वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-39, verse-22

पत्तनं कोशकाराणां भूमिं च रजताकराम् ।
सर्वमेतद्विचेतव्यं मृगयद्भिर् ततस्ततः ॥२२॥

22. pattanaṃ kośakārāṇāṃ bhūmiṃ ca rajatākarām ,
sarvametadvicetavyaṃ mṛgayadbhir tatastataḥ.

22. pattanam kośakārāṇām bhūmim ca rajatākarām
sarvam etat vicetavyam mṛgayadbhiḥ tatas tataḥ

22. kośakārāṇām pattanam ca rajatākarām bhūmim
sarvam etat tatas tataḥ mṛgayadbhiḥ vicetavyam

22. The city of the treasurers, and the land rich in silver mines—all this should be thoroughly sought out by those searching everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• पत्तनम् (pattanam) - the city, the capital

• कोशकाराणाम् (kośakārāṇām) - of the treasurers, of the jewelers

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the land, territory

• च (ca) - and

• रजताकराम् (rajatākarām) - rich in silver mines, having silver mines

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, entire

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विचेतव्यम् (vicetavyam) - should be searched, is to be investigated

• मृगयद्भिः (mṛgayadbhiḥ) - by those searching, by seekers

• ततस् (tatas) - from there, thence

• ततः (tataḥ) - everywhere, from here and there (from there, thence (used with preceding tatas for 'here and there'))

Words meanings and morphology

पत्तनम् (pattanam) - the city, the capital

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pattana

pattana - city, town, capital, port

कोशकाराणाम् (kośakārāṇām) - of the treasurers, of the jewelers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kośakāra

kośakāra - treasurer, superintendent of a treasury; jeweler, maker of sheaths/cases

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kośa+kāra)

• kośa – treasury, casket, sheath, bud, jewel-casket
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – maker, doer, actor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the land, territory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, ground, territory

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रजताकराम् (rajatākarām) - rich in silver mines, having silver mines

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajatākara

rajatākara - a silver mine; rich in silver (as adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rajata+ākara)

• rajata – silver, white
  noun (neuter)
• ākara – mine, source, origin, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

विचेतव्यम् (vicetavyam) - should be searched, is to be investigated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicetavya

vicetavya - to be sought, to be searched, to be investigated, to be discerned

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle formed from root ci with prefix vi and suffix -tavya

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

मृगयद्भिः (mṛgayadbhiḥ) - by those searching, by seekers

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛgayad

mṛgayad - searching, hunting, seeking (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From denominative verb 'mṛgayate' (to hunt, to search), derived from root mṛg

Root: mṛg (class 10)

ततस् (tatas) - from there, thence

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - everywhere, from here and there (from there, thence (used with preceding tatas for 'here and there'))

(indeclinable)

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