वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-2

शार्दूलमृगसंघुष्टं सिंहैर्भीमरवैर्वृतम् ।
नानागुल्मलतागूढं बहुपादपसंकुलम् ॥२॥

2. śārdūlamṛgasaṃghuṣṭaṃ siṃhairbhīmaravairvṛtam ,
nānāgulmalatāgūḍhaṃ bahupādapasaṃkulam.

2. śārdūlamṛgasaṃghuṣṭam siṃhaiḥ bhīmaravaiḥ
vṛtam nānāgulmalatāgūḍham bahupādapasaṅkulam

2. śārdūlamṛgasaṃghuṣṭam siṃhaiḥ bhīmaravaiḥ
vṛtam nānāgulmalatāgūḍham bahupādapasaṅkulam

2. [The mountain was] resounding with tigers and deer, filled with lions whose roars were terrifying, concealed by various shrubs and creepers, and densely packed with many trees.

Words meanings summery:

• शार्दूलमृगसंघुष्टम् (śārdūlamṛgasaṁghuṣṭam) - The mountain was resounding with the sounds of tigers and deer (resounding with tigers and deer)

• सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by the lions inhabiting the mountain (by lions)

• भीमरवैः (bhīmaravaiḥ) - (the lions) having terrifying roars (with terrifying roars)

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - filled with (lions) (surrounded, covered, filled)

• नानागुल्मलतागूढम् (nānāgulmalatāgūḍham) - The mountain was concealed by diverse shrubs and creepers (concealed by various shrubs and creepers)

• बहुपादपसङ्कुलम् (bahupādapasaṅkulam) - The mountain was dense with numerous trees (dense with many trees)

Words meanings and morphology

शार्दूलमृगसंघुष्टम् (śārdūlamṛgasaṁghuṣṭam) - The mountain was resounding with the sounds of tigers and deer (resounding with tigers and deer)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śārdūlamṛgasaṃghuṣṭa

śārdūlamṛgasaṁghuṣṭa - resounding with tigers and deer

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix sam and suffix -kta, then compounded with śārdūlamṛga

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (śārdūlamṛga+saṃghuṣṭa)

• śārdūlamṛga – tiger and deer/animal
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of śārdūla (tiger) and mṛga (deer/animal)
• saṃghuṣṭa – sounded, resounded, proclaimed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied mountain (neuter, singular, accusative)

सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by the lions inhabiting the mountain (by lions)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Used with vṛtam (surrounded by)

भीमरवैः (bhīmaravaiḥ) - (the lions) having terrifying roars (with terrifying roars)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīmarava

bhīmarava - terrifying roar, dreadful sound

Compound of bhīma (terrifying) and rava (roar, sound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīma+rava)

• bhīma – terrifying, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhī (to fear) with suffix -ma
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rava – roar, sound, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root ru (to roar, cry) with suffix -a
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Adjective agreeing with siṃhaiḥ

वृतम् (vṛtam) - filled with (lions) (surrounded, covered, filled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with an implied mountain (neuter, singular, accusative)

नानागुल्मलतागूढम् (nānāgulmalatāgūḍham) - The mountain was concealed by diverse shrubs and creepers (concealed by various shrubs and creepers)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nānāgulmalatāgūḍha

nānāgulmalatāgūḍha - concealed by various shrubs and creepers

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root guh (to hide) with suffix -kta, then compounded with nānāgulmalatā

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (nānāgulmalatā+gūḍha)

• nānāgulmalatā – various shrubs and creepers
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of nānā (various) and gulmalatā (shrubs and creepers). gulmalatā is a dvandva compound of gulma (shrub) and latā (creeper)
• gūḍha – hidden, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root guh (to hide, conceal)
  Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied mountain (neuter, singular, accusative)

बहुपादपसङ्कुलम् (bahupādapasaṅkulam) - The mountain was dense with numerous trees (dense with many trees)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahupādapasaṅkula

bahupādapasaṅkula - dense with many trees

Compound of bahupādapa (many trees) and saṅkula (dense, crowded)

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (bahupādapa+saṅkula)

• bahupādapa – many trees
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of bahu (many) and pādapa (tree)
• saṅkula – crowded, dense, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kul (to collect, heap) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied mountain (neuter, singular, accusative)

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