वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-34

विविधैर्मृगसंघैश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम् ।
प्रासादैः सुमहद्भिश्च निर्मितैर्विश्वकर्मणा ।
काननैः कृत्रिमैश्चापि सर्वतः समलंकृताम् ॥३४॥

34. vividhairmṛgasaṃghaiśca vicitrāṃ citrakānanām ,
prāsādaiḥ sumahadbhiśca nirmitairviśvakarmaṇā ,
kānanaiḥ kṛtrimaiścāpi sarvataḥ samalaṃkṛtām.

34. vividhaiḥ mṛgasaṃghaiḥ ca vicitrām
citrakānanām prāsādaiḥ sumahadbhiḥ
ca nirmitaiḥ viśvakarmaṇā kānanaiḥ
kṛtrimaiḥ ca api sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtām

34. vicitrām citrakānanām vividhaiḥ
mṛgasaṃghaiḥ ca sumahadbhiḥ prāsādaiḥ
ca viśvakarmaṇā nirmitaiḥ kṛtrimaiḥ
kānanaiḥ ca api sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtām

34. It was variegated and had charming groves, filled with diverse herds of deer. It was also adorned on all sides with extremely grand palaces built by (the divine architect) Viśvakarmā, and with artificial groves.

Words meanings summery:

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, diverse, manifold

• मृगसंघैः (mṛgasaṁghaiḥ) - by herds of deer, by groups of animals

• च (ca) - and, also

• विचित्राम् (vicitrām) - variegated, wonderful, charming

• चित्रकाननाम् (citrakānanām) - having wonderful groves/forests

• प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - by palaces, with palaces

• सुमहद्भिः (sumahadbhiḥ) - by very great, by very grand

• च (ca) - and, also

• निर्मितैः (nirmitaiḥ) - by created, by built

• विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā (the divine architect) (by Viśvakarmā)

• काननैः (kānanaiḥ) - by groves, with forests

• कृत्रिमैः (kṛtrimaiḥ) - by artificial, by man-made

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, on all sides, everywhere

• समलङ्कृताम् (samalaṅkṛtām) - well-adorned, completely decorated

Words meanings and morphology

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

मृगसंघैः (mṛgasaṁghaiḥ) - by herds of deer, by groups of animals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛgasaṃgha

mṛgasaṁgha - herd of deer, group of animals

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विचित्राम् (vicitrām) - variegated, wonderful, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, wonderful, charming

चित्रकाननाम् (citrakānanām) - having wonderful groves/forests

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citrakānana

citrakānana - having wonderful groves/forests

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+kānana)

• citra – wonderful, variegated, charming
  adjective (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - by palaces, with palaces

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, temple

सुमहद्भिः (sumahadbhiḥ) - by very great, by very grand

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sumahat

sumahat - very great, grand

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, excellent (prefix)
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निर्मितैः (nirmitaiḥ) - by created, by built

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nirmita

nirmita - created, built, fashioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mā with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: mā (class 2)

विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā (the divine architect) (by Viśvakarmā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)

काननैः (kānanaiḥ) - by groves, with forests

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kānana

kānana - forest, grove

कृत्रिमैः (kṛtrimaiḥ) - by artificial, by man-made

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kṛtrima

kṛtrima - artificial, man-made, factitious

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

समलङ्कृताम् (samalaṅkṛtām) - well-adorned, completely decorated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, completely decorated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ with prefixes sam- and alaṃ-

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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