वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-37

सा तस्य शुशुभे शाला ताभिः स्त्रीभिर्विराजिता ।
शारदीव प्रसन्ना द्यौस्ताराभिरभिशोभिता ॥३७॥

37. sā tasya śuśubhe śālā tābhiḥ strībhirvirājitā ,
śāradīva prasannā dyaustārābhirabhiśobhitā.

37. sā tasya śuśubhe śālā tābhiḥ strībhiḥ virājitā
śāradī iva prasannā dyauḥ tārābhiḥ abhiśobhitā

37. sā tasya śālā tābhiḥ strībhiḥ virājitā śuśubhe,
iva śāradī prasannā dyauḥ tārābhiḥ abhiśobhitā

37. His hall, resplendent with those women, shone like a clear autumnal sky adorned with stars.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (hall) (that (feminine))

• तस्य (tasya) - of his (Rāvaṇa's) (of him, his)

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, was splendid (it shone, it was beautiful)

• शाला (śālā) - hall, chamber (hall, house, apartment)

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by those (women) (by/with those (feminine))

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women (by/with women)

• विराजिता (virājitā) - adorned, made resplendent (adorned, resplendent, illumined)

• शारदी (śāradī) - autumnal, clear (as an autumn sky) (autumnal, pertaining to autumn)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - clear, serene (referring to the sky) (clear, bright, serene, pleased)

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky (sky, heaven)

• ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars (by/with stars)

• अभिशोभिता (abhiśobhitā) - adorned, made splendid (adorned, beautified, made radiant)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (hall) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular nominative.

तस्य (tasya) - of his (Rāvaṇa's) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine/neuter singular genitive.

Note: Qualifies 'śālā'.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, was splendid (it shone, it was beautiful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √śubh

Perfect third singular

Root √śubh, perfect tense, third person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: śubh (class 1)

शाला (śālā) - hall, chamber (hall, house, apartment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śālā

śālā - hall, large room, house, shed

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhe'.

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by those (women) (by/with those (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine plural instrumental.

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women (by/with women)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Agent of 'virājitā'.

विराजिता (virājitā) - adorned, made resplendent (adorned, resplendent, illumined)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of virājita

virājita - adorned, illumined, splendid, beautiful

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + √rāj (to shine, rule) + kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śālā'.

शारदी (śāradī) - autumnal, clear (as an autumn sky) (autumnal, pertaining to autumn)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāradī

śāradī - autumnal, belonging to autumn

From śarad (autumn) + ī suffix for feminine adjective.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - clear, serene (referring to the sky) (clear, bright, serene, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - clear, bright, serene, gracious, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √sad (to settle down, be clear, be gracious) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dyauḥ'.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky (sky, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

Feminine noun.

Root: div

Note: Subject of comparison.

ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars (by/with stars)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star, pupil of the eye

Feminine noun.

Root: tṛ

Note: Agent of 'abhiśobhitā'.

अभिशोभिता (abhiśobhitā) - adorned, made splendid (adorned, beautified, made radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhiśobhita

abhiśobhita - adorned, beautified, made splendid

Past Passive Participle

From abhi- + √śubh (to shine, adorn) + kta suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dyauḥ'.

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