वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-4

नीललोहितमाञ्जिष्ठपद्मवर्णैः सितासितैः ।
स्वभावविहितैश्चित्रैर्धातुभिः समलंकृतम् ॥४॥

4. nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhapadmavarṇaiḥ sitāsitaiḥ ,
svabhāvavihitaiścitrairdhātubhiḥ samalaṃkṛtam.

4. nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhapadmavarṇaiḥ sitāsitaiḥ
svabhāvavihitaiḥ citraiḥ dhātubhiḥ samalaṅkṛtam

4. Adorned with variegated minerals, naturally arranged, in hues of blue, red, madder-red, lotus-pink, white, and black.

Words meanings summery:

• नीललोहितमाञ्जिष्ठपद्मवर्णैः (nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhapadmavarṇaiḥ) - with blue, red, madder-red, and lotus-pink hues (with blue, red, madder-red, and lotus colors)

• सितासितैः (sitāsitaiḥ) - with white and black (hues) (with white and black)

• स्वभावविहितैः (svabhāvavihitaiḥ) - naturally arranged (naturally arranged, spontaneously created, inherent)

• चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - variegated (variegated, diverse, wonderful, brilliant)

• धातुभिः (dhātubhiḥ) - with minerals (by minerals, by elements, by constituents)

• समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - adorned (adorned, decorated, embellished)

Words meanings and morphology

नीललोहितमाञ्जिष्ठपद्मवर्णैः (nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhapadmavarṇaiḥ) - with blue, red, madder-red, and lotus-pink hues (with blue, red, madder-red, and lotus colors)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhapadmavarṇa

nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhapadmavarṇa - having colors like blue, red, madder, and lotus

Compound of color terms.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (nīla+lohita+māñjiṣṭha+padma+varṇa)

• nīla – blue, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• lohita – red, reddish
  adjective (masculine)
• māñjiṣṭha – madder-red, crimson
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'mañjiṣṭhā' (madder plant).
• padma – lotus, lotus-colored
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies dhātubhiḥ.

सितासितैः (sitāsitaiḥ) - with white and black (hues) (with white and black)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sitāsita

sitāsita - white and black

Compound of sita (white) and asita (black).

Compound type : dvandva (sita+asita)

• sita – white, fair, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past passive participle of root 'śi' or 'sī'.
  Root: śi (class 7)
• asita – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative of 'sita'.

Note: Qualifies dhātubhiḥ.

स्वभावविहितैः (svabhāvavihitaiḥ) - naturally arranged (naturally arranged, spontaneously created, inherent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svabhāvavihita

svabhāvavihita - naturally arranged, created by inherent nature

Compound of svabhāva (natural state) and vihita (arranged, made).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+vihita)

• svabhāva – own being, natural state, intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (being).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vihita – arranged, made, enjoined, formed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root dhā with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies dhātubhiḥ.

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - variegated (variegated, diverse, wonderful, brilliant)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of citra

citra - variegated, painted, diverse, wonderful, brilliant

From root cit (to observe, to appear).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dhātubhiḥ.

धातुभिः (dhātubhiḥ) - with minerals (by minerals, by elements, by constituents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhātu

dhātu - mineral, ore, element, constituent, root (of a word)

From root dhā (to place, to hold).

Root: dhā (class 3)

समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - adorned (adorned, decorated, embellished)

(participle)

neuter, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, embellished, thoroughly ornamented

Past Passive Participle

From sam (completely) + alaṅ (enough) + kṛta (done). P.P.P. of root kṛ with sam-alam prefixes.

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the object being described (the mountain).