वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-21

समैरृजुभिरत्युच्चैः समन्तात् सुविभूषितैः ।
स्तम्भैः पक्षैरिवात्युच्चैर्दिवं संप्रस्थितामिव ॥२१॥

21. samairṛjubhiratyuccaiḥ samantāt suvibhūṣitaiḥ ,
stambhaiḥ pakṣairivātyuccairdivaṃ saṃprasthitāmiva.

21. samaiḥ ṛjubhiḥ ati-uccaiḥ samantāt su-vibhūṣitaiḥ |
stambhaiḥ pakṣaiḥ iva ati-uccaiḥ divam samprasthitām iva

21. samantāt samaiḥ ṛjubhiḥ ati-uccaiḥ su-vibhūṣitaiḥ
stambhaiḥ ati-uccaiḥ pakṣaiḥ iva divam samprasthitām iva

21. It was splendidly adorned on all sides with straight, perfectly even, and exceedingly tall pillars, which, like very tall wings, seemed to have risen up to the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• समैः (samaiḥ) - with equal, with even

• ऋजुभिः (ṛjubhiḥ) - with straight, with erect

• अति-उच्चैः (ati-uccaiḥ) - with very tall, with exceedingly high

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides, all around, completely

• सु-विभूषितैः (su-vibhūṣitaiḥ) - with well-adorned, with splendidly decorated

• स्तम्भैः (stambhaiḥ) - with pillars

• पक्षैः (pakṣaiḥ) - with wings

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अति-उच्चैः (ati-uccaiḥ) - with very tall, with exceedingly high

• दिवम् (divam) - to the sky, to heaven

• सम्प्रस्थिताम् (samprasthitām) - having ascended towards (the sky) (having set out, departed, risen (to))

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

समैः (samaiḥ) - with equal, with even

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, even, uniform, similar

Note: Agrees with stambhaiḥ.

ऋजुभिः (ṛjubhiḥ) - with straight, with erect

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛju

ṛju - straight, erect, honest, simple

Note: Agrees with stambhaiḥ.

अति-उच्चैः (ati-uccaiḥ) - with very tall, with exceedingly high

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of atyucca

atyucca - very tall, exceedingly high

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+ucca)

• ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
  indeclinable
• ucca – high, tall, loud
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with stambhaiḥ.

समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying suvibhūṣitaiḥ.

सु-विभूषितैः (su-vibhūṣitaiḥ) - with well-adorned, with splendidly decorated

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suvibhūṣita

suvibhūṣita - well adorned, splendidly decorated

Past Passive Participle

From su- + vi- + √bhūṣ (to adorn)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+vibhūṣita)

• su – well, good, very
  indeclinable
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi- + √bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with stambhaiḥ.

स्तम्भैः (stambhaiḥ) - with pillars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column

Note: The primary noun being described in this part of the sentence.

पक्षैः (pakṣaiḥ) - with wings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party, feather

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates simile.

अति-उच्चैः (ati-uccaiḥ) - with very tall, with exceedingly high

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of atyucca

atyucca - very tall, exceedingly high

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+ucca)

• ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
  indeclinable
• ucca – high, tall, loud
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with pakṣaiḥ.

दिवम् (divam) - to the sky, to heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Object of motion for samprasthitām.

सम्प्रस्थिताम् (samprasthitām) - having ascended towards (the sky) (having set out, departed, risen (to))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samprasthitā

samprasthitā - departed, set out, gone forth, risen

Past Passive Participle

From sam- + pra- + √sthā (to stand)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śālām (implied).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates simile, completing the comparison.

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