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4,42

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-47

महार्हाणि विचित्राणि हैमान्यन्ये नगोत्तमाः ।
शयनानि प्रसूयन्ते चित्रास्तारणवन्ति च ॥४७॥
47. mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimānyanye nagottamāḥ ,
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca.
47. mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimāni anye nago-uttamāḥ
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca
47. anye nago-uttamāḥ mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimāni
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)
  • (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.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.