वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-36

स मन्दरतलप्रख्यं मयूरस्थानसंकुलम् ।
ध्वजयष्टिभिराकीर्णं ददर्श भवनोत्तमम् ॥३६॥

36. sa mandaratalaprakhyaṃ mayūrasthānasaṃkulam ,
dhvajayaṣṭibhirākīrṇaṃ dadarśa bhavanottamam.

36. saḥ mandaratalaprakhyam mayūrasthānasaṃkulam
dhvajayaṣṭibhiḥ ākīrṇam dadarśa bhavanottamam

36. saḥ dhvajayaṣṭibhiḥ ākīrṇam mandaratalaprakhyam
mayūrasthānasaṃkulam bhavanottamam dadarśa

36. He saw the most excellent mansion, resembling the base of Mount Mandara, crowded with peacock perches, and covered with flagstaffs.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Hanumān (that, he)

• मन्दरतलप्रख्यम् (mandaratalaprakhyam) - resembling the base of Mount Mandara

• मयूरस्थानसंकुलम् (mayūrasthānasaṁkulam) - crowded with peacock perches/places

• ध्वजयष्टिभिः (dhvajayaṣṭibhiḥ) - with flagstaffs

• आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - covered, filled, strewn

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• भवनोत्तमम् (bhavanottamam) - the best of mansions/palaces

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Hanumān (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the monkey, Hanumān.

मन्दरतलप्रख्यम् (mandaratalaprakhyam) - resembling the base of Mount Mandara

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mandaratalaprakhya

mandaratalaprakhya - resembling the base/foot of Mount Mandara

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mandaratala+prakhya)

• mandaratala – base/foot of Mount Mandara
  noun (neuter)
• prakhya – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective

Note: Adjective for 'bhavanottamam'.

मयूरस्थानसंकुलम् (mayūrasthānasaṁkulam) - crowded with peacock perches/places

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mayūrasthānasaṃkula

mayūrasthānasaṁkula - crowded with peacock places/perches

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mayūrasthāna+saṃkula)

• mayūrasthāna – peacock's place/perch
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkula – crowded, filled, confused
  adjective
  Prefix: sam

Note: Adjective for 'bhavanottamam'.

ध्वजयष्टिभिः (dhvajayaṣṭibhiḥ) - with flagstaffs

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhvajayaṣṭi

dhvajayaṣṭi - flagstaff, banner-pole

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhvaja+yaṣṭi)

• dhvaja – flag, banner
  noun (masculine)
• yaṣṭi – staff, pole, stick
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used with 'ākīrṇam' to describe the means of covering.

आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - covered, filled, strewn

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākīrṇa

ākīrṇa - covered, filled, strewn, crowded, scattered

Past Passive Participle

from ā-kīr

Prefix: ā

Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Adjective for 'bhavanottamam'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, root reduplicated

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भवनोत्तमम् (bhavanottamam) - the best of mansions/palaces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavanottama

bhavanottama - best of houses/palaces, excellent mansion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhavana+uttama)

• bhavana – house, dwelling, mansion, palace
  noun (neuter)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective
  superlative of ud

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

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