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

तस्य मध्ये महाश्वेत ऋषभो नाम पर्वतः ।
दिव्यगन्धैः कुसुमितै रजतैश्च नगैर्वृतः ॥३९॥

39. tasya madhye mahāśveta ṛṣabho nāma parvataḥ ,
divyagandhaiḥ kusumitai rajataiśca nagairvṛtaḥ.

39. tasya madhye mahāśvetaḥ ṛṣabhaḥ nāma parvataḥ
divyagandhaiḥ kusumitaiḥ rajataiḥ ca nagaiḥ vṛtaḥ

39. tasya madhye mahāśvetaḥ ṛṣabhaḥ nāma parvataḥ
divyagandhaiḥ kusumitaiḥ rajataiḥ ca nagaiḥ vṛtaḥ

39. In its center is a magnificent white mountain named Ṛṣabha, surrounded by silver trees fragrant with divine blossoms.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the center

• महाश्वेतः (mahāśvetaḥ) - very white, magnificent white

• ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Ṛṣabha (name of a mountain) (a bull, the best, a particular mountain)

• नाम (nāma) - name, by name, indeed

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain

• दिव्यगन्धैः (divyagandhaiḥ) - with divine fragrances, having divine fragrance

• कुसुमितैः (kusumitaiḥ) - flowered, blooming, adorned with flowers

• रजतैः (rajataiḥ) - with silver, made of silver

• च (ca) - and

• नगैः (nagaiḥ) - by trees, with trees

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the center

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center

महाश्वेतः (mahāśvetaḥ) - very white, magnificent white

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśveta

mahāśveta - very white, great white

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śveta)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• śveta – white, brilliant
  adjective (masculine)

ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Ṛṣabha (name of a mountain) (a bull, the best, a particular mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull, best, pre-eminent, a mountain name

नाम (nāma) - name, by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

दिव्यगन्धैः (divyagandhaiḥ) - with divine fragrances, having divine fragrance

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divyagandha

divyagandha - divine fragrance, having divine fragrance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divya+gandha)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'nagaiḥ'

कुसुमितैः (kusumitaiḥ) - flowered, blooming, adorned with flowers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kusumita

kusumita - flowered, blooming

Past Passive Participle

Derived from kusuma (flower) + -ita suffix

Root: kusum

Note: Agrees with 'nagaiḥ'

रजतैः (rajataiḥ) - with silver, made of silver

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rajata

rajata - silver, made of silver

Note: Agrees with 'nagaiḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नगैः (nagaiḥ) - by trees, with trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naga

naga - tree, mountain

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vṛ- (to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'parvataḥ'

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