वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-10

गिरिप्रस्थेषु रम्येषु पुष्पवद्भिर्मनोरमैः ।
संसक्तशिखरा शैला विराजन्ति महाद्रुमैः ॥१०॥

10. giriprastheṣu ramyeṣu puṣpavadbhirmanoramaiḥ ,
saṃsaktaśikharā śailā virājanti mahādrumaiḥ.

10. giriprastheṣu ramyeṣu puṣpavadbhiḥ manoramaiḥ
saṃsaktaśikharāḥ śailāḥ virājanti mahādrumaiḥ

10. śailāḥ saṃsaktaśikharāḥ ramyeṣu giriprastheṣu
puṣpavadbhiḥ manoramaiḥ mahādrumaiḥ virājanti

10. On the beautiful mountain plateaus, the mountains with their interconnected peaks shine splendidly, adorned with delightful flowers and magnificent trees.

Words meanings summery:

• गिरिप्रस्थेषु (giriprastheṣu) - on mountain plateaus, on mountain slopes

• रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - on charming, on beautiful

• पुष्पवद्भिः (puṣpavadbhiḥ) - with flowers, flowery, having flowers

• मनोरमैः (manoramaiḥ) - with delightful, with captivating

• संसक्तशिखराः (saṁsaktaśikharāḥ) - with contiguous peaks, having joined peaks

• शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains

• विराजन्ति (virājanti) - they shine, they appear splendid

• महाद्रुमैः (mahādrumaiḥ) - with great trees, with large trees

Words meanings and morphology

गिरिप्रस्थेषु (giriprastheṣu) - on mountain plateaus, on mountain slopes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of giriprasta

giriprasta - mountain plateau, mountain slope

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+prasta)

• giri – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• prasta – level, plain, plateau
  noun (masculine)

रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - on charming, on beautiful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful

Gerundive

From root ram- 'to delight' with suffix -ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'giriprastheṣu'.

पुष्पवद्भिः (puṣpavadbhiḥ) - with flowers, flowery, having flowers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṣpavat

puṣpavat - possessing flowers, flowery, blooming

Derived from 'puṣpa' (flower) with the possessive suffix 'matup'.

Note: Agrees with 'śailāḥ' and 'manoramaiḥ'.

मनोरमैः (manoramaiḥ) - with delightful, with captivating

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manorama

manorama - pleasing to the mind, delightful, charming, captivating

From 'manas' (mind) and 'rama' (pleasing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• rama – pleasing, charming, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √ram (to delight).
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puṣpavadbhiḥ' and 'śailāḥ'.

संसक्तशिखराः (saṁsaktaśikharāḥ) - with contiguous peaks, having joined peaks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsaktaśikhara

saṁsaktaśikhara - having connected peaks, with contiguous summits

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃsakta+śikhara)

• saṃsakta – joined, connected, attached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √sañj (to cling to, to be attached) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 7)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śailāḥ'.

शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

Derived from 'śilā' (stone) or 'śaila' (rock).

Note: Subject of the verb 'virājanti'.

विराजन्ति (virājanti) - they shine, they appear splendid

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root √rāj (to shine, to rule) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

महाद्रुमैः (mahādrumaiḥ) - with great trees, with large trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahādruma

mahādruma - large tree, great tree

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+druma)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to describe what the mountains are adorned with.