वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-5, chapter-52, verse-10
तानि काञ्चनजालानि मुक्तामणिमयानि च ।
भवनान्यवशीर्यन्त रत्नवन्ति महान्ति च ॥१०॥
भवनान्यवशीर्यन्त रत्नवन्ति महान्ति च ॥१०॥
10. tāni kāñcanajālāni muktāmaṇimayāni ca ,
bhavanānyavaśīryanta ratnavanti mahānti ca.
bhavanānyavaśīryanta ratnavanti mahānti ca.
10.
tāni kāñcanajālāni muktāmaṇimayāni ca
bhavanāni avaśīryanta ratnavanti mahānti ca
bhavanāni avaśīryanta ratnavanti mahānti ca
10.
tāni kāñcanajālāni muktāmaṇimayāni ca
ratnavanti mahānti ca bhavanāni avaśīryanta
ratnavanti mahānti ca bhavanāni avaśīryanta
10.
Those great and jewelled mansions, adorned with golden latticework and studded with pearls and gems, crumbled down.
Words meanings summery:
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- तानि (tāni) - those (those, them)
- काञ्चनजालानि (kāñcanajālāni) - golden latticework (golden lattices, golden nets)
- मुक्तामणिमयानि (muktāmaṇimayāni) - adorned with pearls and gems (made of pearls and jewels)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- भवनानि (bhavanāni) - the mansions/buildings (buildings, mansions, dwellings)
- अवशीर्यन्त (avaśīryanta) - crumbled down (crumbled, fell apart, decayed)
- रत्नवन्ति (ratnavanti) - jewelled (jewelled, rich in gems, valuable)
- महान्ति (mahānti) - great (great, large, extensive)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
तानि (tāni) - those (those, them)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it
Note: refers to bhavanāni
काञ्चनजालानि (kāñcanajālāni) - golden latticework (golden lattices, golden nets)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kāñcanajāla
kāñcanajāla - golden net, golden lattice
compound of kāñcana (golden) + jāla (net, lattice)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāñcana+jāla)
- kāñcana – golden, made of gold, gold
adjective (neuter)
from kāñcana (gold) - jāla – net, lattice, web, collection
noun (neuter)
Root: jāl (class 10)
Note: Acts as an attribute to bhavanāni
मुक्तामणिमयानि (muktāmaṇimayāni) - adorned with pearls and gems (made of pearls and jewels)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of muktāmaṇimaya
muktāmaṇimaya - made of pearls and jewels
compound of muktā (pearl) + maṇi (jewel) + maya (made of)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muktā+maṇi+maya)
- muktā – pearl, freed
noun (feminine)
Past Passive Participle (from muc, to free, to release)
Here, used as a noun meaning 'pearl'
Root: muc (class 6) - maṇi – jewel, gem, pearl
noun (masculine)
Root: maṇ (class 10) - maya – made of, consisting of
suffix (neuter)
secondary derivative suffix -maya
Note: Agrees with bhavanāni
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects muktāmaṇimayāni with kāñcanajālāni
भवनानि (bhavanāni) - the mansions/buildings (buildings, mansions, dwellings)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhavana
bhavana - building, house, dwelling, abode
from √bhū (to be, to exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
अवशीर्यन्त (avaśīryanta) - crumbled down (crumbled, fell apart, decayed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of śṝ
Imperfect Passive/Middle
Imperfect 3rd person plural middle of √śṝ with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: śṝ (class 9)
रत्नवन्ति (ratnavanti) - jewelled (jewelled, rich in gems, valuable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ratnavat
ratnavat - possessing jewels, jewelled, rich in gems
From ratna (jewel) + suffix -vat (possessing)
महान्ति (mahānti) - great (great, large, extensive)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, mighty
present participle of √mah (to be great) used as an adjective
Root: mah (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects ratnavanti and mahānti as attributes to bhavanāni