वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-47, verse-3

वज्रसंयोगसंयुक्तैर्महार्हमणिविग्रहैः ।
हैमैराभरणैश्चित्रैर्मनसेव प्रकल्पितैः ॥३॥

3. vajrasaṃyogasaṃyuktairmahārhamaṇivigrahaiḥ ,
haimairābharaṇaiścitrairmanaseva prakalpitaiḥ.

3. vajrasaṃyogasaṃyuktaiḥ mahārhamāṇivigrahaiḥ
haimaiḥ ābharaṇaiḥ citraiḥ manasā iva prakalpitaiḥ

3. vajrasaṃyogasaṃyuktaiḥ mahārhamāṇivigrahaiḥ
haimaiḥ citraiḥ manasā iva prakalpitaiḥ ābharaṇaiḥ

3. He beheld him (adorned) with diverse golden ornaments, which were embedded with diamonds, whose forms consisted of highly precious gems, and which seemed to have been fashioned by thought itself.

Words meanings summery:

• वज्रसंयोगसंयुक्तैः (vajrasaṁyogasaṁyuktaiḥ) - (ornaments) set with diamond unions (joined with diamond settings, set with diamonds)

• महार्हमाणिविग्रहैः (mahārhamāṇivigrahaiḥ) - (ornaments) whose forms were of highly precious jewels (with forms/bodies made of highly precious jewels)

• हैमैः (haimaiḥ) - golden, made of gold

• आभरणैः (ābharaṇaiḥ) - by ornaments, by decorations

• चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - diverse (in design) (variegated, diverse, wonderful, brilliant)

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, by thought

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

• प्रकल्पितैः (prakalpitaiḥ) - (as if) fashioned/created (by the mind) (fashioned, created, designed, arranged)

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रसंयोगसंयुक्तैः (vajrasaṁyogasaṁyuktaiḥ) - (ornaments) set with diamond unions (joined with diamond settings, set with diamonds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vajrasaṃyogasaṃyukta

vajrasaṁyogasaṁyukta - joined with diamond settings, set with diamonds

Compound: vajra (diamond) + saṃyoga (union, setting) + saṃyukta (joined, connected). Bahuvrīhi or Tatpuruṣa leading to another Tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajrasaṃyoga+saṃyukta)

• vajra – diamond, thunderbolt
  noun (neuter)
• saṃyoga – union, conjunction, setting
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj (to join) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, united
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with ābharaṇaiḥ.

महार्हमाणिविग्रहैः (mahārhamāṇivigrahaiḥ) - (ornaments) whose forms were of highly precious jewels (with forms/bodies made of highly precious jewels)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mahārhamāṇivigraha

mahārhamāṇivigraha - with forms/bodies made of highly precious jewels

Bahuvrīhi compound: "one whose forms (vigraha) are (made of) highly precious (mahārha) jewels (maṇi)".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahārha+maṇi+vigraha)

• mahārha – very valuable, highly precious
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) and arha (worthy, valuable).
• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• vigraha – form, body, shape, figure
  noun (masculine)
  From root grah (to seize) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with ābharaṇaiḥ.

हैमैः (haimaiḥ) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of haima

haima - golden, made of gold

From hima (snow) or heman (gold). More likely from heman (gold) with aṇ suffix.

आभरणैः (ābharaṇaiḥ) - by ornaments, by decorations

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, decoration, jewelry

From root bhṛ (to bear) with prefix ā and suffix karaṇa.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - diverse (in design) (variegated, diverse, wonderful, brilliant)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of citra

citra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, brilliant, strange

From root cit (to observe).

Root: cit (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Manas is a neuter s-stem noun.

Root: man (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison or semblance.

प्रकल्पितैः (prakalpitaiḥ) - (as if) fashioned/created (by the mind) (fashioned, created, designed, arranged)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of prakalpita

prakalpita - fashioned, created, designed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

From root kḷp (to be ordered, to be made) with prefix pra and causative stem kalp + suffix kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: kḷp (class 1)

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