वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-16

मध्ये स्तम्भसहस्रेण स्थितं कैलासपाण्डुरम् ।
प्रवालकृतसोपानं तप्तकाञ्चनवेदिकम् ॥१६॥

16. madhye stambhasahasreṇa sthitaṃ kailāsapāṇḍuram ,
pravālakṛtasopānaṃ taptakāñcanavedikam.

16. madhye stambha-sahasreṇa sthitam kailāsa-pāṇḍuram
pravāla-kṛta-sopānam tapta-kāñcana-vedikam

16. madhye stambha-sahasreṇa sthitam kailāsa-pāṇḍuram
pravāla-kṛta-sopānam tapta-kāñcana-vedikam

16. It was situated in the center, supported by a thousand pillars, white like Mount Kailasa (kailāsa), with steps made of coral and a platform of molten gold.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, within, inside

• स्तम्भ-सहस्रेण (stambha-sahasreṇa) - by a thousand pillars

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, placed

• कैलास-पाण्डुरम् (kailāsa-pāṇḍuram) - white like Mount Kailasa (kailāsa) (white like Kailasa, Kailasa-white)

• प्रवाल-कृत-सोपानम् (pravāla-kṛta-sopānam) - having steps made of coral

• तप्त-काञ्चन-वेदिकम् (tapta-kāñcana-vedikam) - having a platform of molten gold

Words meanings and morphology

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'in the middle'

स्तम्भ-सहस्रेण (stambha-sahasreṇa) - by a thousand pillars

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of stambha-sahasra

stambha-sahasra - a thousand pillars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stambha+sahasra)

• stambha – pillar, post
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stabh (class 9)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, placed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing

past passive participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'caitya-prāsādam' from the previous verse.

कैलास-पाण्डुरम् (kailāsa-pāṇḍuram) - white like Mount Kailasa (kailāsa) (white like Kailasa, Kailasa-white)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kailāsa-pāṇḍura

kailāsa-pāṇḍura - white as Kailasa (mountain)

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada-bahuvrīhi (kailāsa+pāṇḍura)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailasa (a sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍura – pale white, yellowish white
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'caitya-prāsādam' from the previous verse.

प्रवाल-कृत-सोपानम् (pravāla-kṛta-sopānam) - having steps made of coral

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravāla-kṛta-sopāna

pravāla-kṛta-sopāna - having stairs/steps made of coral

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pravāla+kṛta+sopāna)

• pravāla – coral, new shoot, sprout
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sopāna – stair, step, ladder
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'caitya-prāsādam' from the previous verse.

तप्त-काञ्चन-वेदिकम् (tapta-kāñcana-vedikam) - having a platform of molten gold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapta-kāñcana-vedika

tapta-kāñcana-vedika - having a platform/altar made of heated/molten gold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapta+kāñcana+vedika)

• tapta – heated, molten, burnt
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• vedika – altar, raised platform, sacred enclosure
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'caitya-prāsādam' from the previous verse.

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