वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-39, verse-9

इदमस्य नृशंसस्य नन्दनोपममुत्तमम् ।
वनं नेत्रमनःकान्तं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम् ॥९॥

9. idamasya nṛśaṃsasya nandanopamamuttamam ,
vanaṃ netramanaḥkāntaṃ nānādrumalatāyutam.

9. idam asya nṛśaṃsasya nandanopamam uttamam
vanam netramanaḥkāntam nānādrumalatāyutam

9. This excellent garden of that cruel one (Rāvaṇa), which resembles Nandana (Indra's celestial garden), is pleasing to the eyes and mind, and abounds with various trees and creepers.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (garden) (this, this one)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (Rāvaṇa), his (of this, his)

• नृशंसस्य (nṛśaṁsasya) - of that cruel one (Rāvaṇa) (of the cruel one, of the wicked person)

• नन्दनोपमम् (nandanopamam) - resembling Nandana (Indra's celestial garden) (resembling Nandana, like a celestial garden)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

• वनम् (vanam) - garden (forest, garden, grove)

• नेत्रमनःकान्तम् (netramanaḥkāntam) - pleasing to the eyes and mind

• नानाद्रुमलतायुतम् (nānādrumalatāyutam) - abounding with various trees and creepers (endowed with various trees and creepers)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (garden) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Modifies 'vanam'

अस्य (asya) - of this (Rāvaṇa), his (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa, implied.

नृशंसस्य (nṛśaṁsasya) - of that cruel one (Rāvaṇa) (of the cruel one, of the wicked person)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, atrocious

Note: Modifies the implied Rāvaṇa.

नन्दनोपमम् (nandanopamam) - resembling Nandana (Indra's celestial garden) (resembling Nandana, like a celestial garden)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nandanopama

nandanopama - resembling Nandana (celestial garden)

Compound: Nandana (name of celestial garden) + upama (resembling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nandana+upama)

• nandana – Nandana (name of Indra's celestial garden), delightful
  proper noun (neuter)
  Root: nand (class 1)
• upama – resembling, likeness, comparison
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'vanam'

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, supreme

Superlative form of ud

Note: Modifies 'vanam'

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, garden, grove, wood

from root van

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'asti')

नेत्रमनःकान्तम् (netramanaḥkāntam) - pleasing to the eyes and mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of netramanaḥkānta

netramanaḥkānta - pleasing to the eyes and mind

Compound: netra (eye) + manas (mind) + kānta (pleasing)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (netra+manas+kānta)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  from root nī
  Root: nī (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  from root man
  Root: man (class 4)
• kānta – pleasing, lovely, desired
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kam
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vanam'

नानाद्रुमलतायुतम् (nānādrumalatāyutam) - abounding with various trees and creepers (endowed with various trees and creepers)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nānādrumalatāyuta

nānādrumalatāyuta - endowed with various trees and creepers

Compound: nānā (various) + druma (tree) + latā (creeper) + āyuta (joined/endowed with)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+druma+latā+āyuta)

• nānā – various, manifold, different
  indeclinable
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dru (class 1)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lat (class 1)
• āyuta – joined, endowed with, united
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yuj with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'vanam'

Previous Verse Next Verse