वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-73

नीलवैदूर्यवर्णांश्च मृदून्यवससंचयान् ।
निर्वापार्थं पशूनां ते ददृशुस्तत्र सर्वशः ॥७३॥

73. nīlavaidūryavarṇāṃśca mṛdūnyavasasaṃcayān ,
nirvāpārthaṃ paśūnāṃ te dadṛśustatra sarvaśaḥ.

73. nīlavaidūryavarṇān ca mṛdūn yavasa-saṃcayān
nirvāpārtham paśūnām te dadṛśuḥ tatra sarvaśaḥ

73. te tatra sarvaśaḥ dadṛśuḥ mṛdūn nīlavaidūryavarṇān
ca yavasa-saṃcayān paśūnām nirvāpārtham

73. They saw everywhere soft, blue-lapis-lazuli-colored heaps of fodder for the sustenance of the animals.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलवैदूर्यवर्णान् (nīlavaidūryavarṇān) - having the color of blue lapis lazuli or cat's eye gem

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृदून् (mṛdūn) - soft, tender, mild

• यवस-संचयान् (yavasa-saṁcayān) - heaps of grass/fodder

• निर्वापार्थम् (nirvāpārtham) - for the sustenance (for the purpose of quenching/refreshment/sustenance)

• पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of the animals (of animals, for animals)

• ते (te) - the men (from previous context, Bharata's retinue) (they)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, in all respects

Words meanings and morphology

नीलवैदूर्यवर्णान् (nīlavaidūryavarṇān) - having the color of blue lapis lazuli or cat's eye gem

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nīlavaidūryavarṇa

nīlavaidūryavarṇa - of the color of blue lapis lazuli (or cat's eye gem)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nīla+vaidūrya+varṇa)

• nīla – blue
  adjective (masculine)
• vaidūrya – lapis lazuli, cat's eye gem
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'yavasa-saṃcayān'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृदून् (mṛdūn) - soft, tender, mild

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, mild, gentle

Note: Adjective for 'yavasa-saṃcayān'.

यवस-संचयान् (yavasa-saṁcayān) - heaps of grass/fodder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yavasa-saṃcaya

yavasa-saṁcaya - heap of grass, pile of fodder

Compound type : tatpurusha (yavasa+saṃcaya)

• yavasa – grass, fodder
  noun (neuter)
• saṃcaya – heap, pile, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ci' (to collect) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

निर्वापार्थम् (nirvāpārtham) - for the sustenance (for the purpose of quenching/refreshment/sustenance)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nirvāpa+artha)

• nirvāpa – quenching, extinguishing, refreshment, sustenance
  noun (masculine)
  From nir-vā 'to blow out, quench'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vā (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of the animals (of animals, for animals)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast

Note: Connected to 'nirvāpārtham'.

ते (te) - the men (from previous context, Bharata's retinue) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

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

Perfect Active third person plural

Reduplicated perfect stem 'dadṛś-'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Finite verb.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tra'.

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, in all respects

(indeclinable)

From 'sarva' + suffix 'śas'.

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