वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-20

इतो द्वीपे समुद्रस्य संपूर्णे शतयोजने ।
तस्मिंल् लङ्का पुरी रम्या निर्मिता विश्वकर्मणा ॥२०॥

20. ito dvīpe samudrasya saṃpūrṇe śatayojane ,
tasmiṃl laṅkā purī ramyā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā.

20. itaḥ dvīpe samudrasya sampūrṇe śatayojane
tasmin laṅkā purī ramyā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā

20. itaḥ samudrasya dvīpe sampūrṇe śatayojane
tasmin ramyā purī laṅkā viśvakarmaṇā nirmitā

20. From here, on an island in the ocean, a full hundred yojanas [in extent], is the beautiful city of Laṅkā, built by Viśvakarmā.

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• द्वीपे (dvīpe) - on an island

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

• सम्पूर्णे (sampūrṇe) - fully, complete, entire

• शतयोजने (śatayojane) - at a distance of a hundred yojanas

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that, in that

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (proper name of the city)

• पुरी (purī) - city

• रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• निर्मिता (nirmitā) - built, constructed, fashioned

• विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam ('this') with the locative suffix -tas

द्वीपे (dvīpe) - on an island

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvīpa

dvīpa - island

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

सम्पूर्णे (sampūrṇe) - fully, complete, entire

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sampūrṇa

sampūrṇa - complete, full, perfect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root pṝ- ('to fill') with the prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pṝ (class 9)

शतयोजने (śatayojane) - at a distance of a hundred yojanas

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śatayojana

śatayojana - a hundred yojanas (a measure of distance)

Compound type : dvigu (śata+yojana)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-9 miles)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root yuj- 'to join'
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that, in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (proper name of the city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of the capital city of Rāvaṇa)

पुरी (purī) - city

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramyā

ramya - beautiful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive/Passive Future Participle

Derived from the root ram- ('to delight, enjoy')

Root: ram (class 1)

निर्मिता (nirmitā) - built, constructed, fashioned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmita

nirmita - built, constructed, made

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mā- ('to measure, build') with the prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 3)

विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect, craftsman of the gods)

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