वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-74, verse-18

प्रासादमालासंयुक्ताः सौधप्राकारसंवृताः ।
पताका शोभिताः सर्वे सुनिर्मितमहापथाः ॥१८॥

18. prāsādamālāsaṃyuktāḥ saudhaprākārasaṃvṛtāḥ ,
patākā śobhitāḥ sarve sunirmitamahāpathāḥ.

18. prāsādamālāsamyuktāḥ saudhaprākārasaṃvṛtāḥ
patākāśobhitāḥ sarve sunirmitamahāpathāḥ

18. sarve prāsādamālāsamyuktāḥ saudhaprākārasaṃvṛtāḥ
patākāśobhitāḥ sunirmitamahāpathāḥ

18. All were adorned with rows of palaces, encircled by mansion-like ramparts, decorated with banners, and featured well-constructed main roads.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रासादमालासम्युक्ताः (prāsādamālāsamyuktāḥ) - adorned with various palaces (joined with rows of palaces, endowed with palace complexes)

• सौधप्राकारसंवृताः (saudhaprākārasaṁvṛtāḥ) - encircled by impressive defensive structures (surrounded by ramparts of mansions, enclosed by walls of palaces)

• पताकाशोभिताः (patākāśobhitāḥ) - decorated with flags and standards (adorned with banners)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the settlements/dwellings) (all, everyone)

• सुनिर्मितमहापथाः (sunirmitamahāpathāḥ) - featuring excellent, well-laid-out principal roads (having well-constructed main roads)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रासादमालासम्युक्ताः (prāsādamālāsamyuktāḥ) - adorned with various palaces (joined with rows of palaces, endowed with palace complexes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāsādamālāsamyukta

prāsādamālāsamyukta - joined with rows of palaces

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prāsāda+mālā+saṃyukta)

• prāsāda – palace, mansion, temple
  noun (masculine)
• mālā – garland, row, series
  noun (feminine)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied masculine plural noun (e.g., niveśāḥ from the next verse).

सौधप्राकारसंवृताः (saudhaprākārasaṁvṛtāḥ) - encircled by impressive defensive structures (surrounded by ramparts of mansions, enclosed by walls of palaces)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saudhaprākārasaṃvṛta

saudhaprākārasaṁvṛta - surrounded by ramparts of mansions

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saudha+prākāra+saṃvṛta)

• saudha – mansion, palace, whitewashed house
  noun (masculine)
• prākāra – rampart, wall, fence
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvṛta – covered, surrounded, enclosed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied masculine plural noun.

पताकाशोभिताः (patākāśobhitāḥ) - decorated with flags and standards (adorned with banners)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patākāśobhita

patākāśobhita - adorned with banners

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (patākā+śobhita)

• patākā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)
• śobhita – adorned, beautiful, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied masculine plural noun.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the settlements/dwellings) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies the implied subject, niveśāḥ.

सुनिर्मितमहापथाः (sunirmitamahāpathāḥ) - featuring excellent, well-laid-out principal roads (having well-constructed main roads)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sunirmitamahāpatha

sunirmitamahāpatha - having well-constructed main roads

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+nirmita+mahāpatha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• nirmita – constructed, built, created
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mā with prefix nir.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 2)
• mahāpatha – main road, highway
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: mahā + patha.

Note: Adjective modifying an implied masculine plural noun.