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4,42

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-53

समतिक्रम्य तं देशमुत्तरस्तोयसां निधिः ।
तत्र सोमगिरिर्नाम मध्ये हेममयो महान् ॥५३॥
53. samatikramya taṃ deśamuttarastoyasāṃ nidhiḥ ,
tatra somagirirnāma madhye hemamayo mahān.
53. samatikramya tam deśam uttarataḥ toyasām nidhiḥ
tatra somagiriḥ nāma madhye hemamayaḥ mahān
53. tam deśam samatikramya toyasām nidhiḥ uttarataḥ
tatra madhye mahān hemamayaḥ somagiriḥ nāma
53. Having passed beyond that region, to the north of the ocean, there, in the middle, stands a great golden mountain named Somagiri.

Words meanings summery:

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  • समतिक्रम्य (samatikramya) - having crossed over, having surpassed, having traversed
  • तम् (tam) - that
  • देशम् (deśam) - region, place, country
  • उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - to the north, northwards
  • तोयसाम् (toyasām) - of waters
  • निधिः (nidhiḥ) - ocean (receptacle, store, ocean, treasure)
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • सोमगिरिः (somagiriḥ) - The mountain named Somagiri (Soma mountain (name of a mountain))
  • नाम (nāma) - by name, named
  • मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the center
  • हेममयः (hemamayaḥ) - golden, made of gold
  • महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

Words meanings and morphology

समतिक्रम्य (samatikramya) - having crossed over, having surpassed, having traversed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root `kram` with prefixes `sam-`, `ati-`, and suffix `-ya` for absolutive.
Prefixes: sam+ati
Root: kram (class 1)
तम् (tam) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
देशम् (deśam) - region, place, country
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa
deśa - region, place, country
उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - to the north, northwards
(indeclinable)
Derived from `uttara` (north) with the suffix `tas`.
तोयसाम् (toyasām) - of waters
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of toya
toya - water
निधिः (nidhiḥ) - ocean (receptacle, store, ocean, treasure)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nidhi
nidhi - receptacle, store, treasure, ocean
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: In combination with `toyasām`, it means 'ocean'.
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
सोमगिरिः (somagiriḥ) - The mountain named Somagiri (Soma mountain (name of a mountain))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of somagiri
somagiri - Soma mountain (a specific mountain)
Compound: Soma (moon/a plant) + Giri (mountain)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (soma+giri)
  • soma – moon, a plant, a deity
    noun (masculine)
  • giri – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
    Root: gṛ (class 6)
नाम (nāma) - by name, named
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to introduce a name.
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the center
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
हेममयः (hemamayaḥ) - golden, made of gold
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hemamaya
hemamaya - golden, made of gold
Derived from `heman` (gold) with suffix `mayaṭ`.
Note: Agrees with `somagiriḥ`.
महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty
Note: Agrees with `somagiriḥ`.