वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-16

वनं कुरुषु यद्दिव्यं वासो भूषणपत्रवत् ।
दिव्यनारीफलं शश्वत्तत् कौबेरमिहैव तु ॥१६॥

16. vanaṃ kuruṣu yaddivyaṃ vāso bhūṣaṇapatravat ,
divyanārīphalaṃ śaśvattat kauberamihaiva tu.

16. vanam kuruṣu yat divyam vāsaḥ bhūṣaṇapatravat
divyanārīphalam śaśvat tat kauberam iha eva tu

16. yat divyam vanam kuruṣu vāsaḥ bhūṣaṇapatravat
divyanārīphalam śaśvat tat kauberam iha eva tu

16. The divine forest in the Kuru country, which always yields clothing, leafy ornaments, and fruits in the form of divine women – that very forest, belonging to Kubera, is indeed here.

Words meanings summery:

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove

• कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - in the Kurus, in the Kuru country

• यत् (yat) - which

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - clothing, garment

• भूषणपत्रवत् (bhūṣaṇapatravat) - having ornament-leaves, yielding leafy ornaments

• दिव्यनारीफलम् (divyanārīphalam) - yielding divine women as fruit

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, perpetually

• तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

• कौबेरम् (kauberam) - belonging to Kubera

• इह (iha) - here

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, even

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - in the Kurus, in the Kuru country

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - the Kuru country; name of an ancient Indian tribe or their territory

यत् (yat) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it; which, what (relative pronoun form)

Note: Relative pronoun agreeing with 'vanam'.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

वासः (vāsaḥ) - clothing, garment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsas

vāsas - garment, clothing, dress

Note: Implied predicate of 'yat vanam'.

भूषणपत्रवत् (bhūṣaṇapatravat) - having ornament-leaves, yielding leafy ornaments

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūṣaṇapatravat

bhūṣaṇapatravat - bearing leaves as ornaments, having leaves like ornaments

Compound formed with 'bhūṣaṇapatra' (ornament-leaf) and the possessive suffix -vat.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa-matup (bhūṣaṇa+patra+vat)

• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, foliage, feather
  noun (neuter)
• vat – possessing, like, resembling (suffix)
  suffix
  Possessive suffix attached to nouns.

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

दिव्यनारीफलम् (divyanārīphalam) - yielding divine women as fruit

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divyanārīphala

divyanārīphala - having divine women as fruit, fruit in the form of divine women

Compound type : karmadhāraya/bahuvrīhi (divya+nārī+phala)

• divya – divine, celestial
  adjective (masculine)
• nārī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'vanam'.

कौबेरम् (kauberam) - belonging to Kubera

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaubera

kaubera - relating to Kubera, belonging to Kubera

Derived from Kubera with the suffix -a indicating 'belonging to'.

Note: Agrees with 'tat'/'vanam'.

इह (iha) - here

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, even

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

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