वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-5, verse-17

सिक्तसंमृष्टरथ्या हि तदहर्वनमालिनी ।
आसीदयोध्या नगरी समुच्छ्रितगृहध्वजा ॥१७॥

17. siktasaṃmṛṣṭarathyā hi tadaharvanamālinī ,
āsīdayodhyā nagarī samucchritagṛhadhvajā.

17. sikta-saṃmṛṣṭa-rathyā hi tad-ahar-vana-mālinī
āsīt ayodhyā nagarī samucchrita-gṛha-dhvajā

17. hi tad-ahar-vana-mālinī sikta-saṃmṛṣṭa-rathyā
samucchrita-gṛha-dhvajā ayodhyā nagarī āsīt

17. Indeed, on that day, Ayodhya city appeared with its streets sprinkled and thoroughly cleaned, adorned with garlands of leaves and flowers, and with banners hoisted high on its houses.

Words meanings summery:

• सिक्त-संमृष्ट-रथ्या (sikta-saṁmṛṣṭa-rathyā) - referring to Ayodhya, whose streets were prepared for the celebration (with sprinkled and swept streets)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तद्-अहर्-वन-मालिनी (tad-ahar-vana-mālinī) - adorned with festive garlands, especially for the occasion of Rama's consecration (adorned with garlands for that day)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• अयोध्या (ayodhyā) - Ayodhya (the city)

• नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

• समुच्छ्रित-गृह-ध्वजा (samucchrita-gṛha-dhvajā) - indicating festive decoration and celebration (with raised house-banners)

Words meanings and morphology

सिक्त-संमृष्ट-रथ्या (sikta-saṁmṛṣṭa-rathyā) - referring to Ayodhya, whose streets were prepared for the celebration (with sprinkled and swept streets)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sikta-saṃmṛṣṭa-rathyā

sikta-saṁmṛṣṭa-rathyā - having sprinkled and swept streets

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the city with its prepared streets.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sikta+saṃmṛṣṭa+rathyā)

• sikta – sprinkled, wetted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root sic (to sprinkle)
  Root: sic (class 6)
• saṃmṛṣṭa – swept, cleaned, wiped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root mṛj with prefix sam- (to wipe, clean)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• rathyā – street, road, highway
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ratha (chariot)

Note: It describes the city Ayodhyā.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

तद्-अहर्-वन-मालिनी (tad-ahar-vana-mālinī) - adorned with festive garlands, especially for the occasion of Rama's consecration (adorned with garlands for that day)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad-ahar-vana-mālin

tad-ahar-vana-mālin - adorned with garlands for that day

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the city as having garlands for that specific day.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+ahar+vana+mālinī)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun
• ahar – day
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root ah (to pass, spend)
  Root: ah
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)
• mālin – adorned with garlands, garlanded
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from mālā (garland) with suffix -in; feminine form.

Note: It describes the city Ayodhyā.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Imperfect (Laṅ) 3rd person singular

Root as, class 2, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

अयोध्या (ayodhyā) - Ayodhya (the city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (the unconquerable city)

Feminine noun, name of a city. Literally 'not to be fought with' or 'unconquerable'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yodhyā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• yodhyā – to be fought, fightable
  adjective (feminine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root yudh
  Root: yudh (class 4)

नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town

Feminine noun derived from nagara (city).

समुच्छ्रित-गृह-ध्वजा (samucchrita-gṛha-dhvajā) - indicating festive decoration and celebration (with raised house-banners)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samucchrita-gṛha-dhvajā

samucchrita-gṛha-dhvajā - having raised house-banners

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the city as having flags raised on its houses.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samucchrita+gṛha+dhvajā)

• samucchrita – raised, hoisted, elevated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root śri with prefixes sam- and ut-
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: śri (class 1)
• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• dhvajā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun.
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: It describes the city Ayodhyā.