वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-8

कर्णिकारैः कुसुमितैः किंशुकैश्च सुपुष्पितैः ।
स देशः प्रभया तेषां प्रदीप्त इव सर्वतः ॥८॥

8. karṇikāraiḥ kusumitaiḥ kiṃśukaiśca supuṣpitaiḥ ,
sa deśaḥ prabhayā teṣāṃ pradīpta iva sarvataḥ.

8. karṇikāraiḥ kusumitaiḥ kiṃśukaiḥ ca supuṣpitaiḥ
saḥ deśaḥ prabhayā teṣām pradīptaḥ iva sarvataḥ

8. kusumitaiḥ karṇikāraiḥ ca supuṣpitaiḥ kiṃśukaiḥ
teṣām prabhayā saḥ deśaḥ sarvataḥ pradīptaḥ iva

8. With flowering Karṇikāra trees and profusely blooming Kiṃśuka trees, that place appeared as if ablaze everywhere with their radiance.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णिकारैः (karṇikāraiḥ) - by Karṇikāra trees (Cassia fistula) (by Karṇikāra trees)

• कुसुमितैः (kusumitaiḥ) - by flowering (Karṇikāra trees) (by those in bloom, flowering)

• किंशुकैः (kiṁśukaiḥ) - by Kiṃśuka trees (Butea monosperma) (by Kiṃśuka trees)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुपुष्पितैः (supuṣpitaiḥ) - by profusely blooming (Kiṃśuka trees) (by those well-flowered, profusely blooming)

• सः (saḥ) - that (place) (that, he)

• देशः (deśaḥ) - place (place, region, country)

• प्रभया (prabhayā) - by their radiance (by radiance, by splendor, by light)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the trees) (of them, their)

• प्रदीप्तः (pradīptaḥ) - ablaze (blazing, illuminated, lit up)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, on all sides, completely)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णिकारैः (karṇikāraiḥ) - by Karṇikāra trees (Cassia fistula) (by Karṇikāra trees)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of karṇikāra

karṇikāra - Karṇikāra tree (Cassia fistula, a tree with yellow flowers)

कुसुमितैः (kusumitaiḥ) - by flowering (Karṇikāra trees) (by those in bloom, flowering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kusumita

kusumita - flowering, in bloom, adorned with flowers

Past Passive Participle

From √kusum (to flower)

Root: kusum (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `karṇikāraiḥ`.

किंशुकैः (kiṁśukaiḥ) - by Kiṃśuka trees (Butea monosperma) (by Kiṃśuka trees)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - Kiṃśuka tree (Butea monosperma, 'flame of the forest')

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सुपुष्पितैः (supuṣpitaiḥ) - by profusely blooming (Kiṃśuka trees) (by those well-flowered, profusely blooming)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of supuṣpita

supuṣpita - well-flowered, profusely blooming, in full blossom

Past Passive Participle (intensive)

Compound of su (well, good) + puṣpita (flowered)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+puṣpita)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix for intensification
• puṣpita – flowered, in bloom
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √puṣp (to flower)
  Root: puṣp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `kiṃśukaiḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - that (place) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `deśaḥ`. Sandhi: saḥ > sa before a consonant.

देशः (deśaḥ) - place (place, region, country)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

प्रभया (prabhayā) - by their radiance (by radiance, by splendor, by light)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - radiance, splendor, light, beauty

From pra-√bhā (to shine)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the trees) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the various trees mentioned.

प्रदीप्तः (pradīptaḥ) - ablaze (blazing, illuminated, lit up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - ablaze, shining, illuminated, excited

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√dīp (to shine, burn)

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `deśaḥ`.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, on all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) with suffix -tas

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