वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-19

मृगा मृगीभिः सहिता बहवः पृषता वने ।
मनोज्ञ रूपा लक्ष्यन्ते कुसुमैरिव चित्रितः ॥१९॥

19. mṛgā mṛgībhiḥ sahitā bahavaḥ pṛṣatā vane ,
manojña rūpā lakṣyante kusumairiva citritaḥ.

19. mṛgāḥ mṛgībhiḥ sahitāḥ bahavaḥ pṛṣatāḥ vane
manojñarūpāḥ lakṣyante kusumaiḥ iva citritāḥ

19. vane mṛgībhiḥ sahitāḥ bahavaḥ pṛṣatāḥ mṛgāḥ
manojñarūpāḥ kusumaiḥ iva citritāḥ lakṣyante

19. Many spotted deer, accompanied by female deer, with beautiful forms, are seen in the forest, as if adorned with flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer

• मृगीभिः (mṛgībhiḥ) - by female deer, with female deer

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - (deer) accompanied (by female deer) (accompanied, together with)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• पृषताः (pṛṣatāḥ) - a type of deer with spots (spotted deer)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• मनोज्ञरूपाः (manojñarūpāḥ) - (deer) that possess pleasing forms (having pleasing forms, beautiful)

• लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - (deer) are seen (are seen, are observed)

• कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ) - with flowers

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• चित्रिताः (citritāḥ) - (deer) adorned (with flowers) (painted, adorned, variegated)

Words meanings and morphology

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, gazelle

मृगीभिः (mṛgībhiḥ) - by female deer, with female deer

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of mṛgī

mṛgī - female deer, doe

Feminine form of mṛga

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - (deer) accompanied (by female deer) (accompanied, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, together with

Past Passive Participle

From sah-√i (to go with)

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgāḥ' and 'pṛṣatāḥ'

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgāḥ' and 'pṛṣatāḥ'

पृषताः (pṛṣatāḥ) - a type of deer with spots (spotted deer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛṣata

pṛṣata - spotted deer, gazelle

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

मनोज्ञरूपाः (manojñarūpāḥ) - (deer) that possess pleasing forms (having pleasing forms, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manojñarūpa

manojñarūpa - having pleasing forms, beautiful in appearance, lovely

Bahuvrīhi compound: manojña (pleasing to mind) + rūpa (form)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manojña+rūpa)

• manojña – pleasing to the mind, beautiful, charming
  adjective
  From manas (mind) + jñā (to know, perceive)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• rūpa – form, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgāḥ' and 'pṛṣatāḥ'

लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - (deer) are seen (are seen, are observed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Root lakṣ, 10th class

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kusuma

kusuma - flower, blossom

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

चित्रिताः (citritāḥ) - (deer) adorned (with flowers) (painted, adorned, variegated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citrita

citrita - painted, variegated, adorned, decorated

Past Passive Participle

From root citr (to paint, adorn)

Root: citr (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgāḥ' and 'pṛṣatāḥ'

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