वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-14

विचित्रशिखरः श्रीमांश्चित्रपुष्पितकाननः ।
सचन्दनवनोद्देशो मार्गितव्यो महागिरिः ॥१४॥

14. vicitraśikharaḥ śrīmāṃścitrapuṣpitakānanaḥ ,
sacandanavanoddeśo mārgitavyo mahāgiriḥ.

14. vicitraśikharaḥ śrīmān citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ
sacandanavanoddeśaḥ mārgītavyaḥ mahāgiriḥ

14. vicitraśikharaḥ śrīmān citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ
sacandanavanoddeśaḥ mahāgiriḥ mārgītavyaḥ

14. That great mountain, with its remarkably diverse peaks, glorious, and featuring forests blooming with colorful flowers and areas of sandalwood trees, must be searched for.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्रशिखरः (vicitraśikharaḥ) - with remarkably diverse peaks (having diverse peaks, with varied summits)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous)

• चित्रपुष्पितकाननः (citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ) - featuring forests blooming with colorful flowers (having forests blooming with colorful flowers)

• सचन्दनवनोद्देशः (sacandanavanoddeśaḥ) - having areas of sandalwood trees (having regions with sandalwood forests)

• मार्गीतव्यः (mārgītavyaḥ) - must be searched for (to be sought, to be searched for)

• महागिरिः (mahāgiriḥ) - that great mountain (great mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रशिखरः (vicitraśikharaḥ) - with remarkably diverse peaks (having diverse peaks, with varied summits)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitraśikhara

vicitraśikhara - having wonderful or variegated peaks

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'vicitra' (varied, wonderful) + 'śikhara' (peak).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+śikhara)

• vicitra – varied, diverse, wonderful, strange
  adjective (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgiriḥ'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, splendid, prosperous, fortunate

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat.

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgiriḥ'.

चित्रपुष्पितकाननः (citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ) - featuring forests blooming with colorful flowers (having forests blooming with colorful flowers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrapuṣpitakānana

citrapuṣpitakānana - having woods blooming with colorful flowers

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'citra' (colorful) + 'puṣpita' (blooming) + 'kānana' (forest).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+puṣpita+kānana)

• citra – colorful, variegated, bright, wonderful
  adjective (neuter)
• puṣpita – flowered, blooming, adorned with flowers
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √puṣp (to bloom, flower).
  Root: puṣp (class 1)
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgiriḥ'.

सचन्दनवनोद्देशः (sacandanavanoddeśaḥ) - having areas of sandalwood trees (having regions with sandalwood forests)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sacandanavanoddeśa

sacandanavanoddeśa - having regions of sandalwood forests

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'candana' (sandalwood) + 'vana' (forest) + 'uddeśa' (region, place).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+candana+vana+uddeśa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  A prefix used to form bahuvrīhi compounds.
• candana – sandalwood
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• uddeśa – region, place, quarter
  noun (masculine)
  From root √diś (to point, indicate) with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgiriḥ'.

मार्गीतव्यः (mārgītavyaḥ) - must be searched for (to be sought, to be searched for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārgītavya

mārgītavya - to be sought, to be searched after, to be inquired about

Gerundive (Kartṛkarmakartavya)

From root √mārg (to search, seek) with suffix -tavya.

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgiriḥ'.

महागिरिः (mahāgiriḥ) - that great mountain (great mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāgiri

mahāgiri - great mountain

Karma-dhāraya compound, 'mahā' (great) + 'giri' (mountain).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+giri)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of 'mahat'.
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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