वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-42, verse-47
महार्हाणि विचित्राणि हैमान्यन्ये नगोत्तमाः ।
शयनानि प्रसूयन्ते चित्रास्तारणवन्ति च ॥४७॥
शयनानि प्रसूयन्ते चित्रास्तारणवन्ति च ॥४७॥
47. mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimānyanye nagottamāḥ ,
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca.
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca.
47.
mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimāni anye nago-uttamāḥ
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca
47.
anye nago-uttamāḥ mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimāni
citrāstāraṇavanti ca śayanāni prasūyante
citrāstāraṇavanti ca śayanāni prasūyante
47.
Other excellent trees (nago-uttamāḥ) bring forth precious, splendid, golden beds, and beds with colorful coverings.
Words meanings summery:
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- महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - precious, costly (referring to beds) (very valuable, costly, precious)
- विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - splendid, wonderful (referring to beds) (wonderful, variegated, diverse, splendid)
- हैमानि (haimāni) - golden (referring to beds) (golden, made of gold)
- अन्ये (anye) - other (trees) (others, other)
- नगो-उत्तमाः (nago-uttamāḥ) - excellent trees (context of producing garments) (excellent mountains, excellent trees)
- शयनानि (śayanāni) - beds (beds, couches, resting places)
- प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - they produce (active sense for trees) (they produce, they bring forth, they are produced)
- चित्रास्तारणवन्ति (citrāstāraṇavanti) - having colorful coverings (referring to beds) (having colorful coverings, adorned with variegated spreads)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - precious, costly (referring to beds) (very valuable, costly, precious)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mahārha
mahārha - very valuable, costly, precious, deserving great honor
Compound of mahā (great) + arha (worthy, valuable).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arha)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - arha – worthy, deserving, valuable, fit
adjective
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root arh (to deserve, be worth).
Root: arh (class 1)
विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - splendid, wonderful (referring to beds) (wonderful, variegated, diverse, splendid)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vicitra
vicitra - wonderful, variegated, diverse, splendid, strange
Compound of vi (prefix for diversity) + citra (colorful, strange, wonderful).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vi+citra)
- vi – asunder, apart, intensively
indeclinable
Preposition/prefix indicating separation, distribution, or intensification. - citra – variegated, adorned, wonderful, diverse, bright
adjective
हैमानि (haimāni) - golden (referring to beds) (golden, made of gold)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of haima
haima - golden, made of gold, relating to winter
From hima (snow, winter) or heman (gold). Here, refers to gold.
Note: Qualifies śayanāni.
अन्ये (anye) - other (trees) (others, other)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, another
Note: Qualifies nago-uttamāḥ.
नगो-उत्तमाः (nago-uttamāḥ) - excellent trees (context of producing garments) (excellent mountains, excellent trees)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nago-uttama
nago-uttama - excellent tree, excellent mountain (naga can mean both tree and mountain)
Compound of naga (tree/mountain) and uttama (excellent).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (naga+uttama)
- naga – tree, mountain, serpent
noun (masculine)
naga literally means 'one that does not move' (na + ga).
Prefix: na
Root: gam (class 1) - uttama – best, excellent, supreme, highest
adjective (masculine)
Superlative degree of 'ud' (up).
Prefix: ud
Note: Subject of the sentence.
शयनानि (śayanāni) - beds (beds, couches, resting places)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śayana
śayana - bed, couch, sleeping, resting place
From root śī (to lie down, sleep) + suffix ana.
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Acts as the object (syntactically nominative plural as the verb is in middle voice with active meaning).
प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - they produce (active sense for trees) (they produce, they bring forth, they are produced)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prasū
Present tense, third person plural, middle voice. Root sū with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: In context of trees yielding things, this verb often functions like an active voice verb 'to produce'.
चित्रास्तारणवन्ति (citrāstāraṇavanti) - having colorful coverings (referring to beds) (having colorful coverings, adorned with variegated spreads)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of citrāstāraṇavat
citrāstāraṇavat - having colorful coverings/spreads
Possessive compound citra (colorful) + āstaraṇa (covering, spread) + mat/vat suffix.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+āstaraṇa+vat)
- citra – variegated, adorned, wonderful, diverse, bright, colorful
adjective - āstaraṇa – covering, spread, carpet, bedsheet
noun (neuter)
Derived from root stṛ (to spread) with prefix ā and suffix ana.
Prefix: ā
Root: stṛ (class 5) - vat – having, possessing, endowed with (suffix)
suffix
Suffix mat/vat forming possessive adjectives.
Note: Used predicatively with śayanāni.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.