वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-88, verse-23

भित्त्वेव वसुधां भाति चित्रकूटः समुत्थितः ।
चित्रकूटस्य कूटो ऽसौ दृश्यते सर्वतः शिवः ॥२३॥

23. bhittveva vasudhāṃ bhāti citrakūṭaḥ samutthitaḥ ,
citrakūṭasya kūṭo'sau dṛśyate sarvataḥ śivaḥ.

23. bhittvā iva vasudhām bhāti citrakūṭaḥ samutthitaḥ
citrakūṭasya kūṭaḥ asau dṛśyate sarvataḥ śivaḥ

23. vasudhām bhittvā iva samutthitaḥ citrakūṭaḥ bhāti
asau citrakūṭasya kūṭaḥ sarvataḥ śivaḥ dṛśyate

23. Mount Citrakūṭa appears to have risen, as if splitting the earth. This peak of Citrakūṭa is seen from all sides as beautiful and auspicious.

Words meanings summery:

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

• चित्रकूटः (citrakūṭaḥ) - Mount Citrakūṭa, a specific mountain (Citrakūṭa (name of a mountain))

• समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - risen, emerged, stood up

• चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Mount Citrakūṭa (of Citrakūṭa)

• कूटः (kūṭaḥ) - peak, summit

• असौ (asau) - this, that (masculine singular nominative)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious, beautiful, benevolent

Words meanings and morphology

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from √bhid (to split) with -tvā suffix

Root: bhid (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, the holder of wealth

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

(verb)

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

present active indicative

Root: bhā (class 2)

चित्रकूटः (citrakūṭaḥ) - Mount Citrakūṭa, a specific mountain (Citrakūṭa (name of a mountain))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (a mountain named for its variegated peaks)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+kūṭa)

• citra – variegated, wondrous, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, heap
  noun (masculine)

समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - risen, emerged, stood up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samutthita

samutthita - risen, emerged, stood up

Past Passive Participle

derived from sam-ud-√sthā (to stand up, rise)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Mount Citrakūṭa (of Citrakūṭa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (a mountain named for its variegated peaks)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+kūṭa)

• citra – variegated, wondrous, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, heap
  noun (masculine)

कूटः (kūṭaḥ) - peak, summit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūṭa

kūṭa - peak, summit, heap, horn

असौ (asau) - this, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present passive indicative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

derived from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix -tas

शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious, beautiful, benevolent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, kind, beautiful

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