वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-88, verse-2

अथ दाशरथिश्चित्रं चित्रकूटमदर्शयत् ।
भार्याममरसंकाशः शचीमिव पुरंदरः ॥२॥

2. atha dāśarathiścitraṃ citrakūṭamadarśayat ,
bhāryāmamarasaṃkāśaḥ śacīmiva puraṃdaraḥ.

2. atha dāśarathiḥ citram citrakūṭam adarśayat
bhāryām amarasamkāśaḥ śacīm iva purandaraḥ

2. atha amarasamkāśaḥ dāśarathiḥ purandaraḥ
śacīm iva citram citrakūṭam bhāryām adarśayat

2. Then, Daśaratha's son (Rama), resplendent like a god, showed his wife (Sita) the beautiful Chitrakuta mountain, just as Purandara (Indra) showed Śacī.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Rama (son of Daśaratha)

• चित्रम् (citram) - beautiful, wonderful, variegated

• चित्रकूटम् (citrakūṭam) - Mount Chitrakuta

• अदर्शयत् (adarśayat) - he showed, he caused to see

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - Sita (wife)

• अमरसम्काशः (amarasamkāśaḥ) - resembling a god, god-like

• शचीम् (śacīm) - Śacī (wife of Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra (destroyer of cities, Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Rama (son of Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Daśaratha

Derived from Daśaratha (name of Rama's father) with patronymic suffix 'i'

चित्रम् (citram) - beautiful, wonderful, variegated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - beautiful, wonderful, variegated, diverse

Note: Qualifies 'citrakūṭam'

चित्रकूटम् (citrakūṭam) - Mount Chitrakuta

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Chitrakuta mountain (name of a specific mountain)

Compound of citra (beautiful/variegated) and kūṭa (peak/mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+kūṭa)

• citra – beautiful, wonderful, variegated
  adjective (neuter)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, mountain
  noun (neuter)

अदर्शयत् (adarśayat) - he showed, he caused to see

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of darśayat

Causative, Imperfect Active

Causative form of √dṛś (to see), with augment 'a' for imperfect tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is dāśarathiḥ

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - Sita (wife)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, spouse (lit. 'to be supported')

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'adarśayat'

अमरसम्काशः (amarasamkāśaḥ) - resembling a god, god-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amarasamkāśa

amarasamkāśa - resembling a god, god-like, resplendent as a deity

Compound of amara (immortal/god) and saṃkāśa (resembling/similar)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amara+saṃkāśa)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  From √kāś (to appear) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dāśarathiḥ'

शचीम् (śacīm) - Śacī (wife of Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śacī

śacī - Śacī (the wife of Indra)

Note: Object of the implied showing by Purandara

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison

पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra (destroyer of cities, Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - destroyer of cities, Indra (name of a specific deity)

Compound of pura (city) and dara (breaking, tearing) or from √dṛ (to tear)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+dara)

• pura – city, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• dara – breaking, tearing, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  From √dṛ (to tear, break)
  Root: dṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied comparison

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