वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-22

स नलेन कृतः सेतुः सागरे मकरालये ।
शुशुभे सुभगः श्रीमान् स्वातीपथ इवाम्बरे ॥२२॥

22. sa nalena kṛtaḥ setuḥ sāgare makarālaye ,
śuśubhe subhagaḥ śrīmān svātīpatha ivāmbare.

22. sa nalena kṛtaḥ setuḥ sāgare makarālaye
śuśubhe subhagaḥ śrīmān svātīpathaḥ iva ambare

22. sa nalena kṛtaḥ setuḥ makarālaye sāgare śrīmān
subhagaḥ ambare svātīpathaḥ iva śuśubhe

22. That glorious and beautiful bridge, built by Nala in the ocean—the abode of marine creatures—shone like the path of the Svātī constellation in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (bridge) (that, he)

• नलेन (nalena) - by Nala

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, built

• सेतुः (setuḥ) - bridge, embankment

• सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean

• मकरालये (makarālaye) - in the abode of marine creatures

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was resplendent

• सुभगः (subhagaḥ) - beautiful, handsome, fortunate

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous

• स्वातीपथः (svātīpathaḥ) - path of Svātī (constellation)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (bridge) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नलेन (nalena) - by Nala

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a monkey chief, son of Viśvakarmā, who built the bridge to Laṅkā)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, built

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, accomplished, built

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ- 'to do, make'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सेतुः (setuḥ) - bridge, embankment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of setu

setu - bridge, dam, embankment

सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

मकरालये (makarālaye) - in the abode of marine creatures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of makarālaya

makarālaya - abode of marine creatures (like crocodiles, sharks, etc.), the ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (makara+ālaya)

• makara – marine creature, crocodile, sea-monster
  noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (masculine)

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

सुभगः (subhagaḥ) - beautiful, handsome, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subhaga

subhaga - beautiful, handsome, charming, fortunate

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

suffix -mat indicates possession

स्वातीपथः (svātīpathaḥ) - path of Svātī (constellation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātīpatha

svātīpatha - path of the Svātī constellation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svātī+patha)

• svātī – Svātī (the thirteenth lunar mansion, consisting of a single star, Arcturus)
  noun (feminine)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing, garment

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