वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-6, verse-4

तानि प्रयत्नाभिसमाहितानि मयेन साक्षादिव निर्मितानि ।
महीतले सर्वगुणोत्तराणि ददर्श लङ्काधिपतेर्गृहाणि ॥४॥

4. tāni prayatnābhisamāhitāni mayena sākṣādiva nirmitāni ,
mahītale sarvaguṇottarāṇi dadarśa laṅkādhipatergṛhāṇi.

4. tāni prayatnābhisamāhitāni mayena sākṣāt iva nirmitāni
mahītale sarvaguṇottarāṇi dadarśa laṅkādhipateḥ gṛhāṇi

4. laṅkādhipateḥ gṛhāṇi tāni dadarśa mayena sākṣāt iva
nirmitāni prayatnābhisamāhitāni mahītale sarvaguṇottarāṇi

4. He saw the mansions of the lord of Laṅkā, which were meticulously crafted as if directly built by Maya (the divine architect) himself, and were superior in all qualities on the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - referring to the mansions (those)

• प्रयत्नाभिसमाहितानि (prayatnābhisamāhitāni) - meticulously constructed, carefully arranged

• मयेन (mayena) - by Maya, the celestial architect (by Maya)

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• निर्मितानि (nirmitāni) - created, built, constructed

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the earth's surface

• सर्वगुणोत्तराणि (sarvaguṇottarāṇi) - superior in all qualities

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• लङ्काधिपतेः (laṅkādhipateḥ) - of Rāvaṇa, the ruler of Laṅkā (of the lord of Laṅkā)

• गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, mansions

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - referring to the mansions (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

प्रयत्नाभिसमाहितानि (prayatnābhisamāhitāni) - meticulously constructed, carefully arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prayatnābhisamāhita

prayatnābhisamāhita - carefully/meticulously constructed or arranged

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prayatna+abhisamāhita)

• prayatna – effort, exertion, carefulness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)
• abhisamāhita – well-placed, constructed, composed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √dhā (to place, put) with prefixes abhi and sam-ā
  Prefixes: abhi+sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

मयेन (mayena) - by Maya, the celestial architect (by Maya)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya (name of a famous divine architect of the Asuras)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

निर्मितानि (nirmitāni) - created, built, constructed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nirmita

nirmita - created, built, fashioned, made

Past Passive Participle

from root √mā (to measure, build) with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

महीतले (mahītale) - on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, level, plain
  noun (neuter)

सर्वगुणोत्तराणि (sarvaguṇottarāṇi) - superior in all qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvaguṇottara

sarvaguṇottara - excellent in all qualities, superior in every respect

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+guṇa+uttara)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• uttara – superior, excellent, higher
  adjective

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

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

Perfect (Liṭ) tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लङ्काधिपतेः (laṅkādhipateḥ) - of Rāvaṇa, the ruler of Laṅkā (of the lord of Laṅkā)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of laṅkādhipati

laṅkādhipati - lord/ruler of Laṅkā

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (laṅkā+adhipati)

• laṅkā – Lanka (name of the capital of Rāvaṇa)
  proper noun (feminine)
• adhipati – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, mansions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home, mansion

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

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