वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-3, verse-5

भुजगाचरितां गुप्तां शुभां भोगवतीमिव ।
तां सविद्युद्घनाकीर्णां ज्योतिर्मार्गनिषेविताम् ॥५॥

5. bhujagācaritāṃ guptāṃ śubhāṃ bhogavatīmiva ,
tāṃ savidyudghanākīrṇāṃ jyotirmārganiṣevitām.

5. bhujagācaritām guptām śubhām bhogavatīm iva
tām savidyudghanākīrṇām jyotirmārganiṣevitām

5. (The city was) frequented by serpents, well-guarded, and auspicious, just like Bhogavatī (the city of the Nāgas). That (city) was filled with lightning-laden clouds and frequented by celestial bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• भुजगाचरिताम् (bhujagācaritām) - the city frequented by serpents (frequented by serpents)

• गुप्ताम् (guptām) - the city protected (hidden, protected, guarded)

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - the auspicious and beautiful city (auspicious, beautiful)

• भोगवतीम् (bhogavatīm) - to Bhogavatī, the city of the Nāgas (to Bhogavatī)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• ताम् (tām) - that city (Laṅkā) (that (city))

• सविद्युद्घनाकीर्णाम् (savidyudghanākīrṇām) - the city filled with lightning-laden clouds (filled with lightning-laden clouds)

• ज्योतिर्मार्गनिषेविताम् (jyotirmārganiṣevitām) - the city frequented by celestial bodies (frequented by celestial bodies/lights)

Words meanings and morphology

भुजगाचरिताम् (bhujagācaritām) - the city frequented by serpents (frequented by serpents)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhujagācarita

bhujagācarita - frequented by serpents

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √car (to move, frequent) with prefix ā + kta suffix, preceded by bhujaga.

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpuruṣa (bhujaga+ācarita)

• bhujaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• ācarita – frequented, practiced, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √car (to move, go) with prefix ā + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

गुप्ताम् (guptām) - the city protected (hidden, protected, guarded)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gupta

gupta - hidden, protected, guarded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √gupt (to guard, conceal) + kta suffix.

Root: gupt (class 10)

शुभाम् (śubhām) - the auspicious and beautiful city (auspicious, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, bright, pure

Root: śubh (class 1)

भोगवतीम् (bhogavatīm) - to Bhogavatī, the city of the Nāgas (to Bhogavatī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhogavatī

bhogavatī - Bhogavatī (proper name of the city of the Nāgas)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that city (Laṅkā) (that (city))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सविद्युद्घनाकीर्णाम् (savidyudghanākīrṇām) - the city filled with lightning-laden clouds (filled with lightning-laden clouds)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of savidyudghanākīrṇa

savidyudghanākīrṇa - filled with lightning-laden clouds

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kīr (to scatter, fill) with prefix ā + kta suffix, preceded by savidyutghana.

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpuruṣa (savidyutghana+ākīrṇa)

• savidyutghana – lightning-laden cloud
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – filled, covered, scattered with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to scatter) with prefix ā + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

ज्योतिर्मार्गनिषेविताम् (jyotirmārganiṣevitām) - the city frequented by celestial bodies (frequented by celestial bodies/lights)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jyotirmārganiṣevita

jyotirmārganiṣevita - frequented by celestial bodies/lights

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sev (to serve, frequent) with prefix ni + kta suffix, preceded by jyotirmārga.

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpuruṣa (jyotirmārga+niṣevita)

• jyotirmārga – path of light, celestial path, celestial bodies
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – frequented, served, inhabited
  adjective
  Past Passive Particulation
  Derived from √sev (to serve, frequent) with prefix ni + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)