वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-10

मुदितप्रमदा रत्नं राक्षसेन्द्रनिवेशनम् ।
वराभरणनिर्ह्रादैः समुद्रस्वननिःस्वनम् ॥१०॥

10. muditapramadā ratnaṃ rākṣasendraniveśanam ,
varābharaṇanirhrādaiḥ samudrasvananiḥsvanam.

10. muditapramadā ratnam rākṣasendraniveśanam
varābharaṇanirhrādaiḥ samudrasvananiḥsvanam

10. rākṣasendraniveśanam muditapramadā ratnam
varābharaṇanirhrādaiḥ samudrasvananiḥsvanam

10. The palace of the lord of rākṣasas, which is a treasure with joyous women, and whose sounds from excellent ornaments resemble the roar of the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• मुदितप्रमदा (muditapramadā) - joyous women

• रत्नम् (ratnam) - a treasure (jewel, treasure, excellent thing, best of)

• राक्षसेन्द्रनिवेशनम् (rākṣasendraniveśanam) - the palace of the lord of rākṣasas (the abode of the lord of rākṣasas)

• वराभरणनिर्ह्रादैः (varābharaṇanirhrādaiḥ) - by the sounds of excellent ornaments (by the clinking/jingling sounds of excellent ornaments)

• समुद्रस्वननिःस्वनम् (samudrasvananiḥsvanam) - whose sound is like the roaring of the ocean (having a sound like the roaring of the ocean, whose roar is like the sound of the ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

मुदितप्रमदा (muditapramadā) - joyous women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of muditapramadā

muditapramadā - joyous woman, delighted woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mudita+pramadā)

• mudita – joyful, delighted, happy
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mud 'to rejoice'.
  Root: mud (class 1)
• pramadā – woman, beautiful woman, joyous woman
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used here in a compound, it functions adjectivally to describe the 'ratnam' or 'niveśanam'.

रत्नम् (ratnam) - a treasure (jewel, treasure, excellent thing, best of)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure, excellent object, best of its kind

From root ra (to give, to acquire) or ram (to delight)

Note: Predicate for niveśanam.

राक्षसेन्द्रनिवेशनम् (rākṣasendraniveśanam) - the palace of the lord of rākṣasas (the abode of the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rākṣasendraniveśana

rākṣasendraniveśana - abode/palace of the lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra+niveśana)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (also the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)
• niveśana – abode, dwelling, residence, palace
  noun (neuter)
  From ni-viś 'to enter'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: This is the main noun being described by the adjectives in this and the previous verse.

वराभरणनिर्ह्रादैः (varābharaṇanirhrādaiḥ) - by the sounds of excellent ornaments (by the clinking/jingling sounds of excellent ornaments)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varābharaṇanirhrāda

varābharaṇanirhrāda - clinking of excellent ornaments

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+ābharaṇa+nirhrāda)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  From root vṛ 'to choose'
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From ā-bhṛ 'to wear'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• nirhrāda – sound, roar, clang, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From nir-hrād 'to roar'
  Prefix: nir
  Root: hrād (class 1)

समुद्रस्वननिःस्वनम् (samudrasvananiḥsvanam) - whose sound is like the roaring of the ocean (having a sound like the roaring of the ocean, whose roar is like the sound of the ocean)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudrasvananiḥsvana

samudrasvananiḥsvana - having a sound/roar like the ocean's sound/roar

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samudra+svana+niḥsvana)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From root svan 'to sound'
  Root: svan (class 1)
• niḥsvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From nis-svan 'to sound forth'
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'niveśanam'.

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