वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-29

चतुःशालानि शुभ्राणि शालाश्च गजवाजिनाम् ।
हर्म्यप्रासादसंघातास्तोरणानि शुभानि च ॥२९॥

29. catuḥśālāni śubhrāṇi śālāśca gajavājinām ,
harmyaprāsādasaṃghātāstoraṇāni śubhāni ca.

29. caturśālāni śubhrāṇi śālāḥ ca gajavājīnām
harmyaprāsādasaṃghātāḥ toraṇāni śubhāni ca

29. śubhrāṇi caturśālāni ca gajavājīnām śālāḥ ca
harmyaprāsādasaṃghātāḥ ca śubhāni toraṇāni

29. (The city had) bright four-sided mansions, and stables for elephants and horses, as well as clusters of palaces and lofty buildings, and beautiful archways.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्शालानि (caturśālāni) - four-sided buildings, mansions with four halls

• शुभ्राणि (śubhrāṇi) - bright, white, beautiful, pure

• शालाः (śālāḥ) - halls, stables

• च (ca) - and

• गजवाजीनाम् (gajavājīnām) - of elephants and horses

• हर्म्यप्रासादसंघाताः (harmyaprāsādasaṁghātāḥ) - clusters/collections of mansions and palaces

• तोरणानि (toraṇāni) - gateways, archways

• शुभानि (śubhāni) - beautiful, auspicious, good

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्शालानि (caturśālāni) - four-sided buildings, mansions with four halls

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of caturśāla

caturśāla - a building with four halls or a courtyard in the center

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or karmadhāraya (catur+śāla)

• catur – four
  numeral
• śāla – hall, room, building, house
  noun (masculine)

शुभ्राणि (śubhrāṇi) - bright, white, beautiful, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śubhra

śubhra - bright, white, pure, clean, beautiful

शालाः (śālāḥ) - halls, stables

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śālā

śālā - hall, house, stable (especially for elephants or horses)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गजवाजीनाम् (gajavājīnām) - of elephants and horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gajavājin

gajavājin - elephants and horses

Compound type : dvandva (gaja+vājin)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse, winged, swift
  noun (masculine)

हर्म्यप्रासादसंघाताः (harmyaprāsādasaṁghātāḥ) - clusters/collections of mansions and palaces

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of harmyaprāsādasaṃghāta

harmyaprāsādasaṁghāta - a collection or cluster of mansions and palaces

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or dvandva-tatpuruṣa (harmya+prāsāda+saṃghāta)

• harmya – mansion, palace
  noun (neuter)
• prāsāda – palace, lofty building, temple
  noun (masculine)
• saṃghāta – collection, cluster, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

तोरणानि (toraṇāni) - gateways, archways

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of toraṇa

toraṇa - archway, gateway, ornamental doorway

शुभानि (śubhāni) - beautiful, auspicious, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, good, radiant

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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