वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-39

तासामुभयतः कूलं पाण्डुमृत्तिकलेपनाः ।
रम्याश्चावसथा दिव्या ब्रह्मणस्तु प्रसादजाः ॥३९॥

39. tāsāmubhayataḥ kūlaṃ pāṇḍumṛttikalepanāḥ ,
ramyāścāvasathā divyā brahmaṇastu prasādajāḥ.

39. tāsām ubhayataḥ kūlaṃ pāṇḍumṛttikalepanāḥ | ramyāḥ
ca avasathāḥ divyāḥ brahmaṇaḥ tu prasādajāḥ

39. tāsām ubhayataḥ kūlaṃ pāṇḍumṛttikalepanāḥ ramyāḥ
ca divyāḥ avasathāḥ tu brahmaṇaḥ prasādajāḥ

39. On both banks of those rivers, beautiful and divine dwellings, plastered with white clay, which were born from the grace (prasāda) of Brahma, came into being.

Words meanings summery:

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those rivers (referring to nadyaḥ from previous verse) (of those, belonging to them)

• उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - on both sides, from both sides

• कूलं (kūlaṁ) - bank, shore, edge

• पाण्डुमृत्तिकलेपनाः (pāṇḍumṛttikalepanāḥ) - smeared with white clay

• रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - beautiful, delightful, pleasing

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवसथाः (avasathāḥ) - dwellings, residences, settlements

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma (the deity) (of Brahma, of the Absolute (brahman))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• प्रसादजाः (prasādajāḥ) - born of grace, produced by favor

Words meanings and morphology

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those rivers (referring to nadyaḥ from previous verse) (of those, belonging to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, those, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - on both sides, from both sides

(indeclinable)

Formed from ubhaya (both) + tas suffix.

कूलं (kūlaṁ) - bank, shore, edge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kūla

kūla - bank, shore, slope, edge

पाण्डुमृत्तिकलेपनाः (pāṇḍumṛttikalepanāḥ) - smeared with white clay

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍumṛttikalepana

pāṇḍumṛttikalepana - smeared/plastered with white clay

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāṇḍu+mṛttikā+lepana)

• pāṇḍu – white, pale, yellowish-white
  adjective
• mṛttikā – clay, earth, soil
  noun (feminine)
• lepana – smearing, plastering, coating
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun from 'lip' (to smear).
  Root: lip (class 6)

रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - beautiful, delightful, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, pleasing, charming

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root ram + ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अवसथाः (avasathāḥ) - dwellings, residences, settlements

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avasatha

avasatha - dwelling, residence, settlement, lodging

From ava-vas.

Prefix: ava

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

From div (heaven).

Root: div (class 4)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma (the deity) (of Brahma, of the Absolute (brahman))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator deity), the Absolute (brahman), prayer, sacred word

N-stem.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle.

प्रसादजाः (prasādajāḥ) - born of grace, produced by favor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prasādaja

prasādaja - born of grace, produced by favor

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpurusha (prasāda+ja)

• prasāda – grace, favor, blessing, clarity, serenity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 6)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  Root jan + a suffix.
  Root: jan (class 4)

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