वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-60, verse-8

उपलैरिव संछन्ना दृश्यते भूः शिलोच्चयैः ।
आपगाभिश्च संवीता सूत्रैरिव वसुंधरा ॥८॥

8. upalairiva saṃchannā dṛśyate bhūḥ śiloccayaiḥ ,
āpagābhiśca saṃvītā sūtrairiva vasuṃdharā.

8. upalaiḥ iva saṃchannā dṛśyate bhūḥ śiloccayaiḥ
āpagābhiḥ ca saṃvītā sūtraiḥ iva vasundharā

8. bhūḥ upalaiḥ śiloccayaiḥ iva saṃchannā
dṛśyate ca āpagābhiḥ sūtraiḥ iva saṃvītā

8. The earth appears covered as if by stones and mountain peaks, and it is encompassed by rivers as if by threads.

Words meanings summery:

• उपलैः (upalaiḥ) - by stones, by pebbles

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• संछन्ना (saṁchannā) - covered, concealed

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• भूः (bhūḥ) - the earth, land

• शिलोच्चयैः (śiloccayaiḥ) - by mountain peaks, by heaps of rocks

• आपगाभिः (āpagābhiḥ) - by rivers

• च (ca) - and

• संवीता (saṁvītā) - encompassed, surrounded, covered

• सूत्रैः (sūtraiḥ) - by threads

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth (lit. 'holder of wealth')

Words meanings and morphology

उपलैः (upalaiḥ) - by stones, by pebbles

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of upala

upala - stone, rock, pebble, gem

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

संछन्ना (saṁchannā) - covered, concealed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃchanna

saṁchanna - covered, concealed, hidden

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam- + root chad (to cover).

Prefix: sam

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with bhūḥ.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, passive voice, middle ending

Root dṛś in passive voice (yAk-affix), ātmanepada.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भूः (bhūḥ) - the earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, world, place

शिलोच्चयैः (śiloccayaiḥ) - by mountain peaks, by heaps of rocks

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śiloccaya

śiloccaya - mountain, rock-pile, heap of stones

Compound of śilā and uccaya.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+uccaya)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• uccaya – heap, pile, accumulation, elevation
  noun (masculine)
  From ud- + ci (to gather)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ci (class 5)

आपगाभिः (āpagābhiḥ) - by rivers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of āpagā

āpagā - river, stream

From ā- + pad (to go, approach).

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संवीता (saṁvītā) - encompassed, surrounded, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvīta

saṁvīta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, clothed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam- + prefix vi- + root ī (to go) or ve (to weave, cover). Often from sam-vye.

Prefixes: sam+vi

Root: vī (class 9)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with vasundharā.

सूत्रैः (sūtraiḥ) - by threads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sūtra

sūtra - thread, string, rule, aphorism

Root: siv (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth (lit. 'holder of wealth')

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - earth (as bearer of treasures), land

Compound vasu (wealth) + dharā (holding, bearer), feminine noun.

Compound type : upapada (vasu+dharā)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, gem, excellent
  noun (neuter)
• dharā – holder, bearer, earth, land
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)