वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-11

तद् राजगुणसंपन्नं मुख्यैश्च वरचन्दनैः ।
भेरीमृदङ्गाभिरुतं शङ्खघोषविनादितम् ॥११॥

11. tad rājaguṇasaṃpannaṃ mukhyaiśca varacandanaiḥ ,
bherīmṛdaṅgābhirutaṃ śaṅkhaghoṣavināditam.

11. tat rājaguṇasampannam mukhyaiḥ ca varacandanaiḥ
bherīmṛdaṅgābhirutam śaṅkhaghoṣavināditam

11. tat rājaguṇasampannam mukhyaiḥ ca varacandanaiḥ
bherīmṛdaṅgābhirutam śaṅkhaghoṣavināditam

11. That (palace), endowed with royal attributes and adorned with choice sandal pastes, resounds with the sounds of kettledrums and mṛdaṅgas, and is made vibrant by the noise of conch shells.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (palace/abode) (that, it)

• राजगुणसम्पन्नम् (rājaguṇasampannam) - endowed with royal attributes (endowed with royal qualities, possessing kingly virtues)

• मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by the chief/choice (by the principal, by the chief)

• च (ca) - and

• वरचन्दनैः (varacandanaiḥ) - by choice sandal pastes (by excellent sandalwoods/sandal pastes)

• भेरीमृदङ्गाभिरुतम् (bherīmṛdaṅgābhirutam) - resounding with the sounds of kettledrums and mṛdaṅgas (resounding with kettledrums and mṛdaṅgas)

• शङ्खघोषविनादितम् (śaṅkhaghoṣavināditam) - made vibrant by the noise of conch shells (made to resound with the sound of conch shells)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (palace/abode) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

राजगुणसम्पन्नम् (rājaguṇasampannam) - endowed with royal attributes (endowed with royal qualities, possessing kingly virtues)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājaguṇasampanna

rājaguṇasampanna - endowed with royal qualities

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+guṇa+sampanna)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, string, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• sampanna – endowed with, full of, accomplished, successful
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad 'to go, obtain' with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by the chief/choice (by the principal, by the chief)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, main, prominent

Derived from mukha (face, front)

Note: Qualifies varacandanaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वरचन्दनैः (varacandanaiḥ) - by choice sandal pastes (by excellent sandalwoods/sandal pastes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of varacandana

varacandana - excellent sandal, choice sandalwood

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+candana)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  From root vṛ 'to choose'
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• candana – sandalwood, sandal paste
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cand (class 10)

Note: Used here to mean 'adorned with' or 'characterised by'.

भेरीमृदङ्गाभिरुतम् (bherīmṛdaṅgābhirutam) - resounding with the sounds of kettledrums and mṛdaṅgas (resounding with kettledrums and mṛdaṅgas)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bherīmṛdaṅgābhiruta

bherīmṛdaṅgābhiruta - resounded/filled with the sound of bherī and mṛdaṅga

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bherī+mṛdaṅga+ābhiruta)

• bherī – kettledrum, war-drum
  noun (feminine)
• mṛdaṅga – a type of drum
  noun (masculine)
• ābhiruta – sounded, resounded, echoed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ru 'to make noise' with upasarga ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

शङ्खघोषविनादितम् (śaṅkhaghoṣavināditam) - made vibrant by the noise of conch shells (made to resound with the sound of conch shells)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaṅkhaghoṣavinādita

śaṅkhaghoṣavinādita - made to resound with the sound of conch shells

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śaṅkha+ghoṣa+vinādita)

• śaṅkha – conch shell
  noun (masculine)
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar, proclamation
  noun (masculine)
  From root ghuṣ 'to sound'
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)
• vinādita – made to resound, filled with noise
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (causative)
  Derived from root nad 'to sound' with upasarga vi and causative suffix -i.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

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