वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-36

प्रासादैर्विविधाकारैर्वृतां वैद्यजनाकुलाम् ।
कच्चित् समुदितां स्फीतामयोध्यां परिरक्षसि ॥३६॥

36. prāsādairvividhākārairvṛtāṃ vaidyajanākulām ,
kaccit samuditāṃ sphītāmayodhyāṃ parirakṣasi.

36. prāsādaiḥ vividhākāraiḥ vṛtām vaidya jana ākulām
kaccit samuditām sphītām ayodhyām parirakṣasi

36. kaccit samuditām sphītām vividhākāraiḥ prāsādaiḥ
vṛtām vaidyajanākulām ayodhyām parirakṣasi

36. Are you protecting flourishing (samuditām) and thriving (sphītām) Ayodhya, which is surrounded by palaces (prāsādaiḥ) of various forms (vividhākāraiḥ), and teeming with physicians and knowledgeable people (vaidyajanākulām)?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - by palaces, by mansions

• विविधाकारैः (vividhākāraiḥ) - of various forms, of diverse shapes

• वृताम् (vṛtām) - surrounded, filled, attended

• वैद्यजनाकुलाम् (vaidyajanākulām) - crowded with physicians and knowledgeable people

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that

• समुदिताम् (samuditām) - flourishing, prosperous, risen

• स्फीताम् (sphītām) - thriving, extensive, prosperous

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (the city)

• परिरक्षसि (parirakṣasi) - you protect, you guard

Words meanings and morphology

प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - by palaces, by mansions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, mansion, temple (upper story)

From pra + root sad (to sit) + ghañ suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

विविधाकारैः (vividhākāraiḥ) - of various forms, of diverse shapes

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividhākāra

vividhākāra - having various forms, diverse in shape

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+ākāra)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective
  From vi + root vidh (to arrange, divide).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vidh (class 1)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, gesture
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + root kṛ (to make) + ghañ suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वृताम् (vṛtām) - surrounded, filled, attended

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, filled, enclosed

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, choose) + kta suffix.

Root: vṛ (class 1)

वैद्यजनाकुलाम् (vaidyajanākulām) - crowded with physicians and knowledgeable people

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidyajanākula

vaidyajanākula - filled with learned people/physicians

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaidya-jana+ākula)

• vaidya-jana – physicians, learned people, scholars
  noun (masculine)
  From vaidya (learned, physician) + jana (person).
• ākula – crowded, full of, agitated, confused
  adjective
  From ā + root kul (to collect, heap).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied city.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that

(indeclinable)

From ka (what) + cit (a particle).

समुदिताम् (samuditām) - flourishing, prosperous, risen

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samudita

samudita - risen, prospered, flourishing, complete

Past Passive Participle

From sam + ud + root i (to go) + kta suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

स्फीताम् (sphītām) - thriving, extensive, prosperous

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sphīta

sphīta - prosperous, extensive, swollen, thriving, abundant

Past Passive Particple

From root sphāy (to swell, grow) + kta suffix.

Root: sphāy (class 1)

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (the city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city), unconquerable, invincible

From a (not) + yodhya (to be fought).

Prefix: a

Root: yudh (class 4)

परिरक्षसि (parirakṣasi) - you protect, you guard

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of parirakṣ

Present Active Indicative

From pari + root rakṣ (to protect).

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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