वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-21

पर्णशालां सुविपुलां तत्र संघातमृत्तिकाम् ।
सुस्तम्भां मस्करैर्दीर्घैः कृतवंशां सुशोभनाम् ॥२१॥

21. parṇaśālāṃ suvipulāṃ tatra saṃghātamṛttikām ,
sustambhāṃ maskarairdīrghaiḥ kṛtavaṃśāṃ suśobhanām.

21. parṇaśālām suvipulām tatra saṅghātamṛttikām
sustambhām maskaraiḥ dīrghaiḥ kṛtavaṃśām suśobhanām

21. tatra suvipulām saṅghātamṛttikām sustambhām
dīrghaiḥ maskaraiḥ kṛtavaṃśām suśobhanām parṇaśālām

21. There, he built a leaf-hut that was very spacious, with compacted earth for its walls, sturdy pillars, and its roof-beams made of long bamboos, making it exceedingly beautiful.

Words meanings summery:

• पर्णशालाम् (parṇaśālām) - leaf-hut

• सुविपुलाम् (suvipulām) - very spacious, very wide

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सङ्घातमृत्तिकाम् (saṅghātamṛttikām) - having compacted earth (for its walls)

• सुस्तम्भाम् (sustambhām) - having strong/good pillars, well-pillared

• मस्करैः (maskaraiḥ) - by bamboos

• दीर्घैः (dīrghaiḥ) - by long (ones)

• कृतवंशाम् (kṛtavaṁśām) - having roof-beams made

• सुशोभनाम् (suśobhanām) - very beautiful, exceedingly lovely

Words meanings and morphology

पर्णशालाम् (parṇaśālām) - leaf-hut

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parṇaśālā

parṇaśālā - a hut made of leaves, leaf-hut

Compound type : tatpurusha (parṇa+śālā)

• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• śālā – house, hut, hall
  noun (feminine)

सुविपुलाम् (suvipulām) - very spacious, very wide

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of suvipulā

suvipulā - very spacious, very extensive

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vipulā)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  intensifying prefix
• vipulā – wide, extensive, large
  adjective (feminine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

सङ्घातमृत्तिकाम् (saṅghātamṛttikām) - having compacted earth (for its walls)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṅghātamṛttikā

saṅghātamṛttikā - having compacted earth or clay

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṅghāta+mṛttikā)

• saṅghāta – compacted, accumulated, mass
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'han' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)
• mṛttikā – earth, clay, soil
  noun (feminine)

सुस्तम्भाम् (sustambhām) - having strong/good pillars, well-pillared

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sustambhā

sustambhā - having good pillars, well-pillared

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+stambha)

• su – good, well, excellent, strong
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating excellence
• stambha – pillar, post, support
  noun (masculine)

मस्करैः (maskaraiḥ) - by bamboos

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maskara

maskara - bamboo

दीर्घैः (dīrghaiḥ) - by long (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, tall, extensive

कृतवंशाम् (kṛtavaṁśām) - having roof-beams made

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛtavaṃśā

kṛtavaṁśā - whose roof-beams are made/constructed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+vaṃśa)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, race, beam, roof-beam
  noun (masculine)

सुशोभनाम् (suśobhanām) - very beautiful, exceedingly lovely

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of suśobhanā

suśobhanā - very beautiful, exceedingly splendid/lovely

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+śobhanā)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  intensifying prefix
• śobhanā – beautiful, splendid, auspicious
  adjective (feminine)

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