वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-11

नन्दनं विविधोद्यानं चित्रं चैत्ररथं यथा ।
अतिवृत्तमिवाचिन्त्यं दिव्यं रम्यं श्रिया वृतम् ॥११॥

11. nandanaṃ vividhodyānaṃ citraṃ caitrarathaṃ yathā ,
ativṛttamivācintyaṃ divyaṃ ramyaṃ śriyā vṛtam.

11. nandanam vividhodyānam citram caitraratham yathā
ativṛttam iva acintyam divyam ramyam śriyā vṛtam

11. nandanam vividhodyānam citram caitraratham yathā
ativṛttam iva acintyam divyam ramyam śriyā vṛtam

11. This garden was like the Nandana (nandana) garden, a beautiful collection of various parks, similar to the Caitraratha (caitraratha) garden, appearing inconceivable, as if surpassing all others, divine, delightful, and endowed with great splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• नन्दनम् (nandanam) - the Nandana garden (celestial garden of Indra)

• विविधोद्यानम् (vividhodyānam) - having various gardens

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, variegated, picturesque

• चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - the Caitraratha garden (Kubera's garden)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• अतिवृत्तम् (ativṛttam) - surpassed, excelled, gone beyond

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

• श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, beauty, prosperity

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, surrounded, endowed with

Words meanings and morphology

नन्दनम् (nandanam) - the Nandana garden (celestial garden of Indra)

(proper noun)

neuter, singular of nandana

nandana - Nandana (name of Indra's celestial garden); delighting, gladdening

विविधोद्यानम् (vividhodyānam) - having various gardens

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vividhodyāna

vividhodyāna - composed of various gardens, manifold parks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vividha+udyāna)

• vividha – various, manifold, diverse
  adjective (neuter)
• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yā (class 2)

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, variegated, picturesque

(adjective)

neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, strange, variegated, picturesque

चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - the Caitraratha garden (Kubera's garden)

(proper noun)

neuter, singular of caitraratha

caitraratha - Caitraratha (name of Kubera's garden)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

अतिवृत्तम् (ativṛttam) - surpassed, excelled, gone beyond

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ativṛtta

ativṛtta - surpassed, excelled, gone beyond

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ati- + root vṛt- 'to turn, exist'

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable

(adjective)

neuter, singular of acintya

acintya - inconceivable, unthinkable, beyond thought

Gerundive (negative)

Negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive from root cint- 'to think'

Prefix: a

Root: cint (class 10)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

Root: div (class 4)

रम्यम् (ramyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasant

Gerundive

From root ram- 'to enjoy, delight'

Root: ram (class 1)

श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, beauty, prosperity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, beauty, prosperity, wealth, glory

वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, surrounded, endowed with

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, endowed with, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ- 'to cover, choose'

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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