वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-109, verse-23

पाण्डुराभिः पताकाभिर्ध्वजैश्च समलंकृतम् ।
शोभितं काञ्चनैर्हर्म्यैर्हेमपद्मविभूषितम् ॥२३॥

23. pāṇḍurābhiḥ patākābhirdhvajaiśca samalaṃkṛtam ,
śobhitaṃ kāñcanairharmyairhemapadmavibhūṣitam.

23. pāṇḍurābhiḥ patākābhiḥ dhvajaiḥ ca samalaṅkṛtam
śobhitaṃ kāñcanaiḥ harmyaiḥ hemapadmavibhūṣitam

23. It was splendidly adorned with white banners and flags, embellished with golden upper chambers, and decorated with golden lotuses.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डुराभिः (pāṇḍurābhiḥ) - with white (banners) (with white, pale)

• पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with banners (with banners, flags, standards)

• ध्वजैः (dhvajaiḥ) - with flags (with flags, banners, standards)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - splendidly adorned (well-adorned, thoroughly decorated)

• शोभितं (śobhitaṁ) - embellished (adorned, beautified, splendid, shining)

• काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - with golden (upper chambers) (with golden (things))

• हर्म्यैः (harmyaiḥ) - with upper chambers (of the vimana) (with palaces, mansions, terraced houses, upper stories)

• हेमपद्मविभूषितम् (hemapadmavibhūṣitam) - decorated with golden lotuses

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डुराभिः (pāṇḍurābhiḥ) - with white (banners) (with white, pale)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of pāṇḍurā

pāṇḍura - whitish, pale yellow, white, gray

Feminine stem pāṇḍurā

Note: Qualifies 'patākābhiḥ'.

पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with banners (with banners, flags, standards)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - banner, flag, standard, sign

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Used with 'dhvajaiḥ' for adornment.

ध्वजैः (dhvajaiḥ) - with flags (with flags, banners, standards)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - flag, banner, standard, emblem

From root dhvaj (to move, to go)

Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Used with 'patākābhiḥ' for adornment.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle.

समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - splendidly adorned (well-adorned, thoroughly decorated)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, fully decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From sam- + alaṅkṛ (to decorate)

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शोभितं (śobhitaṁ) - embellished (adorned, beautified, splendid, shining)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śobhita

śobhita - adorned, beautified, splendid, shining

Past Passive Participle

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)

काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - with golden (upper chambers) (with golden (things))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

From kañcana (gold)

हर्म्यैः (harmyaiḥ) - with upper chambers (of the vimana) (with palaces, mansions, terraced houses, upper stories)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of harmya

harmya - large house, palace, mansion, upper story, terraced house

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agent for 'śobhitaṃ'.

हेमपद्मविभूषितम् (hemapadmavibhūṣitam) - decorated with golden lotuses

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hemapadmavibhūṣita

hemapadmavibhūṣita - adorned with golden lotuses

Past Passive Participle

Tatpuruṣa compound: vibhūṣita (decorated) qualified by hemapadma (golden lotus).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hemapadma+vibhūṣita)

• hemapadma – golden lotus
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: hema (gold) + padma (lotus)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi- + root bhūṣ (to decorate)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

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