वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-11

विदर्भानृषिकांश्चैव रम्यान्माहिषकानपि ।
तथा बङ्गान् कलिङ्गांश्च कौशिकांश्च समन्ततः ॥११॥

11. vidarbhānṛṣikāṃścaiva ramyānmāhiṣakānapi ,
tathā baṅgān kaliṅgāṃśca kauśikāṃśca samantataḥ.

11. vidarbhān ṛṣikān ca eva ramyān māhiṣakān api
tathā baṅgān kaliṅgān ca kauśikān ca samantataḥ

11. tathā samantataḥ ramyān māhiṣakān api vidarbhān
ca eva ṛṣikān baṅgān ca kaliṅgān ca kauśikān

11. Likewise, observe the Vidarbhas, the Ṛṣikas, and also the charming Māhiṣakas. Similarly, all around, observe the Baṅgas, the Kaliṅgas, and the Kauśikas.

Words meanings summery:

• विदर्भान् (vidarbhān) - the Vidarbhas (a people/region)

• ऋषिकान् (ṛṣikān) - the Ṛṣikas (a people/region)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• रम्यान् (ramyān) - charming, beautiful

• माहिषकान् (māhiṣakān) - the Māhiṣakas (a people/region)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• बङ्गान् (baṅgān) - the Baṅgas (a people/region)

• कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - the Kaliṅgas (a people/region)

• च (ca) - and

• कौशिकान् (kauśikān) - the Kauśikas (a people/region)

• च (ca) - and

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

Words meanings and morphology

विदर्भान् (vidarbhān) - the Vidarbhas (a people/region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vidarbha

vidarbha - Vidarbha (name of a country and its people in central India)

Note: Refers to the people or region.

ऋषिकान् (ṛṣikān) - the Ṛṣikas (a people/region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣika

ṛṣika - Ṛṣika (name of a country and its people, possibly near Vidarbha)

Note: Refers to the people or region.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

रम्यान् (ramyān) - charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive

From root ram (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'māhiṣakān'.

माहिषकान् (māhiṣakān) - the Māhiṣakas (a people/region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māhiṣaka

māhiṣaka - Māhiṣaka (name of a country and its people, possibly associated with Mysore region)

Note: Refers to the people or region.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this list to the previous.

बङ्गान् (baṅgān) - the Baṅgas (a people/region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of baṅga

baṅga - Baṅga (name of a country and its people, modern Bengal)

Note: Refers to the people or region.

कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - the Kaliṅgas (a people/region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaliṅga

kaliṅga - Kaliṅga (name of a country and its people, modern Odisha region)

Note: Refers to the people or region.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कौशिकान् (kauśikān) - the Kauśikas (a people/region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kauśika

kauśika - Kauśika (name of a people or a descendant of Kuśika, perhaps related to Koshala region); owl

Note: Refers to the people or region.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

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