वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-39

तां काञ्चनैस्तरुगणैर्मारुतेन च वीजिताम् ।
किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषां दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागमत् ॥३९॥

39. tāṃ kāñcanaistarugaṇairmārutena ca vījitām ,
kiṅkiṇīśatanirghoṣāṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayamāgamat.

39. ताम् काञ्चनैः तरुगणैः मारुतेन च वीजिताम्
किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषाम् दृष्ट्वा विस्मयम् आगमत्

39. दृष्ट्वा ताम् काञ्चनैः तरुगणैः मारुतेन च
वीजिताम् किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषाम् सः विस्मयम् आगमत्

39. Upon seeing that place, fanned by the wind (māruta) amidst its multitude of golden trees and resonant with the tinkling sound of hundreds of tiny bells, he was struck with wonder.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - the grove or place being described (that (feminine))

• काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - by golden (ones), with golden

• तरुगणैः (tarugaṇaiḥ) - by groups of trees, by multitudes of trees

• मारुतेन (mārutena) - by the wind

• च (ca) - and

• वीजिताम् (vījitām) - fanned, swayed

• किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषाम् (kiṅkiṇīśatanirghoṣām) - having the sound of hundreds of small bells

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment

• आगमत् (āgamat) - he attained, he reached, he felt

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - the grove or place being described (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - by golden (ones), with golden

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

Note: Agrees with tarugaṇaiḥ

तरुगणैः (tarugaṇaiḥ) - by groups of trees, by multitudes of trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tarugaṇa

tarugaṇa - group of trees, multitude of trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taru+gaṇa)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)

मारुतेन (mārutena) - by the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वीजिताम् (vījitām) - fanned, swayed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vījita

vījita - fanned, waved, agitated

Past Passive Participle

Root: vīj

Note: Agrees with 'tām' (the place)

किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषाम् (kiṅkiṇīśatanirghoṣām) - having the sound of hundreds of small bells

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kiṅkiṇīśatanirghoṣa

kiṅkiṇīśatanirghoṣa - having the sound of hundreds of small bells

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kiṅkiṇī+śata+nirghoṣa)

• kiṅkiṇī – small bell, tinkling ornament
  noun (feminine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• nirghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tām' (the place)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise

आगमत् (āgamat) - he attained, he reached, he felt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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