वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-26

विशालः सुकृतः श्रीमान् सुभूमिः सुसमाहितः ।
अशोभत महासेतुः सीमन्त इव सागरे ॥२६॥

26. viśālaḥ sukṛtaḥ śrīmān subhūmiḥ susamāhitaḥ ,
aśobhata mahāsetuḥ sīmanta iva sāgare.

26. viśālaḥ sukṛtaḥ śrīmān subhūmiḥ susamāhitaḥ
aśobhata mahāsetuḥ sīmantaḥ iva sāgare

26. mahāsetuḥ viśālaḥ sukṛtaḥ śrīmān subhūmiḥ
susamāhitaḥ sāgare sīmantaḥ iva aśobhata

26. The great bridge, vast, well-constructed, splendid, with a firm foundation, and perfectly stable, shone gloriously in the ocean, like a parting line.

Words meanings summery:

• विशालः (viśālaḥ) - vast, extensive, large, great

• सुकृतः (sukṛtaḥ) - well-constructed (referring to the bridge) (well-made, well-done, well-constructed, righteous deed)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - splendid, glorious (referring to the bridge) (glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate)

• सुभूमिः (subhūmiḥ) - having a firm foundation (referring to the bridge) (having good ground, good foundation, good land)

• सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - perfectly stable, well-established (referring to the bridge) (well-joined, well-fitted, firmly established, attentive, concentrated)

• अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone gloriously (shone, appeared beautiful, was splendid)

• महासेतुः (mahāsetuḥ) - great bridge

• सीमन्तः (sīmantaḥ) - parting line (like a dividing line in the ocean) (parting of the hair, hairline, boundary, border)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, in the sea

Words meanings and morphology

विशालः (viśālaḥ) - vast, extensive, large, great

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśāla

viśāla - large, extensive, vast, broad, spacious, great

Note: Qualifies mahāsetuḥ.

सुकृतः (sukṛtaḥ) - well-constructed (referring to the bridge) (well-made, well-done, well-constructed, righteous deed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, well-made, properly performed; a good deed, meritorious act

Past Passive Participle

From su- (good, well) + kṛta (done, made, PPP of kṛ-)

Compound type : Pradi-samāsa (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root kṛ- (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies mahāsetuḥ.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - splendid, glorious (referring to the bridge) (glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - possessing splendor, glorious, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate

Derived from śrī (splendor, prosperity) with the matUP suffix

Note: Qualifies mahāsetuḥ.

सुभूमिः (subhūmiḥ) - having a firm foundation (referring to the bridge) (having good ground, good foundation, good land)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subhūmi

subhūmi - good ground, good foundation; having a good ground/foundation

From su- (good) + bhūmi (ground, earth, foundation)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+bhūmi)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, foundation
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies mahāsetuḥ.

सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - perfectly stable, well-established (referring to the bridge) (well-joined, well-fitted, firmly established, attentive, concentrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-composed, well-regulated, attentive, concentrated, well-fitted, firmly established

Past Passive Participle

From su- (well) + sam- (together) + ā- (towards) + dhā- (to place, fix)

Compound type : Pradi-samāsa (su+samāhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• samāhita – placed together, composed, attentive, stable
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root dhā- with prefixes sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies mahāsetuḥ.

अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone gloriously (shone, appeared beautiful, was splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

महासेतुः (mahāsetuḥ) - great bridge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsetu

mahāsetu - great bridge

From mahā (great) + setu (bridge)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+setu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• setu – bridge, causeway, dam
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'aśobhata'.

सीमन्तः (sīmantaḥ) - parting line (like a dividing line in the ocean) (parting of the hair, hairline, boundary, border)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sīmanta

sīmanta - parting of the hair, hairline; boundary, border, limit

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Location where the bridge shone.