वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-19

मणिसोपानविकृतां हेमजालविराजिताम् ।
स्फाटिकैरावृततलां दन्तान्तरितरूपिकाम् ॥१९॥

19. maṇisopānavikṛtāṃ hemajālavirājitām ,
sphāṭikairāvṛtatalāṃ dantāntaritarūpikām.

19. maṇi-sopāna-vikṛtām hema-jāla-virājitām |
sphāṭikaiḥ āvṛtta-talām danta-antarita-rūpikām

19. maṇi-sopāna-vikṛtām hema-jāla-virājitām
sphāṭikaiḥ āvṛtta-talām danta-antarita-rūpikām

19. It was adorned with stairs made of jewels, splendid with golden trellises, its floor covered with crystals, and its figures inlaid with ivory.

Words meanings summery:

• मणि-सोपान-विकृताम् (maṇi-sopāna-vikṛtām) - adorned with jeweled stairs

• हेम-जाल-विराजिताम् (hema-jāla-virājitām) - splendid with golden trellises

• स्फाटिकैः (sphāṭikaiḥ) - by crystals

• आवृत्त-तलाम् (āvṛtta-talām) - having a covered floor

• दन्त-अन्तरित-रूपिकाम् (danta-antarita-rūpikām) - having figures inlaid with ivory

Words meanings and morphology

मणि-सोपान-विकृताम् (maṇi-sopāna-vikṛtām) - adorned with jeweled stairs

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maṇisopānavikṛtā

maṇisopānavikṛtā - adorned with jeweled stairs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maṇi+sopāna+vikṛta)

• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• sopāna – stair, flight of steps
  noun (neuter)
• vikṛta – decorated, altered, deformed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi- + √kṛ (to do)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with śālām (implied).

हेम-जाल-विराजिताम् (hema-jāla-virājitām) - splendid with golden trellises

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hemajālavirājitā

hemajālavirājitā - splendid or shining with golden nets/trellises

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hema+jāla+virājita)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, trellis, lattice
  noun (neuter)
• virājita – shining, splendid, adorned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi- + √rāj (to shine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śālām (implied).

स्फाटिकैः (sphāṭikaiḥ) - by crystals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sphāṭika

sphāṭika - crystal, made of crystal

Note: Instrument for covering the floor.

आवृत्त-तलाम् (āvṛtta-talām) - having a covered floor

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āvṛttatalā

āvṛttatalā - having a covered floor/surface

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āvṛtta+tala)

• āvṛtta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā- + √vṛ (to cover)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• tala – floor, surface, palm
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with śālām (implied).

दन्त-अन्तरित-रूपिकाम् (danta-antarita-rūpikām) - having figures inlaid with ivory

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dantāntaritarūpikā

dantāntaritarūpikā - having figures inlaid with ivory

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (danta+antarita+rūpikā)

• danta – tooth, ivory
  noun (masculine)
• antarita – interspersed, inlaid, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From antar- + √i (to go)
  Prefix: antar
  Root: i (class 2)
• rūpikā – figure, image, form
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with śālām (implied).

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