वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-47, verse-4

महार्हक्षौमसंवीतं रक्तचन्दनरूषितम् ।
स्वनुलिप्तं विचित्राभिर्विविधभिश्च भक्तिभिः ॥४॥

4. mahārhakṣaumasaṃvītaṃ raktacandanarūṣitam ,
svanuliptaṃ vicitrābhirvividhabhiśca bhaktibhiḥ.

4. mahārha-kṣauma-saṃvītam rakta-candana-rūṣitam
svanuliptam vicitrābhiḥ vividhābhiḥ ca bhaktibhiḥ

4. mahārha-kṣauma-saṃvītam rakta-candana-rūṣitam
svanuliptam vicitrābhiḥ vividhābhiḥ ca bhaktibhiḥ

4. Covered with very valuable silk, smeared with red sandalwood paste, and well-anointed with various colorful decorative designs.

Words meanings summery:

• महार्ह-क्षौम-संवीतम् (mahārha-kṣauma-saṁvītam) - covered with very valuable silk

• रक्त-चन्दन-रूषितम् (rakta-candana-rūṣitam) - smeared with red sandalwood

• स्वनुलिप्तम् (svanuliptam) - well-anointed

• विचित्राभिः (vicitrābhiḥ) - colorful, various, variegated

• विविधाभिः (vividhābhiḥ) - various, diverse

• च (ca) - and

• भक्तिभिः (bhaktibhiḥ) - by ornamental designs/patterns (by designs, by decorations, by parts)

Words meanings and morphology

महार्ह-क्षौम-संवीतम् (mahārha-kṣauma-saṁvītam) - covered with very valuable silk

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahārha-kṣauma-saṃvīta

mahārha-kṣauma-saṁvīta - covered with very valuable silk

Past Passive Participle (from saṃ-√vī) compounded

Compound adjective, where saṃvīta is PPP of √vī (to cover) with prefix sam-, and it is further qualified by mahārha-kṣauma (very valuable silk).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahārha+kṣauma+saṃvīta)

• mahārha – very valuable, costly
  adjective
• kṣauma – silk, silken cloth
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvīta – covered, clothed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √vī (to cover) with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √vī (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied object (e.g., body, idol, or person).

रक्त-चन्दन-रूषितम् (rakta-candana-rūṣitam) - smeared with red sandalwood

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakta-candana-rūṣita

rakta-candana-rūṣita - smeared with red sandalwood

Past Passive Participle (from √rūṣ) compounded

Compound adjective, rūṣita is PPP of √rūṣ (to smear), qualified by rakta-candana (red sandalwood).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (rakta+candana+rūṣita)

• rakta – red, colored
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √rañj (to color)
  Root: √rañj (class 1)
• candana – sandalwood
  noun (neuter)
• rūṣita – smeared, adorned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √rūṣ (to smear)
  Root: √rūṣ (class 10)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied object.

स्वनुलिप्तम् (svanuliptam) - well-anointed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svanulipta

svanulipta - well-anointed, well-smeared

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √lip (to anoint) with prefix anu- and su-.

Compound type : Praśādi (su+anulipta)

• su – well, good, proper
  indeclinable
• anulipta – anointed, smeared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √lip (to anoint) with anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: √lip (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied object.

विचित्राभिः (vicitrābhiḥ) - colorful, various, variegated

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, various, colorful, wonderful

Note: Modifies bhaktibhiḥ.

विविधाभिः (vividhābhiḥ) - various, diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Note: Modifies bhaktibhiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

भक्तिभिः (bhaktibhiḥ) - by ornamental designs/patterns (by designs, by decorations, by parts)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, worship, part, division, ornamental design

From √bhaj (to divide, to participate, to worship)

Root: √bhaj (class 1)

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