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3,52

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-52, verse-12

सो ऽभिगम्य पुरीं लङ्कां सुविभक्तमहापथाम् ।
संरूढकक्ष्या बहुलं स्वमन्तःपुरमाविशत् ॥१२॥
12. so'bhigamya purīṃ laṅkāṃ suvibhaktamahāpathām ,
saṃrūḍhakakṣyā bahulaṃ svamantaḥpuramāviśat.
12. saḥ abhigamya purīm laṅkām suvibhaktamahāpathām
saṃrūḍhakakṣyām bahulam svam antaḥpuram āviśat
12. saḥ abhigamya suvibhaktamahāpathām saṃrūḍhakakṣyām
laṅkām purīm bahulam svam antaḥpuram āviśat
12. Having reached the city of Laṅkā, which featured well-laid-out grand roads and numerous enclosed quarters, he entered his own spacious inner palace.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - he (Rāvaṇa) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))
  • अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having reached (having approached, having reached)
  • पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (city, town (accusative))
  • लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (Laṅkā (accusative))
  • सुविभक्तमहापथाम् (suvibhaktamahāpathām) - which featured well-laid-out grand roads (having well-divided great roads)
  • संरूढकक्ष्याम् (saṁrūḍhakakṣyām) - and numerous enclosed quarters (having many extensive apartments, densely grown with enclosures/rooms)
  • बहुलम् (bahulam) - spacious (abundant, numerous, spacious, extensively)
  • स्वम् (svam) - his own (his own, one's own)
  • अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - inner palace (inner palace, women's quarters, harem)
  • आविशत् (āviśat) - entered (he entered, he went into)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Rāvaṇa) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.
अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having reached (having approached, having reached)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From prefix 'abhi' + root 'gam' (to go) + 'lyap' (absolutive suffix).
Prefix: abhi
Root: gam (class 1)
पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (city, town (accusative))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of purī
purī - city, town, fortress
Feminine noun.
Root: pṛ (class 3)
Note: Object of 'abhigamya'.
लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (Laṅkā (accusative))
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā
laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of Rāvaṇa's capital city, often identified with Sri Lanka)
Note: Appositive to 'purīm'.
सुविभक्तमहापथाम् (suvibhaktamahāpathām) - which featured well-laid-out grand roads (having well-divided great roads)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of suvibhaktamahāpatha
suvibhaktamahāpatha - having well-divided great roads
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'su' (well) + 'vibhaktā' (divided) + 'mahāpatha' (great road).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vibhaktā+mahāpatha)
  • su – well, good, easy
    indeclinable
    Prefix/adverb.
  • vibhaktā – divided, separated, distributed
    participle (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From prefix 'vi' + root 'bhaj' (to divide) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix). Feminine form.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: bhaj (class 1)
  • mahāpatha – great road, highway
    noun (masculine)
    Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'patha' (road).
Note: Agrees with 'purīm' and 'laṅkām'.
संरूढकक्ष्याम् (saṁrūḍhakakṣyām) - and numerous enclosed quarters (having many extensive apartments, densely grown with enclosures/rooms)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃrūḍhakakṣyā
saṁrūḍhakakṣyā - having abundant chambers, grown with enclosures
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'saṃrūḍha' (fully grown/developed) + 'kakṣyā' (apartment/enclosure).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃrūḍha+kakṣyā)
  • saṃrūḍha – grown together, firmly fixed, developed
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From prefix 'sam' + root 'ruh' (to grow) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: ruh (class 1)
  • kakṣyā – apartment, room, enclosure, girdle
    noun (feminine)
    Feminine noun.
Note: Agrees with 'purīm' and 'laṅkām'.
बहुलम् (bahulam) - spacious (abundant, numerous, spacious, extensively)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bahula
bahula - abundant, numerous, extensive, dense, spacious
Note: Agrees with 'antaḥpuram'.
स्वम् (svam) - his own (his own, one's own)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - one's own, self, kin
Possessive adjective/pronoun.
Note: Agrees with 'antaḥpuram'.
अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - inner palace (inner palace, women's quarters, harem)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura
antaḥpura - inner palace, women's apartment, harem
Tatpurusha compound: 'antar' (inner) + 'pura' (city/fortress/house).
Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+pura)
  • antar – inner, interior, within
    indeclinable
    Preposition/adverb.
  • pura – city, town, fortress, house
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'āviśat'.
आविशत् (āviśat) - entered (he entered, he went into)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of āviś
imperfect tense (laṅ)
From prefix 'ā' + root 'viś' (to enter) + augmented past tense form.
Prefix: ā
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Verb for 'saḥ' (Rāvaṇa).