वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-91, verse-16

अध्यर्धमिक्ष्वाकुचमूर्योजनं पर्वतस्य सा ।
पार्श्वे न्यविशदावृत्य गजवाजिरथाकुला ॥१६॥

16. adhyardhamikṣvākucamūryojanaṃ parvatasya sā ,
pārśve nyaviśadāvṛtya gajavājirathākulā.

16. adhyardham ikṣvākucamūḥ yojanam parvatasya
sā pārśve nyaviśat āvṛtya gajavājirathākulā

16. gajavājirathākulā sā ikṣvākucamūḥ parvatasya
pārśve adhyardham yojanam āvṛtya nyaviśat

16. That Ikshvaku army, teeming with elephants, horses, and chariots, encamped on the side of the mountain, covering an area of one and a half yojanas.

Words meanings summery:

• अध्यर्धम् (adhyardham) - one and a half

• इक्ष्वाकुचमूः (ikṣvākucamūḥ) - Ikshvaku army

• योजनम् (yojanam) - yojana (a unit of distance)

• पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

• सा (sā) - that (army) (that, she)

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, by the side

• न्यविशत् (nyaviśat) - (the army) encamped (encamped, settled down)

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having surrounded, having covered

• गजवाजिरथाकुला (gajavājirathākulā) - crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots

Words meanings and morphology

अध्यर्धम् (adhyardham) - one and a half

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adhyardha

adhyardha - one and a half

Adverbial accusative of measure.

Note: Used adverbially.

इक्ष्वाकुचमूः (ikṣvākucamūḥ) - Ikshvaku army

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ikṣvākucamū

ikṣvākucamū - Ikshvaku army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ikṣvāku+camū)

• ikṣvāku – Ikshvaku (name of a dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• camū – army, host
  noun (feminine)

योजनम् (yojanam) - yojana (a unit of distance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yojana

yojana - yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-10 miles)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate extent.

पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

सा (sā) - that (army) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, by the side

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank

न्यविशत् (nyaviśat) - (the army) encamped (encamped, settled down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of viś

Imperfect 3rd person singular active

From root viś with upasarga ni, preceded by augment 'a'.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'ikṣvākucamūḥ', feminine.

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having surrounded, having covered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root vṛ with upasarga ā and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

गजवाजिरथाकुला (gajavājirathākulā) - crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gajavājirathākula

gajavājirathākula - crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots

Compound formed from gaja (elephant), vāji (horse), ratha (chariot) + ākula (crowded, filled).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+vāji+ratha+ākula)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – crowded, filled, perplexed
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies ikṣvākucamūḥ.

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