वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-59, verse-4

मङ्गलालम्भनीयानि प्राशनीयानुपस्करान् ।
उपनिन्युस्तथाप्यन्याः कुमारी बहुलाः स्त्रियः ॥४॥

4. maṅgalālambhanīyāni prāśanīyānupaskarān ,
upaninyustathāpyanyāḥ kumārī bahulāḥ striyaḥ.

4. maṅgalālambhanīyāni prāśanīyān upaskarān
upaninnyuḥ tathā api anyāḥ kumārī bahulāḥ striyaḥ

4. tathā api anyāḥ bahulāḥ kumārī striyaḥ
maṅgalālambhanīyāni prāśanīyān upaskarān upaninnyuḥ

4. Additionally, other women, many of whom were young maidens, presented auspicious items meant for touch, along with consumable provisions and various ritual implements.

Words meanings summery:

• मङ्गलालम्भनीयानि (maṅgalālambhanīyāni) - auspicious items meant for touch (auspicious things to be touched)

• प्राशनीयान् (prāśanīyān) - consumable provisions (consumable items, things to be eaten/tasted)

• उपस्करान् (upaskarān) - various ritual implements (implements, accessories, preparations)

• उपनिन्न्युः (upaninnyuḥ) - presented (they brought, they presented)

• तथा (tathā) - additionally, further (so, thus, in that manner)

• अपि (api) - also, additionally (also, even, moreover)

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (other, different)

• कुमारी (kumārī) - young maidens (young girl, virgin, maiden)

• बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous (numerous, abundant, many)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

Words meanings and morphology

मङ्गलालम्भनीयानि (maṅgalālambhanīyāni) - auspicious items meant for touch (auspicious things to be touched)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṅgalālambhanīya

maṅgalālambhanīya - that which is to be touched for auspiciousness, auspicious object for touching

Tatpuruṣa compound: maṅgala (auspiciousness) + ālambhanīya (to be touched/seized)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṅgala+ālambhanīya)

• maṅgala – auspicious, propitious; auspiciousness, welfare
  noun (neuter)
• ālambhanīya – to be touched, to be grasped, to be supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from ā-labh (to touch, take, seize)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Direct object.

प्राशनीयान् (prāśanīyān) - consumable provisions (consumable items, things to be eaten/tasted)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāśanīya

prāśanīya - to be eaten, fit for eating, consumable; food

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from pra-aś (to eat, taste, consume)

Prefix: pra

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Direct object.

उपस्करान् (upaskarān) - various ritual implements (implements, accessories, preparations)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of upaskara

upaskara - implement, accessory, article, tool, preparation

from upa-kṛ (to prepare, provide)

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object.

उपनिन्न्युः (upaninnyuḥ) - presented (they brought, they presented)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of upanī

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person plural

From root nī (to lead) with prefixes upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - additionally, further (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, additionally (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anyā

anya - other, another, different

Note: Modifies striyaḥ.

कुमारी (kumārī) - young maidens (young girl, virgin, maiden)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kumārī

kumārī - young girl, virgin, maiden

feminine form of kumāra

Note: Part of the compound subject.

बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous (numerous, abundant, many)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahulā

bahula - much, many, numerous, abundant

Note: Modifies striyaḥ.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Subject of upaninnyuḥ.

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