वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-2

सन्तान कलताभिश्च पादपैरुपशोभिताम् ।
दिव्यगन्धरसोपेतां सर्वतः समलंकृताम् ॥२॥

2. santāna kalatābhiśca pādapairupaśobhitām ,
divyagandharasopetāṃ sarvataḥ samalaṃkṛtām.

2. santānakalatābhiḥ ca pādapaiḥ upaśobhitām
divyagandharasopetām sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtām

2. santānakalatābhiḥ ca pādapaiḥ upaśobhitām
divyagandharasopetām sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtām

2. Adorned with its abundant offspring and families, as well as with trees, it was endowed with divine fragrance and taste, and was completely embellished from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तानकलताभिः (santānakalatābhiḥ) - by the thriving inhabitants (children and spouses) (by progeny and families/wives)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - by trees

• उपशोभिताम् (upaśobhitām) - adorned (feminine singular, accusative) (adorned, beautified)

• दिव्यगन्धरसोपेताम् (divyagandharasopetām) - endowed with divine fragrance and taste (feminine singular, accusative) (endowed with divine fragrance and taste)

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

• समलङ्कृताम् (samalaṅkṛtām) - completely embellished (feminine singular, accusative) (completely adorned/embellished)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तानकलताभिः (santānakalatābhiḥ) - by the thriving inhabitants (children and spouses) (by progeny and families/wives)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of santānakalatā

santānakalatā - offspring and wives/families

Compound type : dvandva (santāna+kalatā)

• santāna – progeny, offspring, descendant, continuity
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From sam + tan 'to stretch, extend'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• kalatā – wife, family, spouse
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. foot-drinker)

उपशोभिताम् (upaśobhitām) - adorned (feminine singular, accusative) (adorned, beautified)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - adorned, beautified

Past Passive Participle

From verb root śubh (to shine, be beautiful) with upasarga upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: This participle agrees with the implied feminine singular noun being described.

दिव्यगन्धरसोपेताम् (divyagandharasopetām) - endowed with divine fragrance and taste (feminine singular, accusative) (endowed with divine fragrance and taste)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divyagandharasopeta

divyagandharasopeta - endowed with divine fragrance and taste

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divya+gandha+rasa+upeta)

• divya – divine, celestial
  adjective
• gandha – fragrance, smell
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – taste, essence, fluid
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, gone near
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb root i (to go) with upasarga upa, in sandhi with initial 'i' of 'ita'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: This participle agrees with the implied feminine singular noun being described.

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

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas.

समलङ्कृताम् (samalaṅkṛtām) - completely embellished (feminine singular, accusative) (completely adorned/embellished)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - completely adorned/embellished

Past Passive Participle

From verb root kṛ (to do) with upasargas sam and alaṃ (alaṃ-kṛ to adorn, sam-alaṃkṛ to completely adorn).

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: This participle agrees with the implied feminine singular noun being described.

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