वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-11

पुष्पावकीर्णः शुशुभे हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः ।
अशोकवनिकामध्ये यथा पुष्पमयो गिरिः ॥११॥

11. puṣpāvakīrṇaḥ śuśubhe hanumānmārutātmajaḥ ,
aśokavanikāmadhye yathā puṣpamayo giriḥ.

11. puṣpāvakīrṇaḥ śuśubhe hanumān mārutātmajaḥ
aśokavanikāmadhye yathā puṣpamayaḥ giriḥ

11. puṣpāvakīrṇaḥ hanumān mārutātmajaḥ
aśokavanikāmadhye yathā puṣpamayaḥ giriḥ śuśubhe

11. Hanuman, the son of Maruta (Vāyu), covered with flowers, shone splendidly in the middle of the Aśoka grove, like a mountain made of flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पावकीर्णः (puṣpāvakīrṇaḥ) - covered with flowers, strewn with flowers

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

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (a prominent monkey deity)

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman, as the son of Vāyu (son of Maruta (wind-god))

• अशोकवनिकामध्ये (aśokavanikāmadhye) - in the middle of the Aśoka grove

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• पुष्पमयः (puṣpamayaḥ) - made of flowers, consisting of flowers, flower-like

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पावकीर्णः (puṣpāvakīrṇaḥ) - covered with flowers, strewn with flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpāvakīrṇa

puṣpāvakīrṇa - strewn with flowers, covered with flowers

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from puṣpa (flower) and avakīrṇa (strewn), P.P.P. of root kṛ with prefix ava

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+avakīrṇa)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• avakīrṇa – strewn, scattered, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to scatter) with prefix ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of śubh

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular ātmanepada of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (a prominent monkey deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (the monkey god, son of Vāyu)

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman, as the son of Vāyu (son of Maruta (wind-god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta (Vāyu), epithet of Hanuman

Compound of māruta (related to Maruta/Vāyu) + ātmaja (son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – belonging to or descended from Marut, wind, Vāyu
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – self-born, son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ātman (self) + ja (born)

अशोकवनिकामध्ये (aśokavanikāmadhye) - in the middle of the Aśoka grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aśokavanikāmadhya

aśokavanikāmadhya - the middle of the Aśoka grove

Compound of aśokavanikā (Aśoka grove) + madhya (middle)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśokavanikā+madhya)

• aśokavanikā – Aśoka grove
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of aśoka (Aśoka tree) + vanikā (grove)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'in the middle of'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

पुष्पमयः (puṣpamayaḥ) - made of flowers, consisting of flowers, flower-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpamaya

puṣpamaya - made of flowers, consisting of flowers

Formed by suffix -maya (made of, full of) to puṣpa (flower)

गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

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