वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-64, verse-4

मणिरत्नमिदं दत्तं वैदेह्याः श्वशुरेण मे ।
वधूकाले यथा बद्धमधिकं मूर्ध्नि शोभते ॥४॥

4. maṇiratnamidaṃ dattaṃ vaidehyāḥ śvaśureṇa me ,
vadhūkāle yathā baddhamadhikaṃ mūrdhni śobhate.

4. maṇiratnam idam dattam vaidehyāḥ śvaśureṇa me
vadhūkāle yathā baddham adhikam mūrdhni śobhate

4. idam maṇiratnam me śvaśureṇa vaidehyāḥ dattam
yathā vadhūkāle mūrdhni baddham adhikam śobhate

4. This gem-jewel was given to Vaidehi (Sita) by my father-in-law (Janaka). It shone exceedingly on her head, fastened there at the time of her wedding.

Words meanings summery:

• मणिरत्नम् (maṇiratnam) - gem-jewel, precious jewel

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - to Sita (daughter of Videha) (to Vaidehi, of Vaidehi (Sita))

• श्वशुरेण (śvaśureṇa) - by Janaka (Sita's father, Rama's father-in-law) (by the father-in-law)

• मे (me) - my (referring to Rama) (to me, for me, my)

• वधूकाले (vadhūkāle) - at the time of Sita's wedding (at the time of wedding, at the time of being a bride)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• बद्धम् (baddham) - fastened (on the head) (bound, tied, fastened)

• अधिकम् (adhikam) - exceedingly, greatly, much

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, in the head

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, is adorned

Words meanings and morphology

मणिरत्नम् (maṇiratnam) - gem-jewel, precious jewel

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇiratna

maṇiratna - gem-jewel, precious jewel

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maṇi+ratna)

• maṇi – gem, jewel
  noun (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious object
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, offered, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root DĀ (दा, 3rd class, P. dati) "to give".

Root: dā (class 3)

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - to Sita (daughter of Videha) (to Vaidehi, of Vaidehi (Sita))

(proper noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a woman from Videha, an epithet of Sita (daughter of Janaka, king of Videha)

Note: The form can be genitive or dative singular. Context implies dative ("given to").

श्वशुरेण (śvaśureṇa) - by Janaka (Sita's father, Rama's father-in-law) (by the father-in-law)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

मे (me) - my (referring to Rama) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad.

Note: Also dative singular. Here functions as possessive "my" for "father-in-law".

वधूकाले (vadhūkāle) - at the time of Sita's wedding (at the time of wedding, at the time of being a bride)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadhūkāla

vadhūkāla - time of marriage, time of being a bride

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadhū+kāla)

• vadhū – bride, young woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

बद्धम् (baddham) - fastened (on the head) (bound, tied, fastened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fastened, imprisoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root BANDH (बन्ध्, 9th class, P. badhnāti) "to bind".

Root: bandh (class 9)

अधिकम् (adhikam) - exceedingly, greatly, much

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used adverbially modifying śobhate.

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, in the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, is adorned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śubh

present

Ātmanepada verb.

Root: śubh (class 1)