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

मयूरनादिता रम्याः प्रांशवो बहुकन्दराः ।
दृश्यन्ते गिरयः सौम्य फुल्लैस्तरुभिरावृताः ॥१४॥

14. mayūranāditā ramyāḥ prāṃśavo bahukandarāḥ ,
dṛśyante girayaḥ saumya phullaistarubhirāvṛtāḥ.

14. mayūranāditāḥ ramyāḥ prāṃśavaḥ bahukandarāḥ
dṛśyante girayaḥ saumya phullaiḥ tarubhiḥ āvṛtāḥ

14. saumya! mayūranāditāḥ ramyāḥ prāṃśavaḥ bahukandarāḥ
phullaiḥ tarubhiḥ āvṛtāḥ girayaḥ dṛśyante

14. O gentle one, these lovely, towering mountains are visible, resounding with peacock calls, possessing many caves, and covered with blossoming trees.

Words meanings summery:

• मयूरनादिताः (mayūranāditāḥ) - resounding with peacock calls, where peacocks cry

• रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• प्रांशवः (prāṁśavaḥ) - tall, high, lofty

• बहुकन्दराः (bahukandarāḥ) - having many caves, with many caves

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear, are visible

• गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

• फुल्लैः (phullaiḥ) - by blossoming, by flowering

• तरुभिः (tarubhiḥ) - by trees

• आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Words meanings and morphology

मयूरनादिताः (mayūranāditāḥ) - resounding with peacock calls, where peacocks cry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mayūranādita

mayūranādita - resounding with peacock cries, made to sound by peacocks

Past Passive Participle

Compound: mayūra (peacock) + nādita (sounded, made to cry). 'nādita' is P.P.P. of 'nad' (to sound).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mayūra+nādita)

• mayūra – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• nādita – sounded, made to sound, cried
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'nad' (to sound) in causative.
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, agreeing with 'girayaḥ'.

रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, pleasant, delightful (gerundive: to be enjoyed)

Gerundive

From root 'ram' (to delight, enjoy), suffix '-ya' forming a gerundive (or potential participle).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, agreeing with 'girayaḥ'.

प्रांशवः (prāṁśavaḥ) - tall, high, lofty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṃśu

prāṁśu - tall, high, lofty, large

Note: Masculine nominative plural, agreeing with 'girayaḥ'.

बहुकन्दराः (bahukandarāḥ) - having many caves, with many caves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahukandara

bahukandara - having many caves

Compound: bahu (many) + kandara (cave).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+kandara)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• kandara – cave, cavern
  noun (masculine)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, agreeing with 'girayaḥ'.

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear, are visible

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present passive

Root 'dṛś' in passive voice, present tense, 3rd person plural, Ātmanepada.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Masculine nominative plural, the subject of 'dṛśyante'.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, moon-like; a gentle person

From 'soma'.

Note: Masculine vocative singular, addressing someone.

फुल्लैः (phullaiḥ) - by blossoming, by flowering

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of phulla

phulla - blossomed, flowered, expanded, open

Past Passive Participle

From root 'phull' (to blossom).

Root: phull (class 1)

Note: Instrumental plural, agreeing with 'tarubhiḥ'.

तरुभिः (tarubhiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree, plant

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the agent of covering.

आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛ' (to cover, surround) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, agreeing with 'girayaḥ'.

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