वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-25

लङ्का नाम समुद्रस्य मध्ये मम महापुरी ।
सागरेण परिक्षिप्ता निविष्टा गिरिमूर्धनि ॥२५॥

25. laṅkā nāma samudrasya madhye mama mahāpurī ,
sāgareṇa parikṣiptā niviṣṭā girimūrdhani.

25. laṅkā nāma samudrasya madhye mama mahāpurī
sāgareṇa parikṣiptā niviṣṭā girimūrdhani

25. samudrasya madhye laṅkā nāma mama mahāpurī,
sāgareṇa parikṣiptā,
girimūrdhani niviṣṭā

25. My great city, named Lanka, lies in the middle of the ocean. It is surrounded by the ocean and situated on a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (name of the city)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, specifically

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, of the sea

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• मम (mama) - my, of me (1st person pronoun)

• महापुरी (mahāpurī) - great city, metropolis

• सागरेण (sāgareṇa) - by the ocean, by the sea

• परिक्षिप्ता (parikṣiptā) - surrounded, encompassed

• निविष्टा (niviṣṭā) - situated, placed, built

• गिरिमूर्धनि (girimūrdhani) - on the mountain top

Words meanings and morphology

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (name of the city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the city of Rāvaṇa)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, specifically

(indeclinable)

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, of the sea

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a locative adverb

मम (mama) - my, of me (1st person pronoun)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

महापुरी (mahāpurī) - great city, metropolis

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāpurī

mahāpurī - great city, metropolis

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+purī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• purī – city, town
  noun (feminine)

सागरेण (sāgareṇa) - by the ocean, by the sea

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

परिक्षिप्ता (parikṣiptā) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parikṣipta

parikṣipta - surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root kṣip with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣip (class 6)

निविष्टा (niviṣṭā) - situated, placed, built

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - situated, placed, built

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root viś with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

गिरिमूर्धनि (girimūrdhani) - on the mountain top

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of girimūrdhan

girimūrdhan - mountain top, summit of a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+mūrdhan)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit
  noun (masculine)

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