वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-3

ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छैर्मार्जारैश्च निषेवितम् ।
मेघराशिनिभं शैलं नित्यं शुचिजलाश्रयम् ॥३॥

3. ṛkṣavānaragopucchairmārjāraiśca niṣevitam ,
megharāśinibhaṃ śailaṃ nityaṃ śucijalāśrayam.

3. ṛkṣavānaragopucchaiḥ mārjāraiḥ ca niṣevitam
megharāśinibham śailam nityam śucijalāśrayam

3. śailam megharāśinibham ṛkṣavānaragopucchaiḥ
mārjāraiḥ ca niṣevitam nityam śucijalāśrayam

3. It was frequented by bears, monkeys, and baboons, as well as by cats; a mountain resembling a mass of clouds, which always offered shelter with its pure water sources.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छैः (ṛkṣavānaragopucchaiḥ) - by the bears, monkeys, and baboons inhabiting the mountain (by bears, monkeys, and baboons)

• मार्जारैः (mārjāraiḥ) - by the wild cats on the mountain (by cats)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निषेवितम् (niṣevitam) - frequented (by animals) (frequented, attended, served)

• मेघराशिनिभम् (megharāśinibham) - a mountain resembling a mass of clouds (resembling a mass of clouds)

• शैलम् (śailam) - the mountain (being described) (mountain)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly)

• शुचिजलाश्रयम् (śucijalāśrayam) - which always offered shelter with its pure water sources (having pure water sources, shelter of pure water)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छैः (ṛkṣavānaragopucchaiḥ) - by the bears, monkeys, and baboons inhabiting the mountain (by bears, monkeys, and baboons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛkṣavānaragopuccha

ṛkṣavānaragopuccha - bears, monkeys, and cow-tailed monkeys/baboons

Dvandva compound of ṛkṣa (bear), vānara (monkey), and gopuccha (cow-tailed monkey/baboon)

Compound type : dvandva (ṛkṣa+vānara+gopuccha)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• gopuccha – cow-tailed, a kind of monkey, baboon
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of go (cow) and puccha (tail)

Note: Used with niṣevitam (frequented by)

मार्जारैः (mārjāraiḥ) - by the wild cats on the mountain (by cats)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

Note: Used with niṣevitam (frequented by)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

निषेवितम् (niṣevitam) - frequented (by animals) (frequented, attended, served)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣevita

niṣevita - frequented, attended, served, honored

Past Passive Participle

From root sev (to serve, frequent) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śailam (neuter, singular, accusative)

मेघराशिनिभम् (megharāśinibham) - a mountain resembling a mass of clouds (resembling a mass of clouds)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of megharāśinibha

megharāśinibha - cloud-mass-like, resembling a mass of clouds

Compound of megharāśi (mass of clouds) and nibha (resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megharāśi+nibha)

• megharāśi – mass of clouds
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of megha (cloud) and rāśi (mass, heap)
• nibha – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhā (to shine) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with śailam

शैलम् (śailam) - the mountain (being described) (mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

From śilā (rock) + aṇ suffix

Note: Direct object of an implied verb like "they saw" or "he found"; the preceding adjectives describe this noun

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

From ni + tya

Note: Adverb modifying the characteristic of śucijalāśrayam

शुचिजलाश्रयम् (śucijalāśrayam) - which always offered shelter with its pure water sources (having pure water sources, shelter of pure water)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śucijalāśraya

śucijalāśraya - resort/shelter of pure water, having pure water sources

Compound of śucijala (pure water) and āśraya (refuge, shelter, source)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śucijala+āśraya)

• śucijala – pure water
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of śuci (pure) and jala (water)
• āśraya – refuge, shelter, resort, support, source
  noun (masculine)
  From root śri (to resort to, serve) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śailam

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