वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-39, verse-16

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लतागृहैश्चित्रगृहैश्च नाशितैर्महोरगैर्व्यालमृगैश्च निर्धुतैः ।
शिलागृहैरुन्मथितैस्तथा गृहैः प्रनष्टरूपं तदभून्महद्वनम् ॥१६॥

16. latāgṛhaiścitragṛhaiśca nāśitairmahoragairvyālamṛgaiśca nirdhutaiḥ ,
śilāgṛhairunmathitaistathā gṛhaiḥ pranaṣṭarūpaṃ tadabhūnmahadvanam.

16. latāgṛhaiḥ ca citragṛhaiḥ ca nāśitaiḥ
mahoragaiḥ vyālamṛgaiḥ ca nirdhutaiḥ
śilāgṛhaiḥ unmathitaiḥ tathā gṛhaiḥ
pranaṣṭarūpam tat abhūt mahat vanam

16. tat mahat vanam latāgṛhaiḥ ca citragṛhaiḥ
ca nāśitaiḥ mahoragaiḥ vyālamṛgaiḥ
ca nirdhutaiḥ śilāgṛhaiḥ tathā
gṛhaiḥ unmathitaiḥ pranaṣṭarūpam abhūt

16. That great forest became disfigured, its vine arbors and pleasure houses destroyed, its great serpents and fierce beasts driven away, and its stone dwellings and other houses demolished.

Words meanings summery:

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लतागृहैः (latāgṛhaiḥ) - by vine arbors (by arbors of creepers, by vine houses)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

चित्रगृहैः (citragṛhaiḥ) - by pleasure houses (by painted houses, by pleasure houses, by wonderful houses)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

नाशितैः (nāśitaiḥ) - by the destroyed (arbors and houses) (by the destroyed, by the ruined)

महोरगैः (mahoragaiḥ) - by great serpents (by great serpents, by large snakes)

व्यालमृगैः (vyālamṛgaiḥ) - by fierce beasts (by predatory animals, by fierce beasts)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

निर्धुतैः (nirdhutaiḥ) - by the driven away (serpents and beasts) (by the expelled, by the driven away, by the shaken off)

शिलागृहैः (śilāgṛhaiḥ) - by stone dwellings (by stone houses, by rock dwellings, by caves)

उन्मथितैः (unmathitaiḥ) - by the demolished (houses) (by the overthrown, by the demolished, by the torn up)

तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, also, in that manner)

गृहैः (gṛhaiḥ) - by other houses (by houses, by dwellings)

प्रनष्टरूपम् (pranaṣṭarūpam) - disfigured (whose form is destroyed, disfigured, ruined)

तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that, it)

अभूत् (abhūt) - it became (became, was)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

Words meanings and morphology

लतागृहैः (latāgṛhaiḥ) - by vine arbors (by arbors of creepers, by vine houses)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of latāgṛha

latāgṛha - arbor of creepers, vine house

Compound of 'latā' (creeper) and 'gṛha' (house). Instrumental plural form.

Compound type : tatpurusha (latā+gṛha)

latā – creeper, vine
noun (feminine)
Root: lat (class 1)
gṛha – house, dwelling, home
noun (neuter)
Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चित्रगृहैः (citragṛhaiḥ) - by pleasure houses (by painted houses, by pleasure houses, by wonderful houses)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of citragṛha

citragṛha - painted house, pleasure house, wonderful house

Compound of 'citra' (variegated, painted) and 'gṛha' (house). Instrumental plural form.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+gṛha)

citra – variegated, painted, wonderful
adjective
Root: cit (class 1)
gṛha – house, dwelling, home
noun (neuter)
Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नाशितैः (nāśitaiḥ) - by the destroyed (arbors and houses) (by the destroyed, by the ruined)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nāśita

nāśita - destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative of root 'naś' (to perish) or 'nāś' (to destroy) with suffix 'ita'. As an adjective, it takes noun inflections. Instrumental plural form.

Root: naś (class 4)

महोरगैः (mahoragaiḥ) - by great serpents (by great serpents, by large snakes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahoraga

mahoraga - great serpent, large snake

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'uraga' (serpent). Instrumental plural form. 'mahā' + 'uraga' through sandhi 'a + u = o' forms 'maho'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+uraga)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine)
Feminine stem of 'mahat' (great), used as the first part of a compound.
uraga – serpent, snake (moving on its breast)
noun (masculine)
Derived from 'uras' (breast) + 'ga' (going).
Root: gam (class 1)

व्यालमृगैः (vyālamṛgaiḥ) - by fierce beasts (by predatory animals, by fierce beasts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyālamṛga

vyālamṛga - predatory animal, fierce beast, wild animal

Compound of 'vyāla' (fierce, wicked) and 'mṛga' (animal). Instrumental plural form.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vyāla+mṛga)

vyāla – mischievous, fierce, beast of prey
adjective
From root 'al' (to sport, to play) with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: al (class 1)
mṛga – animal, beast, deer
noun (masculine)
Root: mṛg (class 6)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

निर्धुतैः (nirdhutaiḥ) - by the driven away (serpents and beasts) (by the expelled, by the driven away, by the shaken off)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nirdhuta

nirdhuta - expelled, driven away, shaken off, rejected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhū' (to shake) with prefix 'nir'. As an adjective, it takes noun inflections. Instrumental plural form.

Prefix: nir

Root: dhū (class 5)

शिलागृहैः (śilāgṛhaiḥ) - by stone dwellings (by stone houses, by rock dwellings, by caves)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śilāgṛha

śilāgṛha - stone house, rock dwelling, cave

Compound of 'śilā' (rock, stone) and 'gṛha' (house). Instrumental plural form.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śilā+gṛha)

śilā – rock, stone
noun (feminine)
Root: śil (class 1)
gṛha – house, dwelling, home
noun (neuter)
Root: grah (class 9)

उन्मथितैः (unmathitaiḥ) - by the demolished (houses) (by the overthrown, by the demolished, by the torn up)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of unmathita

unmathita - overthrown, demolished, torn up, agitated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'math' (to churn, agitate) with prefix 'ud' (which becomes 'un' before 'm'). As an adjective, it takes noun inflections. Instrumental plural form.

Prefix: ud

Root: math (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, also, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

गृहैः (gṛhaiḥ) - by other houses (by houses, by dwellings)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home

Instrumental plural form.

Root: grah (class 9)

प्रनष्टरूपम् (pranaṣṭarūpam) - disfigured (whose form is destroyed, disfigured, ruined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pranaṣṭarūpa

pranaṣṭarūpa - whose form is destroyed, disfigured, ruined

Compound of 'pranaṣṭa' (destroyed, lost) and 'rūpa' (form, appearance). Neuter nominative singular form.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pranaṣṭa+rūpa)

pranaṣṭa – destroyed, lost, perished
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'naś' (to perish) with prefix 'pra'. As an adjective, it takes noun inflections.
Prefix: pra
Root: naś (class 4)
rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter)
Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - it became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (Luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

Root 'bhū' (to be) in the aorist tense (Luṅ), 3rd person singular active voice. 'a' is augment.

Root: bhū (class 1)