वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-88, verse-5

के चिद् रजतसंकाशाः के चित् क्षतजसंनिभाः ।
पीतमाञ्जिष्ठवर्णाश्च के चिन्मणिवरप्रभाः ॥५॥

5. ke cid rajatasaṃkāśāḥ ke cit kṣatajasaṃnibhāḥ ,
pītamāñjiṣṭhavarṇāśca ke cinmaṇivaraprabhāḥ.

5. ke cit rajatasaṃkāśāḥ ke cit kṣatajasaṃnibhāḥ
pītamāñjiṣṭhavarṇāḥ ca ke cit maṇivaraprabhāḥ

5. ke cit rajatasaṃkāśāḥ ke cit kṣatajasaṃnibhāḥ
pītamāñjiṣṭhavarṇāḥ ca ke cit maṇivaraprabhāḥ

5. Some appear like silver, others like blood. Still others possess yellowish-madder hues, while some shine with the brilliance of excellent jewels.

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - some, which ones

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness, some

• रजतसंकाशाः (rajatasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling silver, silver-like

• के (ke) - some, which ones

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness, some

• क्षतजसंनिभाः (kṣatajasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling blood, blood-like

• पीतमाञ्जिष्ठवर्णाः (pītamāñjiṣṭhavarṇāḥ) - having yellowish-madder colors

• च (ca) - and, also

• के (ke) - some, which ones

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness, some

• मणिवरप्रभाः (maṇivaraprabhāḥ) - having the brilliance/splendor of excellent jewels

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - some, which ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used distributively with 'cit' to mean 'some'.

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness, some

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns.

रजतसंकाशाः (rajatasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling silver, silver-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rajatasaṃkāśa

rajatasaṁkāśa - resembling silver, silver-like

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rajata+saṃkāśa)

• rajata – silver
  noun (neuter)
  Root: raj (class 1)
• saṃkāśa – appearance, semblance, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix 'sam' and root 'kāś' (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'regions' (deśāḥ) mentioned in the next verse.

के (ke) - some, which ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used distributively with 'cit' to mean 'some'.

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness, some

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns.

क्षतजसंनिभाः (kṣatajasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling blood, blood-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatajasaṃnibha

kṣatajasaṁnibha - resembling blood, blood-like

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣataja+saṃnibha)

• kṣataja – blood (lit. 'born from a wound')
  noun (neuter)
  From 'kṣata' (wound) and 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix 'sam' and root 'nibh' (to resemble).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nibh

Note: Refers to the 'regions' (deśāḥ) mentioned in the next verse.

पीतमाञ्जिष्ठवर्णाः (pītamāñjiṣṭhavarṇāḥ) - having yellowish-madder colors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pītamāñjiṣṭhavarṇa

pītamāñjiṣṭhavarṇa - having yellowish-madder color

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pīta+māñjiṣṭha+varṇa)

• pīta – yellow
  adjective (masculine)
• māñjiṣṭha – madder-red, relating to the madder plant (Mañjiṣṭhā)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'mañjiṣṭhā' (madder plant).
• varṇa – color, hue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ

Note: Refers to the 'regions' (deśāḥ) mentioned in the next verse.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the descriptions of the regions.

के (ke) - some, which ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used distributively with 'cit' to mean 'some'.

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness, some

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns.

मणिवरप्रभाः (maṇivaraprabhāḥ) - having the brilliance/splendor of excellent jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maṇivaraprabhā

maṇivaraprabhā - having the brilliance of excellent jewels

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maṇivara+prabhā)

• maṇivara – excellent jewel, best of jewels
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix 'pra' and root 'bhā' (to shine).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the 'regions' (deśāḥ) mentioned in the next verse.

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