वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-88, verse-4
पश्येममचलं भद्रे नानाद्विजगणायुतम् ।
शिखरैः खमिवोद्विद्धैर्धातुमद्भिर्विभूषितम् ॥४॥
शिखरैः खमिवोद्विद्धैर्धातुमद्भिर्विभूषितम् ॥४॥
4. paśyemamacalaṃ bhadre nānādvijagaṇāyutam ,
śikharaiḥ khamivodviddhairdhātumadbhirvibhūṣitam.
śikharaiḥ khamivodviddhairdhātumadbhirvibhūṣitam.
4.
paśya imam acalam bhadre nānādvijagaṇāyutam śikharaiḥ
kham iva uddviddhaiḥ dhātumatbhiḥ vibhūṣitam
kham iva uddviddhaiḥ dhātumatbhiḥ vibhūṣitam
4.
bhadre,
nānādvijagaṇāyutam,
kham iva uddviddhaiḥ dhātumatbhiḥ śikharaiḥ vibhūṣitam imam acalam paśya.
nānādvijagaṇāyutam,
kham iva uddviddhaiḥ dhātumatbhiḥ śikharaiḥ vibhūṣitam imam acalam paśya.
4.
O auspicious one, behold this immovable mountain, filled with various flocks of birds, and adorned with peaks that seem to pierce the sky, rich in minerals.
Words meanings summery:
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- पश्य (paśya) - behold, see
- इमम् (imam) - this
- अचलम् (acalam) - this mountain (immovable, mountain)
- भद्रे (bhadre) - O Sita (O auspicious one, O gentle lady)
- नानाद्विजगणायुतम् (nānādvijagaṇāyutam) - filled with various species of birds (accompanied by diverse flocks of birds)
- शिखरैः (śikharaiḥ) - by peaks, with peaks
- खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- उद्द्विद्धैः (uddviddhaiḥ) - piercing (the sky), raised high (pierced up, risen high, thrown up)
- धातुमत्भिः (dhātumatbhiḥ) - rich in minerals, containing ores
- विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated
Words meanings and morphology
पश्य (paśya) - behold, see
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paśya
Imperative Active
From √dṛś (to see), with present stem paśya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Command to Sita
इमम् (imam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to 'acalam'
अचलम् (acalam) - this mountain (immovable, mountain)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, fixed, mountain
Compound of 'a' (not) and 'cala' (moving); often used as a synonym for mountain
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
adjective (masculine)
From √cal (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Object of 'paśya'
भद्रे (bhadre) - O Sita (O auspicious one, O gentle lady)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā
bhadrā - auspicious, good, gentle, fortunate lady
नानाद्विजगणायुतम् (nānādvijagaṇāyutam) - filled with various species of birds (accompanied by diverse flocks of birds)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nānādvijagaṇāyuta
nānādvijagaṇāyuta - filled with diverse flocks of birds, accompanied by many groups of 'twice-born'
Compound of nānā (various), dvija (bird/brahmin), gaṇa (flock/group), and āyuta (joined/filled)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+dvija+gaṇa+āyuta)
- nānā – various, diverse, manifold
indeclinable - dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
From dvi (two) and jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4) - gaṇa – flock, group, multitude, troop
noun (masculine) - āyuta – joined, united, filled, connected
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √yuj (to join) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'acalam'
शिखरैः (śikharaiḥ) - by peaks, with peaks
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śikhara
śikhara - peak, summit, top, mountain peak
Note: Means 'by means of its peaks' or 'with its peaks'
खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether
Note: Object of the implied action of 'udviddhaiḥ'
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle indicating comparison
उद्द्विद्धैः (uddviddhaiḥ) - piercing (the sky), raised high (pierced up, risen high, thrown up)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of uddviddha
uddviddha - pierced, thrown up, risen high
Past Passive Participle
From √vyadh (to pierce, strike) with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'śikharaiḥ'
धातुमत्भिः (dhātumatbhiḥ) - rich in minerals, containing ores
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhātumant
dhātumant - possessing minerals, rich in metals/ores
From dhātu (mineral/element) with suffix -mat (possessing)
Note: Qualifies 'śikharaiḥ'
विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhūṣita
vibhūṣita - adorned, decorated, beautified
Past Passive Participle
From √bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
Note: Qualifies 'acalam'