वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-63, verse-5

राक्षसैर्बहुभिः कीर्णं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम् ।
सन्तीह गिरिदुर्गाणि निर्दराः कन्दराणि च ॥५॥

5. rākṣasairbahubhiḥ kīrṇaṃ nānādrumalatāyutam ,
santīha giridurgāṇi nirdarāḥ kandarāṇi ca.

5. rākṣasaiḥ bahubhiḥ kīrṇam nānādrumalatāyutam
santi iha giridurgāṇi nirdarāḥ kandarāṇi ca

5. (janasthānaṃ) bahubhiḥ rākṣasaiḥ kīrṇam nānādrumalatāyutam
(asti) iha giridurgāṇi nirdarāḥ kandarāṇi ca santi

5. [Janasthana is] teeming with many demons (rākṣasa), adorned with various trees and vines. Here there are difficult mountain passes, ravines, and caves.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons (rākṣasa) (by demons)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• कीर्णम् (kīrṇam) - teeming (with) (scattered, covered, filled, teeming)

• नानाद्रुमलतायुतम् (nānādrumalatāyutam) - adorned with various trees and vines (endowed with various trees and creepers/vines)

• सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, exist)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this place)

• गिरिदुर्गाणि (giridurgāṇi) - difficult mountain passes (mountain fortresses, difficult mountain passes)

• निर्दराः (nirdarāḥ) - ravines (ravines, caves, crevices)

• कन्दराणि (kandarāṇi) - caves (caverns, caves)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons (rākṣasa) (by demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

कीर्णम् (kīrṇam) - teeming (with) (scattered, covered, filled, teeming)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, covered, filled, teeming

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to scatter)

Root: kṛ (class 6)

नानाद्रुमलतायुतम् (nānādrumalatāyutam) - adorned with various trees and vines (endowed with various trees and creepers/vines)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nānādrumalatāyuta

nānādrumalatāyuta - endowed with various trees and creepers/vines

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+druma+latā+āyuta)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• āyuta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yu (to join) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

गिरिदुर्गाणि (giridurgāṇi) - difficult mountain passes (mountain fortresses, difficult mountain passes)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of giridurga

giridurga - mountain fortress, difficult mountain pass

compound of giri and durga

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+durga)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• durga – difficult to access, fortress, difficult pass
  noun (neuter)

निर्दराः (nirdarāḥ) - ravines (ravines, caves, crevices)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirdara

nirdara - ravine, cave, fissure

कन्दराणि (kandarāṇi) - caves (caverns, caves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kandara

kandara - cave, cavern, grotto

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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