वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-13

हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा चक्रवाकोपशोभिता ।
नातिदूरे न चासन्ने मृगयूथनिपीडिता ॥१३॥

13. haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā cakravākopaśobhitā ,
nātidūre na cāsanne mṛgayūthanipīḍitā.

13. haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā cakravākopaśobhitā na
atidūre na ca āsanne mṛgayūthanipīḍitā

13. (sā) haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā cakravākopaśobhitā
mṛgayūthanipīḍitā na atidūre na ca āsanne

13. This [river] is teeming with geese and ruddy sheldrakes, adorned by ruddy geese. Frequented by herds of deer, it is located neither too far nor too close.

Words meanings summery:

• हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा (haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā) - teeming with geese and ruddy sheldrakes

• चक्रवाकोपशोभिता (cakravākopaśobhitā) - adorned with ruddy geese

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिदूरे (atidūre) - not very far, at a short distance

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसन्ने (āsanne) - near, nearby

• मृगयूथनिपीडिता (mṛgayūthanipīḍitā) - frequented by herds of deer

Words meanings and morphology

हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा (haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā) - teeming with geese and ruddy sheldrakes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇa

haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇa - full of geese and ruddy sheldrakes

Compound: haṃsa (goose) + kāraṇḍava (ruddy sheldrake) + ākīrṇa (strewn, filled).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haṃsa+kāraṇḍava+ākīrṇa)

• haṃsa – goose, swan
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇḍava – ruddy sheldrake, a species of duck
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – strewn, covered, filled, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to scatter, strew) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, describing the Godavari river.

चक्रवाकोपशोभिता (cakravākopaśobhitā) - adorned with ruddy geese

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cakravākopaśobhita

cakravākopaśobhita - beautified by ruddy geese (cakravāka birds)

Compound: cakravāka (ruddy goose) + upaśobhita (adorned, beautified).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakravāka+upaśobhita)

• cakravāka – ruddy sheldrake, Brahmini duck
  noun (masculine)
• upaśobhita – adorned, beautified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, describing the Godavari river.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

अतिदूरे (atidūre) - not very far, at a short distance

(indeclinable)

'ati' (prefix for excess/beyond) + 'dūra' (far).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+dūra)

• ati – excessive, beyond, over
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Locative singular of adjective 'atidūra', functioning as an adverb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

आसन्ने (āsanne) - near, nearby

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sad' (to sit, go) with prefix 'ā', formed with -na suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Locative singular of adjective 'āsanna', functioning as an adverb.

मृगयूथनिपीडिता (mṛgayūthanipīḍitā) - frequented by herds of deer

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgayūthanipīḍita

mṛgayūthanipīḍita - frequented/pressed by herds of deer

Compound: mṛgayūtha (herd of deer) + nipīḍita (frequented, afflicted).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgayūtha+nipīḍita)

• mṛgayūtha – herd of deer
  noun (neuter)
• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• nipīḍita – frequented, pressed, afflicted, oppressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pīḍ' (to press, vex) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, describing the Godavari river.

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