वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-44

भूषणानि च मुख्यानि दृष्टानि धरणीतले ।
अनयैवापविद्धानि स्वनवन्ति महान्ति च ॥४४॥

44. bhūṣaṇāni ca mukhyāni dṛṣṭāni dharaṇītale ,
anayaivāpaviddhāni svanavanti mahānti ca.

44. bhūṣaṇāni ca mukhyāni dṛṣṭāni dharaṇītale
anayā eva apaviddhāni svanavanti mahānti ca

44. mukhyāni mahānti svanavanti ca bhūṣaṇāni
anayā eva apaviddhāni dharaṇītale dṛṣṭāni ca

44. And major ornaments, large and making a sound [as they fell], were seen on the ground, having indeed been thrown down by her.

Words meanings summery:

• भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments, decorations, adornments

• च (ca) - and

• मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - important, significant (ornaments) (principal, chief, important, prime)

• दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭāni) - seen, observed

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

• अनया (anayā) - by Sītā (by her)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अपविद्धानि (apaviddhāni) - thrown down (intentionally, as a sign) (cast off, thrown down, discarded)

• स्वनवन्ति (svanavanti) - making a sound (when they fell) (sounding, making noise, resonant)

• महान्ति (mahānti) - large (in size or value) (great, large, mighty)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments, decorations, adornments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, decoration, embellishment

From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn, decorate).

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - important, significant (ornaments) (principal, chief, important, prime)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, important

Derived from 'mukha' (face, front) with suffix '-ya'.

दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭāni) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, ground, bottom
  noun (neuter)

अनया (anayā) - by Sītā (by her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अपविद्धानि (apaviddhāni) - thrown down (intentionally, as a sign) (cast off, thrown down, discarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of apaviddha

apaviddha - cast off, thrown away, discarded

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'vyadh' (to pierce, strike) with prefix 'apa'.

Prefix: apa

Root: vyadh (class 4)

स्वनवन्ति (svanavanti) - making a sound (when they fell) (sounding, making noise, resonant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of svanavat

svanavat - sounding, possessing sound, noisy

Possessive adjective formed from 'svana' (sound) with suffix '-vat'.

महान्ति (mahānti) - large (in size or value) (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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