वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-53, verse-11

सुधामणिविचित्राणि भूमिभागानि सर्वशः ।
दशग्रीवः स्वभवने प्रादर्शयत मैथिलीम् ॥११॥

11. sudhāmaṇivicitrāṇi bhūmibhāgāni sarvaśaḥ ,
daśagrīvaḥ svabhavane prādarśayata maithilīm.

11. sudhāmaṇivicitrāṇi bhūmibhāgāni sarvaśaḥ
daśagrīvaḥ svabhavane prādarśayata maithilīm

11. daśagrīvaḥ svabhavane maithilīm sarvaśaḥ
sudhāmaṇivicitrāṇi bhūmibhāgāni prādarśayata

11. Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) showed Maithilī (Sītā) all the sections of his palace that were wonderfully variegated with precious gems and polished stucco.

Words meanings summery:

• सुधामणिविचित्राणि (sudhāmaṇivicitrāṇi) - variegated with jewels and stucco/whitewash

• भूमिभागानि (bhūmibhāgāni) - sections of the palace (parts of the ground, areas of land, sections)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all the (entirely, everywhere, in every respect)

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (ten-necked, Rāvaṇa)

• स्वभवने (svabhavane) - in his palace (in his own palace/abode)

• प्रादर्शयत (prādarśayata) - he showed, he pointed out

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā) (a woman from Mithilā, Sītā)

Words meanings and morphology

सुधामणिविचित्राणि (sudhāmaṇivicitrāṇi) - variegated with jewels and stucco/whitewash

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sudhāmaṇivicitra

sudhāmaṇivicitra - variegated/adorned with sudhā (limewash/stucco) and maṇi (gems)

Compound type : dvandva (sudhā+maṇi+vicitra)

• sudhā – nectar, ambrosia; limewash, stucco, whitewash
  noun (feminine)
• maṇi – gem, jewel, pearl
  noun (masculine)
• vicitra – variegated, adorned, wonderful, diverse
  adjective
  vi (intensive prefix) + citra (variegated, wonderful)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Agrees with bhūmibhāgāni.

भूमिभागानि (bhūmibhāgāni) - sections of the palace (parts of the ground, areas of land, sections)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūmibhāga

bhūmibhāga - portion of land, region, section

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+bhāga)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – part, portion, share, division
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhaj (to divide, share)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb prādarśayata.

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all the (entirely, everywhere, in every respect)

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) + śas (adverbial suffix)

Note: Modifies prādarśayata or bhūmibhāgāni.

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (ten-necked, Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - 'ten-necked', epithet of Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+grīva)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्वभवने (svabhavane) - in his palace (in his own palace/abode)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svabhavana

svabhavana - own house, own abode/palace

sva (own) + bhavana (house, dwelling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhavana)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• bhavana – house, dwelling, palace
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Place where the action occurs.

प्रादर्शयत (prādarśayata) - he showed, he pointed out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, causative (ātmanepada), imperfect past (Laṅ) of dṛś

imperfect causative

3rd person singular, imperfect, Ātmanepada, causative of √dṛś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā) (a woman from Mithilā, Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - (a woman) from Mithilā, Princess of Mithilā, an epithet of Sītā

From Mithilā + ī (taddhita suffix for feminine inhabitant)

Note: Direct object of the verb prādarśayata.

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