वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-3

गुल्मैर्वृक्षैश्च बहुभिर्लताभिश्च प्रवेष्टितम् ।
आवृतं सर्वतो दुर्गं गहनं घोरदर्शनम् ॥३॥

3. gulmairvṛkṣaiśca bahubhirlatābhiśca praveṣṭitam ,
āvṛtaṃ sarvato durgaṃ gahanaṃ ghoradarśanam.

3. gulmaiḥ vṛkṣaiḥ ca bahubhiḥ latābhiḥ ca praveṣṭitam
āvṛtam sarvataḥ durgam gahanam ghoradarśanam

3. bahubhiḥ gulmaiḥ ca vṛkṣaiḥ ca latābhiḥ ca praveṣṭitam
sarvataḥ āvṛtam durgam gahanam ghoradarśanam

3. It was difficult to access, covered on all sides, enveloped by many shrubs, trees, and creepers; dense and dreadful to behold.

Words meanings summery:

• गुल्मैः (gulmaiḥ) - by shrubs, by thickets

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - by trees

• च (ca) - and

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• लताभिः (latābhiḥ) - by creepers, by vines

• च (ca) - and

• प्रवेष्टितम् (praveṣṭitam) - enveloped, covered, surrounded

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere

• दुर्गम् (durgam) - describing the forest as a difficult place (difficult to access, impenetrable)

• गहनम् (gahanam) - describing the forest as dense (dense, impenetrable)

• घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - describing the forest as having a dreadful appearance (dreadful to behold, terrible in appearance)

Words meanings and morphology

गुल्मैः (gulmaiḥ) - by shrubs, by thickets

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gulma

gulma - shrub, thicket, cluster

वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

लताभिः (latābhiḥ) - by creepers, by vines

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, tendril

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रवेष्टितम् (praveṣṭitam) - enveloped, covered, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praveṣṭita

praveṣṭita - enveloped, covered, surrounded, entwined

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root veṣṭ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, describing the forest

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vṛ with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively, describing the forest

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

दुर्गम् (durgam) - describing the forest as a difficult place (difficult to access, impenetrable)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - difficult to access, impenetrable, fortress, difficult place

Note: Used predicatively, describing the forest

गहनम् (gahanam) - describing the forest as dense (dense, impenetrable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense, impenetrable, deep, thicket, forest

Note: Used predicatively, describing the forest

घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - describing the forest as having a dreadful appearance (dreadful to behold, terrible in appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - dreadful to behold, of terrible appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, describing the forest