वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-4

परमास्तरणास्तीर्णमाविकाजिनसंवृतम् ।
दामभिर्वरमाल्यानां समन्तादुपशोभितम् ॥४॥

4. paramāstaraṇāstīrṇamāvikājinasaṃvṛtam ,
dāmabhirvaramālyānāṃ samantādupaśobhitam.

4. paramāstaraṇāstīrṇam āvikājinasaṃvṛtam
dāmabhiḥ varamālyānām samantāt upaśobhitam

4. paramāstaraṇāstīrṇam āvikājinasaṃvṛtam
varamālyānām dāmabhiḥ samantāt upaśobhitam

4. It was spread with supreme coverings, enveloped with sheepskins, and beautifully adorned all around with strings of excellent garlands.

Words meanings summery:

• परमास्तरणास्तीर्णम् (paramāstaraṇāstīrṇam) - covered with supreme coverings

• आविकाजिनसंवृतम् (āvikājinasaṁvṛtam) - covered with sheepskins

• दामभिः (dāmabhiḥ) - by strings, by garlands

• वरमाल्यानाम् (varamālyānām) - of excellent garlands

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

• उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - beautifully adorned (adorned, embellished, decorated)

Words meanings and morphology

परमास्तरणास्तीर्णम् (paramāstaraṇāstīrṇam) - covered with supreme coverings

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramāstaraṇāstīrṇa

paramāstaraṇāstīrṇa - covered/spread with excellent carpets/coverings

Past Passive Participle (part of compound)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'parama' (supreme) + 'āstaraṇa' (covering) + 'āstīrṇa' (covered/spread, PPP of ā-stṛ)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+āstaraṇa+āstīrṇa)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective
• āstaraṇa – covering, carpet, bed-sheet
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: stṛ (class 9)
• āstīrṇa – spread over, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: stṛ (class 9)

आविकाजिनसंवृतम् (āvikājinasaṁvṛtam) - covered with sheepskins

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āvikājinasaṃvṛta

āvikājinasaṁvṛta - covered/enveloped with sheepskin

Past Passive Participle (part of compound)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'āvika' (sheep's) + 'ajina' (skin) + 'saṃvṛta' (covered/enveloped, PPP of sam-vṛ)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvika+ajina+saṃvṛta)

• āvika – belonging to a sheep, sheep's
  adjective
  Derived from 'avi' (sheep)
• ajina – skin, hide, especially of a deer or antelope (here, sheep)
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvṛta – covered, veiled, enveloped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

दामभिः (dāmabhiḥ) - by strings, by garlands

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dāman

dāman - string, cord, chain, garland

वरमाल्यानाम् (varamālyānām) - of excellent garlands

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of varamālya

varamālya - excellent garland

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'vara' (excellent) + 'mālya' (garland)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+mālya)

• vara – excellent, best, choice
  adjective
• mālya – garland, wreath
  noun (neuter)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

From 'samanta' (all around) with suffix 'tas'

उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - beautifully adorned (adorned, embellished, decorated)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - adorned, embellished, decorated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: śubh (class 1)

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