वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-17

शिखिनीभिः परिवृता मयूरा गिरिसानुषु ।
मन्मथाभिपरीतस्य मम मन्मथवर्धनाः ॥१७॥

17. śikhinībhiḥ parivṛtā mayūrā girisānuṣu ,
manmathābhiparītasya mama manmathavardhanāḥ.

17. śikhinībhiḥ parivṛtāḥ mayūrāḥ girisānuṣu
manmathābhiparītasya mama manmathavardhanāḥ

17. girisānuṣu śikhinībhiḥ parivṛtāḥ mayūrāḥ
mama manmathābhiparītasya manmathavardhanāḥ

17. The peacocks, accompanied by peahens on the mountain slopes, for me who am overcome by love (manmatha), are indeed increasing my passion (manmatha).

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिनीभिः (śikhinībhiḥ) - by peahens

• परिवृताः (parivṛtāḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, encompassed

• मयूराः (mayūrāḥ) - peacocks

• गिरिसानुषु (girisānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes

• मन्मथाभिपरीतस्य (manmathābhiparītasya) - of me, who is overcome by passion (manmatha) (of one overcome by love)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मन्मथवर्धनाः (manmathavardhanāḥ) - increasing my passion (manmatha) (increasing love/passion)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिनीभिः (śikhinībhiḥ) - by peahens

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śikhinī

śikhinī - peahen, female peacock

Feminine form of śikhin (peacock, crested).

Note: Describes who accompanies the peacocks.

परिवृताः (parivṛtāḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, accompanied, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, encompass) with prefix pari- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies mayūrāḥ.

मयूराः (mayūrāḥ) - peacocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mayūra

mayūra - peacock

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

गिरिसानुषु (girisānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of girisānu

girisānu - mountain slope, mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+sānu)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• sānu – summit, peak, ridge, slope of a mountain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative plural indicating location.

मन्मथाभिपरीतस्य (manmathābhiparītasya) - of me, who is overcome by passion (manmatha) (of one overcome by love)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manmathābhiparīta

manmathābhiparīta - overcome by love/passion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manmatha+abhiparīta)

• manmatha – love, passion, god of love (Kama)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from manth (to churn) + manas (mind), one who agitates the mind.
  Root: math (class 9)
• abhiparīta – overcome, surrounded, fallen into
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefixes abhi- and pari- and suffix -ta.
  Prefixes: abhi+pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies mama.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

मन्मथवर्धनाः (manmathavardhanāḥ) - increasing my passion (manmatha) (increasing love/passion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manmathavardhana

manmathavardhana - increasing love/passion, exciting lust

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manmatha+vardhana)

• manmatha – love, passion, god of love (Kama)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from manth (to churn) + manas (mind), one who agitates the mind.
  Root: math (class 9)
• vardhana – increasing, promoting, strengthening
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from causative
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase) in causative form with suffix -ana.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for mayūrāḥ.