वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-17, verse-5

शक्रदत्ता वरा माला काञ्चनी रत्नभूषिता ।
दधार हरिमुख्यस्य प्राणांस्तेजः श्रियं च सा ॥५॥

5. śakradattā varā mālā kāñcanī ratnabhūṣitā ,
dadhāra harimukhyasya prāṇāṃstejaḥ śriyaṃ ca sā.

5. śakradattā varā mālā kāñcanī ratnabhūṣitā
dadhāra harimukhyasya prāṇān tejaḥ śriyam ca sā

5. śakradattā varā kāñcanī ratnabhūṣitā sā mālā
harimukhyasya prāṇān tejaḥ śriyam ca dadhāra

5. The excellent golden garland, adorned with jewels, which was given by Indra (Śakra), sustained the life-breath (prāṇa), vigor, and splendor (śrī) of the chief of the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• शक्रदत्ता (śakradattā) - given by Indra

• वरा (varā) - excellent, beautiful, best

• माला (mālā) - garland, necklace

• काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden, made of gold

• रत्नभूषिता (ratnabhūṣitā) - adorned with jewels

• दधार (dadhāra) - she held, she sustained

• हरिमुख्यस्य (harimukhyasya) - of the chief of the monkeys

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths, vital airs

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - vigor, radiance, spiritual power

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - splendor, fortune, glory

• च (ca) - and

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्रदत्ता (śakradattā) - given by Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakradattā

śakradattā - given by Śakra (Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+datta)

• śakra – Indra, mighty, powerful
  proper noun (masculine)
• datta – given, granted, presented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dā (to give) + suffix -ta (kta).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mālā'.

वरा (varā) - excellent, beautiful, best

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, finest, beautiful, boon, choice

Note: Agrees with 'mālā'.

माला (mālā) - garland, necklace

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace, rosary

काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold; gold (subst.)

Note: Agrees with 'mālā'.

रत्नभूषिता (ratnabhūṣitā) - adorned with jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ratnabhūṣita

ratnabhūṣita - adorned with jewels, jewel-decorated

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+bhūṣita)

• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhūṣ (to adorn) + suffix -ita.
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mālā'.

दधार (dadhāra) - she held, she sustained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

हरिमुख्यस्य (harimukhyasya) - of the chief of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of harimukhya

harimukhya - chief of monkeys, prominent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+mukhya)

• hari – monkey, lion, Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, primary
  adjective (masculine)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths, vital airs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit; one of the five vital breaths

तेजः (tejaḥ) - vigor, radiance, spiritual power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharpness, brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power, fiery energy

श्रियम् (śriyam) - splendor, fortune, glory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty, success, high rank; goddess Lakṣmī

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'mālā'.

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