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

तं मेरुशिखराकारं तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् ।
हेमचक्रमसंबाधं वैदूर्यमय कूबरम् ॥१४॥

14. taṃ meruśikharākāraṃ taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam ,
hemacakramasaṃbādhaṃ vaidūryamaya kūbaram.

14. tam meruśikharākāram taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam
hemacakram asaṃbādham vaidūryamaya kūbaram

14. tam meruśikharākāram taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam hemacakram
asaṃbādham vaidūryamaya kūbaram (ratham ācacaksṣe)

14. That (chariot) resembled the peak of Mount Meru, adorned with molten gold, with golden wheels, spacious, and with a pole made of lapis lazuli.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (chariot) (that, him, it)

• मेरुशिखराकारम् (meruśikharākāram) - resembling the peak of Mount Meru (having the appearance of Meru's peak, mountain-peak-like)

• तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् (taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with heated gold, decorated with molten gold

• हेमचक्रम् (hemacakram) - golden wheel

• असंबाधम् (asaṁbādham) - unobstructed, spacious, not crowded

• वैदूर्यमय (vaidūryamaya) - made of lapis lazuli (describing the pole) (made of lapis lazuli, made of cat's eye gem)

• कूबरम् (kūbaram) - pole, shaft (of a chariot)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (chariot) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the chariot (mahāratham) from the previous verse.

मेरुशिखराकारम् (meruśikharākāram) - resembling the peak of Mount Meru (having the appearance of Meru's peak, mountain-peak-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meruśikharākāra

meruśikharākāra - having the form or appearance of Mount Meru's peak

Compound formed from Meru, śikhara, and ākāra.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meru+śikhara+ākāra)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् (taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with heated gold, decorated with molten gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇa

taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇa - adorned with molten/heated gold

Compound formed from tapta, kāñcana, and bhūṣaṇa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapta+kāñcana+bhūṣaṇa)

• tapta – heated, molten, burnt
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √tap.
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhūṣ (to decorate).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

हेमचक्रम् (hemacakram) - golden wheel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hemacakra

hemacakra - golden wheel

Compound formed from heman and cakra.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (heman+cakra)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

असंबाधम् (asaṁbādham) - unobstructed, spacious, not crowded

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṃbādha

asaṁbādha - unobstructed, not crowded, spacious, free

Negation of saṃbādha (crowded, obstructed).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbādha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable (prefix)
• saṃbādha – crowded, obstructed, narrow space
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root √bādh with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bādh (class 1)

वैदूर्यमय (vaidūryamaya) - made of lapis lazuli (describing the pole) (made of lapis lazuli, made of cat's eye gem)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaidūryamaya

vaidūryamaya - made of lapis lazuli, made of cat's eye gem

Formed from vaidūrya (lapis lazuli/cat's eye) + maya (made of).

Compound type : taddhita (vaidūrya+maya)

• vaidūrya – lapis lazuli, cat's eye gem
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix (taddhita)
  Taddhita suffix indicating material.

Note: The form 'vaidūryamaya' (without final -m) is presented in the Devanagari, acting as an adjective for 'kūbaram' (neuter accusative singular), where the expected form would grammatically be 'vaidūryamayam'. This might be a textual variant or stylistic choice common in epic Sanskrit.

कूबरम् (kūbaram) - pole, shaft (of a chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kūbara

kūbara - pole, shaft (of a chariot), yoke