वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-15, verse-17

खर्जूरपुष्पाकृतिभिः शिरोभिः पूर्णतण्डुलैः ।
शोभन्ते किं चिदालम्बाः शालयः कनकप्रभाः ॥१७॥

17. kharjūrapuṣpākṛtibhiḥ śirobhiḥ pūrṇataṇḍulaiḥ ,
śobhante kiṃ cidālambāḥ śālayaḥ kanakaprabhāḥ.

17. kharjūrapuṣpākṛtibhiḥ śirobhiḥ pūrṇataṇḍulaiḥ
śobhante kiṃcit ālambāḥ śālayaḥ kanakaprabhāḥ

17. kanakaprabhāḥ kiṃcit ālambāḥ śālayaḥ
kharjūrapuṣpākṛtibhiḥ pūrṇataṇḍulaiḥ śirobhiḥ śobhante

17. The rice plants, slightly drooping, look beautiful with their golden luster, their heads of grain, full of rice, resembling date-palm flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• खर्जूरपुष्पाकृतिभिः (kharjūrapuṣpākṛtibhiḥ) - with forms like date-palm flowers, having the shape of date flowers

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads, with ears (of grain)

• पूर्णतण्डुलैः (pūrṇataṇḍulaiḥ) - with full grains of rice, filled with grains of rice

• शोभन्ते (śobhante) - they shine, they look beautiful, they are splendid

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, a little

• आलम्बाः (ālambāḥ) - drooping, hanging down

• शालयः (śālayaḥ) - rice plants, paddy

• कनकप्रभाः (kanakaprabhāḥ) - having the luster of gold, golden-shining

Words meanings and morphology

खर्जूरपुष्पाकृतिभिः (kharjūrapuṣpākṛtibhiḥ) - with forms like date-palm flowers, having the shape of date flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kharjūrapuṣpākṛti

kharjūrapuṣpākṛti - form/shape of date-palm flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kharjūra+puṣpa+ākṛti)

• kharjūra – date-palm, date fruit
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'śirobhiḥ'

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads, with ears (of grain)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, ear (of grain)

पूर्णतण्डुलैः (pūrṇataṇḍulaiḥ) - with full grains of rice, filled with grains of rice

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrṇataṇḍula

pūrṇataṇḍula - full of grains of rice

Compound of Pūrṇa (filled) and Taṇḍula (rice grain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrṇa+taṇḍula)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'pṛ'
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• taṇḍula – grain of rice (husked)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śirobhiḥ' (though śiras is neuter, such compounds can agree with the implied masculine sense of 'grain heads').

शोभन्ते (śobhante) - they shine, they look beautiful, they are splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, a little

(indeclinable)

आलम्बाः (ālambāḥ) - drooping, hanging down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ālamba

ālamba - hanging down, drooping, supported

Prefix: ā

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śālayaḥ'

शालयः (śālayaḥ) - rice plants, paddy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāli

śāli - rice (plant or grain)

कनकप्रभाः (kanakaprabhāḥ) - having the luster of gold, golden-shining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kanakaprabhā

kanakaprabhā - having the luster/radiance of gold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+prabhā)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• prabhā – luster, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'śālayaḥ'

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