वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-53, verse-9

दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादं तप्तकाञ्चनतोरणम् ।
सोपानं काञ्चनं चित्रमारुरोह तया सह ॥९॥

9. divyadundubhinirhrādaṃ taptakāñcanatoraṇam ,
sopānaṃ kāñcanaṃ citramāruroha tayā saha.

9. divyadundubhinirhrādam taptakāñcanatoraṇam
sopānam kāñcanam citram ārurūha tayā saha

9. (saḥ) tayā saha divyadundubhinirhrādam
taptakāñcanatoraṇam kāñcanam citram sopānam ārurūha

9. He ascended with her the golden and wonderfully ornate staircase, which echoed with the sound of divine drums and had archways made of refined gold.

Words meanings summery:

• दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादम् (divyadundubhinirhrādam) - resonating with divine drums

• तप्तकाञ्चनतोरणम् (taptakāñcanatoraṇam) - having archways of refined gold

• सोपानम् (sopānam) - staircase, steps, ladder

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden, made of gold

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderfully ornate (variegated, adorned, wonderful, surprising)

• आरुरूह (ārurūha) - he ascended, he climbed

• तया (tayā) - with her, by her

• सह (saha) - with, along with

Words meanings and morphology

दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादम् (divyadundubhinirhrādam) - resonating with divine drums

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divyadundubhinirhrāda

divyadundubhinirhrāda - resounding with divine drums

Compound type : bahuvrihi (divya+dundubhi+nirhrāda)

• divya – divine, heavenly, celestial
  adjective
  From div (heaven)
• dundubhi – drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
• nirhrāda – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From nir-hrād (to roar, sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: hrād (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sopānam.

तप्तकाञ्चनतोरणम् (taptakāñcanatoraṇam) - having archways of refined gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taptakāñcanatoraṇa

taptakāñcanatoraṇa - having archways/gateways of refined gold

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapta+kāñcana+toraṇa)

• tapta – heated, refined, purified (by fire)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √tap (to heat, burn)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• toraṇa – archway, gateway, portal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with sopānam.

सोपानम् (sopānam) - staircase, steps, ladder

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sopāna

sopāna - staircase, flight of steps, ladder

sa-upāna (with steps)

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold; gold

derived from kañcana (gold) with suffix -a (taddhita affix)

Note: Agrees with sopānam.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderfully ornate (variegated, adorned, wonderful, surprising)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, adorned, wonderful, bright; painting

Note: Agrees with sopānam.

आरुरूह (ārurūha) - he ascended, he climbed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of ruh

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form of √ruh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

तया (tayā) - with her, by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Used with saha.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

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