वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-14

निष्कूजमिव भूत्वेदं वनं घोरप्रदर्शनम् ।
अयोध्येव जनाकीर्णा संप्रति प्रतिभाति मा ॥१४॥

14. niṣkūjamiva bhūtvedaṃ vanaṃ ghorapradarśanam ,
ayodhyeva janākīrṇā saṃprati pratibhāti mā.

14. niṣkūjam iva bhūtvā idam vanam ghorapradarśanam
ayodhyā iva janākīrṇā saṃprati pratibhāti mā

14. idam vanam niṣkūjam iva bhūtvā ghorapradarśanam
saṃprati janākīrṇā ayodhyā iva mā pratibhāti

14. This forest, which had become silent and fearsome to behold, now appears to me as if it were Ayodhyā, bustling with people.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्कूजम् (niṣkūjam) - without sound, silent

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• घोरप्रदर्शनम् (ghorapradarśanam) - fearsome to behold, terrible in appearance

• अयोध्या (ayodhyā) - Ayodhyā (name of a city)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• जनाकीर्णा (janākīrṇā) - crowded with people, bustling with people

• संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present, at this very moment

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - it appears, it seems, it shines

• मा (mā) - to me

Words meanings and morphology

निष्कूजम् (niṣkūjam) - without sound, silent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of niṣkūja

niṣkūja - without sound, silent, quiet

Derived from 'kūja' (sound) with prefix 'nis'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+kūja)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• kūja – sound, cry (of birds)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vanam'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Indeclinable participle from root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Neuter nominative/accusative singular of `idam`.

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water

घोरप्रदर्शनम् (ghorapradarśanam) - fearsome to behold, terrible in appearance

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ghorapradarśana

ghorapradarśana - fearsome to behold, terrible in appearance, dreadful show

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghora+pradarśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective (neuter)
• pradarśana – sight, appearance, show
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vanam'.

अयोध्या (ayodhyā) - Ayodhyā (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhyā (the capital city of Kosala, associated with Rama)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

जनाकीर्णा (janākīrṇā) - crowded with people, bustling with people

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janākīrṇa

janākīrṇa - crowded with people, full of people

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ākīrṇa)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – strewn, filled, crowded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to strew) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'ayodhyā' (feminine).

संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present, at this very moment

(indeclinable)

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - it appears, it seems, it shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibhā

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

मा (mā) - to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Dative/genitive singular of the first person pronoun (asmad).

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