वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-9

गिरेः सानूनि रम्याणि चित्रकूटस्य संप्रति ।
वारणैरवमृद्यन्ते मामकैः पर्वतोपमैः ॥९॥

9. gireḥ sānūni ramyāṇi citrakūṭasya saṃprati ,
vāraṇairavamṛdyante māmakaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ.

9. gireḥ sānūni ramyāṇi citrakūṭasya samprati
vāraṇaiḥ avamṛdyante māmakaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ

9. samprati citrakūṭasya gireḥ ramyāṇi sānūni
māmakaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ vāraṇaiḥ avamṛdyante

9. Now, the beautiful peaks of Citrakūṭa mountain are being crushed by my elephants, which are like mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

• सानूनि (sānūni) - peaks, plateaus

• रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful, delightful

• चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Citrakūṭa (mountain)

• सम्प्रति (samprati) - now, at present

• वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants

• अवमृद्यन्ते (avamṛdyante) - are being crushed, are being trampled

• मामकैः (māmakaiḥ) - by my (elephants) (by my, belonging to me)

• पर्वतोपमैः (parvatopamaiḥ) - by elephants resembling mountains (resembling mountains, mountain-like)

Words meanings and morphology

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

सानूनि (sānūni) - peaks, plateaus

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sānu

sānu - peak, summit, ridge, plateau

रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming

Gerundive

Derived from root ram (to delight) with -ya suffix

Root: ram (class 1)

चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Citrakūṭa (mountain)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (a mountain with variegated or wondrous peaks)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+kūṭa)

• citra – variegated, diverse, wondrous, bright
  adjective
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn, top
  noun (masculine)

सम्प्रति (samprati) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, war-elephant

अवमृद्यन्ते (avamṛdyante) - are being crushed, are being trampled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of avamṛd

Prefix: ava

Root: mṛd (class 9)

मामकैः (māmakaiḥ) - by my (elephants) (by my, belonging to me)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of māmaka

māmaka - my, mine, belonging to me

Derived from 'mama' (my) with suffix -ka

पर्वतोपमैः (parvatopamaiḥ) - by elephants resembling mountains (resembling mountains, mountain-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvatopama

parvatopama - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parvata+upama)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resemblance
  noun (masculine)

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