वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-63

पुष्पध्वजवतीः पूर्णाः शुक्लस्यान्नस्य चाभितः ।
ददृशुर्विस्मितास्तत्र नरा लौहीः सहस्रशः ॥६३॥

63. puṣpadhvajavatīḥ pūrṇāḥ śuklasyānnasya cābhitaḥ ,
dadṛśurvismitāstatra narā lauhīḥ sahasraśaḥ.

63. puṣpadhvajavatīḥ pūrṇāḥ śuklasya annasya ca abhitaḥ
dadṛśuḥ vismitāḥ tatra narāḥ lauhīḥ sahasraśaḥ

63. tatra vismitāḥ narāḥ,
puṣpadhvajavatīḥ pūrṇāḥ śuklasya annasya ca abhitaḥ lauhīḥ sahasraśaḥ dadṛśuḥ

63. There, astonished men saw thousands of iron vessels, decorated with flower banners, filled all around with white food.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पध्वजवतीः (puṣpadhvajavatīḥ) - (vessels) decorated with flower banners (adorned with flower banners, having flower flags)

• पूर्णाः (pūrṇāḥ) - (vessels) filled (full, filled, complete)

• शुक्लस्य (śuklasya) - of white (of white, of bright)

• अन्नस्य (annasya) - of food (of food, of cooked rice)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around (all around, on both sides, near)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

• विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished, amazed, surprised

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• लौहीः (lauhīḥ) - iron vessels/pots (iron (ones), made of iron)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पध्वजवतीः (puṣpadhvajavatīḥ) - (vessels) decorated with flower banners (adorned with flower banners, having flower flags)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of puṣpadhvajavat

puṣpadhvajavat - having flower banners

Compound of 'puṣpa' (flower) and 'dhvaja' (banner), plus 'vat' suffix for possession. Feminine plural accusative.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa+dhvaja+vat)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard, emblem
  noun (masculine)
• vat – possessing, like, as
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine noun like 'sthālīḥ' (dishes) or 'kuṇḍīḥ' (pots) or 'lauhīḥ' itself.

पूर्णाः (pūrṇāḥ) - (vessels) filled (full, filled, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, filled, complete, abundant

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pṛ' (to fill) + 'na' suffix.

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine noun like 'sthālīḥ' or 'lauhīḥ'.

शुक्लस्य (śuklasya) - of white (of white, of bright)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śukla

śukla - white, bright, clear, pure

Note: Qualifies 'annasya'.

अन्नस्य (annasya) - of food (of food, of cooked rice)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ad' (to eat) + 'na' suffix.

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pūrṇāḥ' (filled with).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects implicitly to the previous verse or ongoing description; connects to the preceding nouns.

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around (all around, on both sides, near)

(indeclinable)

From 'abhi' (towards) + 'tas' suffix.

Note: Modifies 'pūrṇāḥ'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Active 3rd Plural

Root 'dṛś' (to see), Lang liṭ, 3rd person plural.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished, amazed, surprised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vismita

vismita - astonished, amazed, surprised

Past Passive Participle

From 'vi' (apart) + root 'smi' (to smile, wonder) + 'ta' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + suffix 'tral'.

Note: Locative adverb.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male, human being

Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

लौहीः (lauhīḥ) - iron vessels/pots (iron (ones), made of iron)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of lauhī

lauhī - an iron vessel, iron pot, ladle, made of iron

Feminine derivative of 'loha' (iron, metal).

Note: Direct object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

From 'sahasra' (thousand) + 'śas' suffix.

Note: Quantifies 'lauhīḥ'.

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