वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-30

ततो ऽपश्यत् कुथासीनं नानावर्णाम्बरस्रजम् ।
सहस्रं वरनारीणां नानावेषविभूषितम् ॥३०॥

30. tato'paśyat kuthāsīnaṃ nānāvarṇāmbarasrajam ,
sahasraṃ varanārīṇāṃ nānāveṣavibhūṣitam.

30. tataḥ apaśyat kuthā-āsīnam nānā-varṇa-ambara-srajam
| sahasram vara-nārīṇām nānā-veṣa-vibhūṣitam

30. tataḥ sahasram vara-nārīṇām kuthā-āsīnam
nānā-varṇa-ambara-srajam nānā-veṣa-vibhūṣitam apaśyat

30. Then [Hanuman] saw a thousand excellent women, seated on cushions, adorned with garlands and garments of various colors, and decorated with diverse costumes.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw, observed

• कुथा-आसीनम् (kuthā-āsīnam) - seated on cushions

• नाना-वर्ण-अम्बर-स्रजम् (nānā-varṇa-ambara-srajam) - wearing garlands and garments of various colors

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• वर-नारीणाम् (vara-nārīṇām) - of excellent women

• नाना-वेष-विभूषितम् (nānā-veṣa-vibhūṣitam) - adorned with various costumes

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw, observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

root form (present stem of dṛś)

root dṛś takes paś- as present stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुथा-आसीनम् (kuthā-āsīnam) - seated on cushions

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuthā-āsīna

kuthā-āsīna - seated on a cushion or mat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuthā+āsīna)

• kuthā – cushion, mat, rug
  noun (feminine)
• āsīna – seated, sitting
  participle (masculine)
  Past Active Participle
  From root ās- 'to sit'
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with sahasram (a thousand women)

नाना-वर्ण-अम्बर-स्रजम् (nānā-varṇa-ambara-srajam) - wearing garlands and garments of various colors

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nānā-varṇa-ambara-sraj

nānā-varṇa-ambara-sraj - having garments and garlands of various colors

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+varṇa+ambara+sraj)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)
• ambara – garment, cloth, sky
  noun (neuter)
• sraj – garland, wreath
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with sahasram (a thousand women)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

वर-नारीणाम् (vara-nārīṇām) - of excellent women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vara-nārī

vara-nārī - excellent woman, best woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+nārī)

• vara – excellent, best, choicest
  adjective (masculine)
• nārī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

नाना-वेष-विभूषितम् (nānā-veṣa-vibhūṣitam) - adorned with various costumes

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nānā-veṣa-vibhūṣita

nānā-veṣa-vibhūṣita - adorned or decorated with diverse costumes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+veṣa+vibhūṣita)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• veṣa – costume, attire, dress
  noun (masculine)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhūṣ- 'to adorn'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with sahasram (a thousand women)

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