वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-22

नानाविधैर्नगैः फुल्लैर्लताभिश्चोपशोभितम् ।
देवर्षियक्षप्रवरैरप्सरोभिश्च सेवितम् ॥२२॥

22. nānāvidhairnagaiḥ phullairlatābhiścopaśobhitam ,
devarṣiyakṣapravarairapsarobhiśca sevitam.

22. nānāvidhaiḥ nagaiḥ phullaiḥ latābhiḥ ca upaśobhitam
devarṣi-yakṣa-pravaraiḥ apsarobhiḥ ca sevitam

22. nānāvidhaiḥ phullaiḥ nagaiḥ ca latābhiḥ upaśobhitam,
ca devarṣi-yakṣa-pravaraiḥ ca apsarobhiḥ sevitam

22. Adorned with various kinds of blooming trees and creepers, it was frequented by eminent divine sages, Yakṣas, and Apsarās.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - of various kinds, diverse

• नगैः (nagaiḥ) - by trees (adornments of the mountain) (by trees, by mountains)

• फुल्लैः (phullaiḥ) - by blooming trees (by blooming/flowered (ones))

• लताभिः (latābhiḥ) - by creepers, by vines

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - the mountain was adorned (adorned, beautified, embellished)

• देवर्षि-यक्ष-प्रवरैः (devarṣi-yakṣa-pravaraiḥ) - by eminent divine sages and Yakṣas

• अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - by Apsarās (celestial nymphs)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सेवितम् (sevitam) - the mountain was frequented (frequented, inhabited, served)

Words meanings and morphology

नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - of various kinds, diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - of various sorts, diverse, manifold

compound of nānā and vidha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

नगैः (nagaiḥ) - by trees (adornments of the mountain) (by trees, by mountains)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naga

naga - mountain, tree

lit. 'that which does not move'

Prefix: na

Root: gam (class 1)

फुल्लैः (phullaiḥ) - by blooming trees (by blooming/flowered (ones))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of phulla

phulla - blooming, expanded, opened, flowered

Past Passive Participle (irregular)

PPP of phull (to bloom)

Root: phull (class 1)

लताभिः (latābhiḥ) - by creepers, by vines

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, plant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'nagaiḥ phullaiḥ' and 'latābhiḥ'.

उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - the mountain was adorned (adorned, beautified, embellished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - adorned, beautified, embellished

Past Passive Participle

PPP of upa + śubh (causative)

Prefix: upa

Root: śubh (class 1)

देवर्षि-यक्ष-प्रवरैः (devarṣi-yakṣa-pravaraiḥ) - by eminent divine sages and Yakṣas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devarṣi-yakṣa-pravara

devarṣi-yakṣa-pravara - chiefs among divine sages and Yakṣas

dvandva compound of devarṣi and yakṣa, followed by tatpuruṣa with pravara

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (devarṣi+yakṣa+pravara)

• devarṣi – divine sage
  noun (masculine)
  karma-dhāraya: deva + ṛṣi
• yakṣa – Yakṣa (a class of demigods)
  noun (masculine)
• pravara – chief, excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra + vṛ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - by Apsarās (celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsaras (celestial nymph, water-nymph)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'devarṣi-yakṣa-pravaraiḥ' and 'apsarobhiḥ'.

सेवितम् (sevitam) - the mountain was frequented (frequented, inhabited, served)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sevita

sevita - frequented, inhabited, served, honored

Past Passive Participle

PPP of sev

Root: sev (class 1)

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