वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-25, verse-37
हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णा पताकाध्वजशोभिता ।
बभूव नगरी रम्या क्षिकिन्धा गिरिगह्वरे ॥३७॥
बभूव नगरी रम्या क्षिकिन्धा गिरिगह्वरे ॥३७॥
37. hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā patākādhvajaśobhitā ,
babhūva nagarī ramyā kṣikindhā girigahvare.
babhūva nagarī ramyā kṣikindhā girigahvare.
37.
hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā patākādhvajaśobhitā
babhūva nagarī ramyā kṣikindhā girigahvare
babhūva nagarī ramyā kṣikindhā girigahvare
37.
girigahvare kṣikindhā nagarī hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā
patākādhvajaśobhitā ramyā babhūva
patākādhvajaśobhitā ramyā babhūva
37.
The city of Kiṣkindhā, situated within a mountain cavern, became beautiful, filled with happy and well-nourished people, and adorned with banners and flags.
Words meanings summery:
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- हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णा (hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā) - filled with happy and well-nourished people
- पताकाध्वजशोभिता (patākādhvajaśobhitā) - adorned with banners and flags
- बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)
- नगरी (nagarī) - city (city, town)
- रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful (beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant)
- क्षिकिन्धा (kṣikindhā) - Kiṣkindhā (Kishkindha (proper name of a city))
- गिरिगह्वरे (girigahvare) - within a mountain cavern (in the mountain cave/cavern)
Words meanings and morphology
हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णा (hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā) - filled with happy and well-nourished people
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇa
hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇa - filled/crowded with happy and robust/nourished people
Bahuvrihi compound, describing the city as having been filled with such people.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (hṛṣṭa+puṣṭa+jana+ākīrṇa)
- hṛṣṭa – happy, pleased, delighted
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √hṛṣ (to be pleased).
Root: hṛṣ (class 4) - puṣṭa – nourished, robust, strong, thriving
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √puṣ (to nourish).
Root: puṣ (class 4) - jana – person, people, man
noun (masculine) - ākīrṇa – filled, crowded, strewn with
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √kṝ (to scatter) with upasarga ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: kṝ (class 6)
Note: Describes 'nagarī'.
पताकाध्वजशोभिता (patākādhvajaśobhitā) - adorned with banners and flags
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of patākādhvajaśobhita
patākādhvajaśobhita - adorned with banners and standards/flags
Tatpurusha compound indicating adornment by banners and flags.
Compound type : tatpurusha (patākā+dhvaja+śobhita)
- patākā – banner, flag, standard
noun (feminine) - dhvaja – flag, banner, ensign
noun (masculine) - śobhita – adorned, decorated, beautiful
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful) in causative sense.
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Describes 'nagarī'.
बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice.
Derived from root √bhū (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Expresses a completed past action or state.
नगरी (nagarī) - city (city, town)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nagarī
nagarī - city, town
रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful (beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya
ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant
Gerundive
Derived from root √ram (to delight, enjoy).
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective to 'nagarī'.
क्षिकिन्धा (kṣikindhā) - Kiṣkindhā (Kishkindha (proper name of a city))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kiṣkindhā
kiṣkindhā - Kiṣkindhā (proper name of the monkey capital)
Note: Subject (or appositive to nagarī).
गिरिगह्वरे (girigahvare) - within a mountain cavern (in the mountain cave/cavern)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of girigahvara
girigahvara - mountain cave, mountain cavern
Tatpurusha compound of 'giri' (mountain) and 'gahvara' (cave/cavern).
Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+gahvara)
- giri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - gahvara – cave, cavern, abyss, thicket
noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates location.