वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-65, verse-16

यज्वभिर्गुणसंपन्नैर्ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः ।
भूयिष्ठमृद्धैराकीर्णा राजर्षिवरपालिता ॥१६॥

16. yajvabhirguṇasaṃpannairbrāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ ,
bhūyiṣṭhamṛddhairākīrṇā rājarṣivarapālitā.

16. yajvabhiḥ guṇasampannaiḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ vedapāragaiḥ
bhūyiṣṭham ṛddhaiḥ ākīrṇā rājarṣivarapālitā

16. rājarṣivarapālitā bhūyiṣṭham yajvabhiḥ guṇasampannaiḥ
vedapāragaiḥ ṛddhaiḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ ākīrṇā

16. It (the city/land) is mostly filled with prosperous Brahmins, who are endowed with virtues, have mastered the Vedas, and are performers of Vedic rituals (yajña); and it is protected by excellent royal sages.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्वभिः (yajvabhiḥ) - by those who perform Vedic rituals, by sacrificers

• गुणसम्पन्नैः (guṇasampannaiḥ) - by those endowed with virtues, by the virtuous

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

• वेदपारगैः (vedapāragaiḥ) - by those who have mastered the Vedas

• भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly, for the most part, predominantly

• ऋद्धैः (ṛddhaiḥ) - by the prosperous, by the wealthy

• आकीर्णा (ākīrṇā) - filled, crowded, strewn

• राजर्षिवरपालिता (rājarṣivarapālitā) - protected by excellent royal sages

Words meanings and morphology

यज्वभिः (yajvabhiḥ) - by those who perform Vedic rituals, by sacrificers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajvin

yajvin - performer of Vedic rituals, sacrificer

agent noun derived from verb

From √yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇaiḥ'.

गुणसम्पन्नैः (guṇasampannaiḥ) - by those endowed with virtues, by the virtuous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇasampanna

guṇasampanna - endowed with good qualities, virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+sampanna)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, constituent
  noun (masculine)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pad (to go, attain) with upasargas 'sam' and 'pra'.
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇaiḥ'.

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, belonging to Brahmā or Brahman

Note: Main noun qualified by the preceding adjectives and 'ṛddhaiḥ'.

वेदपारगैः (vedapāragaiḥ) - by those who have mastered the Vedas

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vedapāraga

vedapāraga - one who has crossed beyond the Vedas, master of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+pāraga)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• pāraga – going to the other shore, having reached the end, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'pāra' (opposite bank, end) and √gam (to go) with suffix 'ḍa'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇaiḥ'.

भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly, for the most part, predominantly

(indeclinable)

superlative adjective

Superlative of 'bahu' (much, many).

Note: Adverbial usage modifying 'ākīrṇā'.

ऋद्धैः (ṛddhaiḥ) - by the prosperous, by the wealthy

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛddha

ṛddha - prosperous, wealthy, rich, successful

Past Passive Participle

From √ṛdh (to prosper, grow).

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇaiḥ'.

आकीर्णा (ākīrṇā) - filled, crowded, strewn

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākīrṇa

ākīrṇa - filled, crowded, covered, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From √kṝ (to scatter, strew) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective.

राजर्षिवरपालिता (rājarṣivarapālitā) - protected by excellent royal sages

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājarṣivarapālita

rājarṣivarapālita - protected by excellent royal sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājarṣivara+pālita)

• rājarṣivara – excellent royal sage
  noun (masculine)
• pālita – protected, guarded, governed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pāl (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (city/land).

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