वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-6, verse-13

सभासु चैव सर्वासु वृक्षेष्वालक्षितेषु च ।
ध्वजाः समुच्छ्रिताश्चित्राः पताकाश्चाभवंस्तदा ॥१३॥

13. sabhāsu caiva sarvāsu vṛkṣeṣvālakṣiteṣu ca ,
dhvajāḥ samucchritāścitrāḥ patākāścābhavaṃstadā.

13. sabhāsu ca eva sarvāsu vṛkṣeṣu ālakṣiteṣu ca
dhvajāḥ samucchrītāḥ citrāḥ patākāḥ ca abhavan tadā

13. tadā sabhāsu ca eva sarvāsu vṛkṣeṣu ālakṣiteṣu ca
citrāḥ samucchrītāḥ dhvajāḥ ca patākāḥ abhavan

13. At that time, colorful, high-flying banners and flags appeared in all assembly halls and on prominent trees.

Words meanings summery:

• सभासु (sabhāsu) - in assemblies, in halls, in councils

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every

• वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - on trees, in trees

• आलक्षितेषु (ālakṣiteṣu) - on the prominent/visible trees (on the visible, on the marked, on the perceived)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - banners, standards, flags

• समुच्छ्रीताः (samucchrītāḥ) - hoisted/high-flying (banners/flags) (raised high, hoisted, elevated)

• चित्राः (citrāḥ) - colorful (banners/flags) (colorful, variegated, wonderful, various)

• पताकाः (patākāḥ) - flags, pennants, banners

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they became, they appeared

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सभासु (sabhāsu) - in assemblies, in halls, in councils

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, hall, court

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with sabhāsu

वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - on trees, in trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

आलक्षितेषु (ālakṣiteṣu) - on the prominent/visible trees (on the visible, on the marked, on the perceived)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ālakṣita

ālakṣita - seen, perceived, observed, visible, marked, indicated

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√lakṣ (to mark, perceive, see)

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with vṛkṣeṣu

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - banners, standards, flags

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, standard, flag, ensign

समुच्छ्रीताः (samucchrītāḥ) - hoisted/high-flying (banners/flags) (raised high, hoisted, elevated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samucchrīta

samucchrīta - raised high, elevated, hoisted

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ud-√śrī (to rise, elevate)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dhvajāḥ and patākāḥ

चित्राः (citrāḥ) - colorful (banners/flags) (colorful, variegated, wonderful, various)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, manifold, wonderful, strange, painting, picture

Note: Agrees with dhvajāḥ and patākāḥ

पताकाः (patākāḥ) - flags, pennants, banners

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - flag, banner, ensign, distinguishing mark

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they became, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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