वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-109, verse-25

तन्मेरुशिखराकारं निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा ।
बहुभिर्भूषितं हर्म्यैर्मुक्तारजतसंनिभौ ॥२५॥

25. tanmeruśikharākāraṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā ,
bahubhirbhūṣitaṃ harmyairmuktārajatasaṃnibhau.

25. tat meruśikharākāram nirmitam viśvakarmaṇā
bahubhiḥ bhūṣitam harmyaiḥ muktārajatasaṃnibhau

25. tat viśvakarmaṇā meruśikharākāram nirmitam
bahubhiḥ harmyaiḥ muktārajatasaṃnibhau bhūṣitam

25. That [aerial chariot] was built by Viśvakarman in the form of Mount Meru's peak. It was adorned with many mansions, two of which resembled pearls and silver.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the aerial chariot) (that, it)

• मेरुशिखराकारम् (meruśikharākāram) - having the form/shape of Mount Meru's peak

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - built, constructed, fashioned

• विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (by many, with many)

• भूषितम् (bhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated

• हर्म्यैः (harmyaiḥ) - with mansions, with palaces

• मुक्तारजतसंनिभौ (muktārajatasaṁnibhau) - two [mansions] resembling pearls and silver (resembling pearls and silver (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the aerial chariot) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मेरुशिखराकारम् (meruśikharākāram) - having the form/shape of Mount Meru's peak

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of meruśikharākāra

meruśikharākāra - form/shape of Mount Meru's peak

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meru+śikhara+ākāra)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the aerial chariot (vimāna)

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - built, constructed, fashioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - built, constructed, made, formed

Past Passive Participle

From nir- + mita (root mā, cl. 3 P. mimīte/māti)

Prefix: nis

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Modifies the aerial chariot (vimāna)

विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarman (name of the divine architect)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (by many, with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Modifies 'harmyaiḥ'

भूषितम् (bhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūṣita

bhūṣita - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From bhūṣ (causative of bhū or denominative of bhūṣā)

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies the aerial chariot (vimāna)

हर्म्यैः (harmyaiḥ) - with mansions, with palaces

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of harmya

harmya - mansion, palace, large house

मुक्तारजतसंनिभौ (muktārajatasaṁnibhau) - two [mansions] resembling pearls and silver (resembling pearls and silver (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of muktārajatasaṃnibha

muktārajatasaṁnibha - resembling pearls and silver

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (muktā+rajata+saṃnibha)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• rajata – silver
  noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  From sam- + nibha (root bhā)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Grammatically challenging with plural 'harmyaiḥ'; interpreted as 'two of which (mansions) resembled'.

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