वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-2

अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्णमायतं योजनं हि तत् ।
भवनं राक्षसेन्द्रस्य बहुप्रासादसंकुलम् ॥२॥

2. ardhayojanavistīrṇamāyataṃ yojanaṃ hi tat ,
bhavanaṃ rākṣasendrasya bahuprāsādasaṃkulam.

2. ardhayojanavistīrṇam āyatam yojanam hi tat
bhavanam rākṣasendrasya bahuprāsādasaṅkulam

2. tat rākṣasendrasya bhavanam hi ardhayojanavistīrṇam
yojanam āyatam bahuprāsādasaṅkulam

2. That palace of the king of rākṣasas (demons) was indeed half a yojana wide and a full yojana long, and it was filled with many mansions.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्णम् (ardhayojanavistīrṇam) - half-yojana wide

• आयतम् (āyatam) - long, extended

• योजनम् (yojanam) - a yojana (measure of distance)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• तत् (tat) - that (palace) (that, it)

• भवनम् (bhavanam) - palace (palace, abode, house)

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Rāvaṇa, the king of rākṣasas (of the king of rākṣasas (demons))

• बहुप्रासादसङ्कुलम् (bahuprāsādasaṅkulam) - crowded with many mansions/palaces

Words meanings and morphology

अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्णम् (ardhayojanavistīrṇam) - half-yojana wide

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ardhayojanavistīrṇa

ardhayojanavistīrṇa - half-yojana wide

Compound adjective

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ardha+yojana+vistīrṇa)

• ardha – half
  numeral (masculine)
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx 8-16 km), union
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'yuj'
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• vistīrṇa – wide, extended, spread out
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb 'vi-stṛ'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavanam'.

आयतम् (āyatam) - long, extended

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyata

āyata - long, extended, stretched

Past Passive Participle

From verb 'ā-yam'

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavanam'.

योजनम् (yojanam) - a yojana (measure of distance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yojana

yojana - a measure of distance (approx 8-16 km), union, connection

From root 'yuj' (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the length of the palace.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (palace) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'bhavanam'.

भवनम् (bhavanam) - palace (palace, abode, house)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - dwelling, abode, house, palace, origin

From root 'bhū' (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Rāvaṇa, the king of rākṣasas (of the king of rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - king of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound noun

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, referring to the 'bhavanam'.

बहुप्रासादसङ्कुलम् (bahuprāsādasaṅkulam) - crowded with many mansions/palaces

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahuprāsādasaṅkula

bahuprāsādasaṅkula - crowded with many palaces/mansions

Compound adjective

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+prāsāda+saṅkula)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• prāsāda – palace, mansion, lofty building
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra-ā-sad'
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: sad (class 1)
• saṅkula – crowded, filled, full of, confused
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam-kul'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavanam'.

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