वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-13

मेरुमन्दरसंकाशैरुल्लिखद्भिरिवाम्बरम् ।
कूटागारैः शुभाकारैः सर्वतः समलंकृतम् ॥१३॥

13. merumandarasaṃkāśairullikhadbhirivāmbaram ,
kūṭāgāraiḥ śubhākāraiḥ sarvataḥ samalaṃkṛtam.

13. merumandarasamkāśaiḥ ullikhadbhiḥ iva ambaram
kūṭāgāraiḥ śubhākāraiḥ sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtam

13. [तत् विमानम्] sarvataḥ merumandarasamkāśaiḥ ambaram iva
ullikhadbhiḥ śubhākāraiḥ kūṭāgāraiḥ samalaṅkṛtam [āsīt]

13. It was adorned everywhere with multi-storied pavilions of beautiful form, resembling Mount Meru and Mandara, as if scratching the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• मेरुमन्दरसम्काशैः (merumandarasamkāśaiḥ) - resembling Mount Meru and Mandara

• उल्लिखद्भिः (ullikhadbhiḥ) - by scratching, by reaching up to (by scratching, by touching, by reaching up to)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, resembling)

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (the sky, atmosphere, clothing)

• कूटागारैः (kūṭāgāraiḥ) - with multi-storied pavilions (by multi-storied pavilions, by turrets, by palaces)

• शुभाकारैः (śubhākāraiḥ) - of beautiful form (of beautiful form, of auspicious appearance)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, on all sides, completely)

• समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - adorned (well-adorned, completely decorated, fully ornamented)

Words meanings and morphology

मेरुमन्दरसम्काशैः (merumandarasamkāśaiḥ) - resembling Mount Meru and Mandara

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of merumandarasamkāśa

merumandarasamkāśa - resembling Mount Meru and Mandara

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (meru+mandara+samkāśa)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mandara – Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• samkāśa – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

उल्लिखद्भिः (ullikhadbhiḥ) - by scratching, by reaching up to (by scratching, by touching, by reaching up to)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ullikhat

ullikhat - scratching, touching, reaching up to, carving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root likh (to scratch, write) with prefix ud (up, out).

Prefix: ud

Root: likh (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, resembling)

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (the sky, atmosphere, clothing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, firmament, cloth, clothing

कूटागारैः (kūṭāgāraiḥ) - with multi-storied pavilions (by multi-storied pavilions, by turrets, by palaces)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kūṭāgāra

kūṭāgāra - multi-storied house, pavilion, turret, pinnacle-house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūṭa+āgāra)

• kūṭa – peak, summit, top, pinnacle
  noun (neuter)
• āgāra – house, dwelling, apartment
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

शुभाकारैः (śubhākāraiḥ) - of beautiful form (of beautiful form, of auspicious appearance)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śubhākāra

śubhākāra - of beautiful form, of auspicious shape, handsome

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+ākāra)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, splendid, bright
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (masculine)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, on all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - adorned (well-adorned, completely decorated, fully ornamented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, completely decorated, fully ornamented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefixes sam and alam (to adorn).

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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