampannām gaṇikā-vara-śobhitām
19.
That city which possesses charming squares, well-demarcated main roads, is rich with mansions and palaces, and graced by excellent courtesans.
Words meanings summery:
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- रम्य-चत्वर-संस्थानाम् (ramya-catvara-saṁsthānām) - of charming courtyards/squares, having beautiful arrangements of squares
- सु-विभक्तमहापथाम् (su-vibhaktamahāpathām) - having well-divided great roads, having well-organized main roads
- हर्म्य-प्रासाद-सम्पन्नाम् (harmya-prāsāda-sampannām) - endowed with mansions and palaces
- गणिका-वर-शोभिताम् (gaṇikā-vara-śobhitām) - adorned by excellent courtesans
Words meanings and morphology
रम्य-चत्वर-संस्थानाम् (ramya-catvara-saṁsthānām) - of charming courtyards/squares, having beautiful arrangements of squares
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya-catvara-saṃsthāna
ramya-catvara-saṁsthāna - having beautiful arrangements of squares
Bahuvrīhi compound adjective, agreeing with a feminine noun.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ramya+catvara+saṃsthāna)
- ramya – charming, beautiful, delightful
adjective
Gerundive
From root ram (to delight) + ya.
Root: ram (class 1) - catvara – courtyard, square, public place
noun (neuter) - saṃsthāna – arrangement, disposition, form, establishment
noun (neuter)
From sam + sthā (to stand).
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: This is a Bahuvrihi compound adjective, agreeing with 'rājadhānīm' (city capital) implied from the next verse.
सु-विभक्तमहापथाम् (su-vibhaktamahāpathām) - having well-divided great roads, having well-organized main roads
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of su-vibhaktamahāpatha
su-vibhaktamahāpatha - having well-divided great roads
Bahuvrīhi compound adjective.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+vibhakta-mahāpatha)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
Prefix. - vibhakta-mahāpatha – whose great roads are well-divided
adjective
Bahuvrīhi compound where 'vibhaktāḥ' are the 'mahāpathāḥ'. - vibhakta – divided, distributed, separated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From vi + bhaj (to divide).
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 7) - mahāpatha – great road, highway
noun (masculine)
Karmadhāraya compound of mahat + patha.
Note: Bahuvrihi compound adjective, agreeing with 'rājadhānīm'.
हर्म्य-प्रासाद-सम्पन्नाम् (harmya-prāsāda-sampannām) - endowed with mansions and palaces
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of harmya-prāsāda-sampanna
harmya-prāsāda-sampanna - endowed with mansions and palaces
Bahuvrīhi compound adjective (possessing 'sampanna' of 'harmya' and 'prāsāda').
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (harmya-prāsāda+sampanna)
- harmya-prāsāda – mansions and palaces
noun (neuter)
Dvandva compound. - harmya – mansion, large house
noun (neuter) - prāsāda – palace, temple
noun (masculine) - sampanna – endowed, rich, furnished with, accomplished
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From sam + pad (to go, to fall into).
Prefix: sam
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Bahuvrihi compound adjective, agreeing with 'rājadhānīm'.
गणिका-वर-शोभिताम् (gaṇikā-vara-śobhitām) - adorned by excellent courtesans
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṇikā-vara-śobhita
gaṇikā-vara-śobhita - adorned by excellent courtesans
Bahuvrīhi compound adjective (having 'śobhita' by 'gaṇikā-vara').
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gaṇikā-vara+śobhita)
- gaṇikā-vara – excellent courtesans
noun (masculine)
Tatpurusha compound (vara of gaṇikā). - gaṇikā – courtesan, public woman
noun (feminine) - vara – excellent, best, choicest; boon, suitor
adjective (masculine)
Root: vṛ (class 9) - śobhita – adorned, decorated, brilliant
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From śubh (to shine) + ita.
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Bahuvrihi compound adjective, agreeing with 'rājadhānīm'.