वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-37

कच्चिच्चैत्यशतैर्जुष्टः सुनिविष्टजनाकुलः ।
देवस्थानैः प्रपाभिश्च तडागैश्चोपशोभितः ॥३७॥

37. kacciccaityaśatairjuṣṭaḥ suniviṣṭajanākulaḥ ,
devasthānaiḥ prapābhiśca taḍāgaiścopaśobhitaḥ.

37. kaccit caitya-śataiḥ juṣṭaḥ su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākulaḥ
devasthānaiḥ prapābhiḥ ca taḍāgaiḥ ca upaśobhitaḥ

37. kaccit janapadaḥ caitya-śataiḥ juṣṭaḥ su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākulaḥ
devasthānaiḥ prapābhiḥ ca taḍāgaiḥ ca upaśobhitaḥ

37. I hope that the region is adorned with hundreds of shrines, bustling with well-settled people, and beautified by temples, watering places, and ponds.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; perhaps

• चैत्य-शतैः (caitya-śataiḥ) - by hundreds of shrines

• जुष्टः (juṣṭaḥ) - adorned, frequented, filled

• सु-निविष्ट-जन-आकुलः (su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākulaḥ) - crowded with well-settled people

• देवस्थानैः (devasthānaiḥ) - by temples, by places of gods

• प्रपाभिः (prapābhiḥ) - by watering places, by public drinking places

• च (ca) - and

• तडागैः (taḍāgaiḥ) - by ponds, by tanks

• च (ca) - and

• उपशोभितः (upaśobhitaḥ) - embellished, beautified

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; perhaps

(indeclinable)

चैत्य-शतैः (caitya-śataiḥ) - by hundreds of shrines

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of caitya-śata

caitya-śata - hundreds of shrines

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caitya+śata)

• caitya – shrine, sacred monument
  noun (neuter)
  From root ci 'to heap up, collect'
  Root: ci (class 5)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

जुष्टः (juṣṭaḥ) - adorned, frequented, filled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of juṣṭa

juṣṭa - adorned, frequented, filled, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From root juṣ 'to be pleased, to frequent'

Root: juṣ (class 1)

सु-निविष्ट-जन-आकुलः (su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākulaḥ) - crowded with well-settled people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākula

su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākula - crowded with well-settled people

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+niviṣṭa+jana+ākula)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• niviṣṭa – settled, established, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-viś 'to settle down'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ākula – crowded, filled, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

देवस्थानैः (devasthānaiḥ) - by temples, by places of gods

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of devasthāna

devasthāna - temple, place of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+sthāna)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, stand, abode
  noun (neuter)
  From root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रपाभिः (prapābhiḥ) - by watering places, by public drinking places

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of prapā

prapā - watering place, public drinking place

From pra-pā 'to drink, to give to drink'

Prefix: pra

Root: pā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तडागैः (taḍāgaiḥ) - by ponds, by tanks

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taḍāga

taḍāga - pond, tank, large pool

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उपशोभितः (upaśobhitaḥ) - embellished, beautified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - embellished, beautified

Past Passive Participle

From upa-śubh 'to adorn, to beautify'

Prefix: upa

Root: śubh (class 1)

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