वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-47

स नानाकुसुमैः कीर्णः कपिः साङ्कुरकोरकैः ।
शुशुभे मेघसंकाशः खद्योतैरिव पर्वतः ॥४७॥

47. sa nānākusumaiḥ kīrṇaḥ kapiḥ sāṅkurakorakaiḥ ,
śuśubhe meghasaṃkāśaḥ khadyotairiva parvataḥ.

47. sa nānākusumaiḥ kīrṇaḥ kapiḥ sāṅkurakorakaiḥ
śuśubhe meghasaṃkāśaḥ khadyotaiḥ iva parvataḥ

47. sa kapiḥ nānākusumaiḥ sāṅkurakorakaiḥ kīrṇaḥ
meghasaṃkāśaḥ parvataḥ khadyotaiḥ iva śuśubhe

47. The monkey, covered with various flowers, sprouts, and buds, looked splendid like a cloud-like mountain illuminated by fireflies.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (referring to the monkey) (he, that)

• नानाकुसुमैः (nānākusumaiḥ) - with various flowers

• कीर्णः (kīrṇaḥ) - covered (scattered, strewn, covered)

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - the monkey (monkey, ape)

• साङ्कुरकोरकैः (sāṅkurakorakaiḥ) - with sprouts and buds

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone splendidly (shone, appeared splendid, was beautiful)

• मेघसंकाशः (meghasaṁkāśaḥ) - cloud-like (cloud-like, resembling a cloud)

• खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - with fireflies

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain (mountain, hill)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (referring to the monkey) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नानाकुसुमैः (nānākusumaiḥ) - with various flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nānākusuma

nānākusuma - various flowers

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+kusuma)

• nānā – various, manifold
  indeclinable
• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

कीर्णः (kīrṇaḥ) - covered (scattered, strewn, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, strewn, covered, diffused

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (kīrṇa)

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'kapiḥ'.

कपिः (kapiḥ) - the monkey (monkey, ape)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

साङ्कुरकोरकैः (sāṅkurakorakaiḥ) - with sprouts and buds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāṅkurakoraka

sāṅkurakoraka - with sprouts and buds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aṅkura+koraka)

• sa – with, together with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)
• koraka – bud, unblown flower
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with nānākusumaiḥ in instrumental plural.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone splendidly (shone, appeared splendid, was beautiful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (Lit) of śubh

Perfect 3rd person singular Ātmanepada

root śubh, reduplicated perfect form

Root: śubh (class 1)

मेघसंकाशः (meghasaṁkāśaḥ) - cloud-like (cloud-like, resembling a cloud)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghasaṃkāśa

meghasaṁkāśa - resembling a cloud, cloud-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+saṃkāśa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Agrees with 'kapiḥ' and 'parvataḥ'.

खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - with fireflies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khadyota

khadyota - firefly, glow-worm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+dyota)

• kha – sky, air, space
  noun (neuter)
• dyota – shining, radiant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill