वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-47

मुक्तामणिसमायुक्तैर्भूषणैः सुविभूषिताम् ।
विभूषयन्तीमिव च स्वश्रिया भवनोत्तमम् ॥४७॥

47. muktāmaṇisamāyuktairbhūṣaṇaiḥ suvibhūṣitām ,
vibhūṣayantīmiva ca svaśriyā bhavanottamam.

47. muktāmaṇisamāyuktaiḥ bhūṣaṇaiḥ suvibhūṣitām
vibhūṣayantīm iva ca svaśriyā bhavanottamam

47. (He saw her) well-adorned with ornaments set with pearls and jewels, as if she were decorating the magnificent palace with her own splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्तामणिसमायुक्तैः (muktāmaṇisamāyuktaiḥ) - with pearls and jewels, adorned with pearls and jewels

• भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) - with ornaments, with decorations

• सुविभूषिताम् (suvibhūṣitām) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

• विभूषयन्तीम् (vibhūṣayantīm) - adorning, decorating

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• च (ca) - and

• स्वश्रिया (svaśriyā) - with her own splendor/beauty

• भवनोत्तमम् (bhavanottamam) - the best of buildings, the excellent palace

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्तामणिसमायुक्तैः (muktāmaṇisamāyuktaiḥ) - with pearls and jewels, adorned with pearls and jewels

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muktāmaṇisamāyukta

muktāmaṇisamāyukta - adorned with pearls and jewels

Compound of 'muktāmaṇi' (pearl and jewel) and 'samāyukta' (connected, adorned - PPP of sam-ā-√yuj)

Compound type : tatpurusha (muktāmaṇi+samāyukta)

• muktāmaṇi – pearl and jewel (often a dvandva compound of 'muktā' (pearl) and 'maṇi' (jewel))
  noun (masculine)
• samāyukta – joined, connected, endowed with, adorned
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √yuj with prefixes sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'bhūṣaṇaiḥ'.

भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) - with ornaments, with decorations

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, decoration, embellishment

From root √bhūṣ (to adorn)

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

सुविभूषिताम् (suvibhūṣitām) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of suvibhūṣita

suvibhūṣita - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √bhūṣ with prefixes su- and vi-

Prefixes: su+vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies the woman (Mandodari, implied from the previous verse).

विभूषयन्तीम् (vibhūṣayantīm) - adorning, decorating

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vibhūṣayat

vibhūṣayat - adorning, decorating

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of √bhūṣ with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies the woman (Mandodari, implied).

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वश्रिया (svaśriyā) - with her own splendor/beauty

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svaśrī

svaśrī - one's own splendor, one's own beauty

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'śrī' (splendor, beauty)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+śrī)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine/neuter)
• śrī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, wealth
  noun (feminine)

भवनोत्तमम् (bhavanottamam) - the best of buildings, the excellent palace

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavanottama

bhavanottama - best of buildings, excellent palace

Compound of 'bhavana' (dwelling, palace) and 'uttama' (best, excellent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhavana+uttama)

• bhavana – dwelling, house, palace
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine/neuter)

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