वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-20

मुक्ताभिश्च प्रवालैश्च रूप्यचामीकरैरपि ।
विभूषितां मणिस्तम्भैः सुबहुस्तम्भभूषिताम् ॥२०॥

20. muktābhiśca pravālaiśca rūpyacāmīkarairapi ,
vibhūṣitāṃ maṇistambhaiḥ subahustambhabhūṣitām.

20. muktābhiḥ ca pravālaiḥ ca rūpya-cāmīkaraiḥ api |
vibhūṣitām maṇi-stambhaiḥ su-bahu-stambha-bhūṣitām

20. muktābhiḥ ca pravālaiḥ ca rūpya-cāmīkaraiḥ api
maṇi-stambhaiḥ su-bahu-stambha-bhūṣitām vibhūṣitām

20. It was also adorned with pearls and corals, with silver and gold, embellished with jeweled pillars, and further decorated with a great many pillars.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्ताभिः (muktābhiḥ) - with pearls

• च (ca) - and

• प्रवालैः (pravālaiḥ) - with corals

• च (ca) - and

• रूप्य-चामीकरैः (rūpya-cāmīkaraiḥ) - with silver and gold

• अपि (api) - also, even

• विभूषिताम् (vibhūṣitām) - adorned, decorated

• मणि-स्तम्भैः (maṇi-stambhaiḥ) - with jeweled pillars

• सु-बहु-स्तम्भ-भूषिताम् (su-bahu-stambha-bhūṣitām) - adorned with very many pillars

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्ताभिः (muktābhiḥ) - with pearls

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of muktā

muktā - pearl, freed, liberated

From root √muc (to free), past participle used as a noun

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used for adornment.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्रवालैः (pravālaiḥ) - with corals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pravāla

pravāla - coral, new shoot, sprout

Note: Used for adornment.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

रूप्य-चामीकरैः (rūpya-cāmīkaraiḥ) - with silver and gold

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rūpyacāmīkara

rūpyacāmīkara - silver and gold

Compound type : dvandva (rūpya+cāmīkara)

• rūpya – silver, beautiful, stamped
  noun (neuter)
• cāmīkara – gold
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used for adornment.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes inclusion.

विभूषिताम् (vibhūṣitām) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vibhūṣitā

vibhūṣitā - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + √bhūṣ (to adorn)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with śālām (implied).

मणि-स्तम्भैः (maṇi-stambhaiḥ) - with jeweled pillars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maṇistambha

maṇistambha - jeweled pillar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇi+stambha)

• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• stambha – pillar, post, column
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of adornment.

सु-बहु-स्तम्भ-भूषिताम् (su-bahu-stambha-bhūṣitām) - adorned with very many pillars

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of subahustambhabhūṣitā

subahustambhabhūṣitā - adorned with very many pillars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bahu+stambha+bhūṣita)

• su – well, good, very
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• stambha – pillar, post, column
  noun (masculine)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with śālām (implied).

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