वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-30, verse-19
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं विमलं चारुदर्शनम् ।
श्लक्ष्णं श्रीमन्महच्चैव दुष्प्रापं शकुनैरपि ॥१९॥
श्लक्ष्णं श्रीमन्महच्चैव दुष्प्रापं शकुनैरपि ॥१९॥
19. śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ vimalaṃ cārudarśanam ,
ślakṣṇaṃ śrīmanmahaccaiva duṣprāpaṃ śakunairapi.
ślakṣṇaṃ śrīmanmahaccaiva duṣprāpaṃ śakunairapi.
19.
śatayojanavistīrṇam vimalam cārudarśanam ślakṣṇam
śrīmat mahat ca eva duṣprāpam śakunaiḥ api
śrīmat mahat ca eva duṣprāpam śakunaiḥ api
19.
śatayojanavistīrṇam vimalam cārudarśanam ślakṣṇam
śrīmat mahat ca eva duṣprāpam śakunaiḥ api
śrīmat mahat ca eva duṣprāpam śakunaiḥ api
19.
It was a hundred yojanas wide, pure, beautiful to see, smooth, splendid, and indeed very grand, difficult for even birds to reach.
Words meanings summery:
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- शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम् (śatayojanavistīrṇam) - spread over a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide
- विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clean
- चारुदर्शनम् (cārudarśanam) - beautiful to behold, lovely in appearance
- श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - smooth, soft, pleasant, delicate
- श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, grand, extensive
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only
- दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to reach, inaccessible
- शकुनैः (śakunaiḥ) - by birds
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
Words meanings and morphology
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम् (śatayojanavistīrṇam) - spread over a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śatayojanavistīrṇa
śatayojanavistīrṇa - spread over a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide
Compound: śata (hundred) + yojana (measure of distance) + vistīrṇa (spread out, extensive, participle of vi-stṛ)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+yojana+vistīrṇa)
- śata – hundred
noun (neuter) - yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km), a stage, a league
noun (neuter)
From root yuj (to join, connect) + ana (suffix for noun of action/instrument)
Root: yuj (class 7) - vistīrṇa – spread out, extensive, wide, vast
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Formed from vi- + root stṛ (to spread)
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
Note: Appears to be an adjective modifying an implied noun (e.g., 'mountain peak' or 'city').
विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clean
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vimala
vimala - pure, spotless, clean, free from dirt
From vi- (without) + mala (dirt, impurity)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+mala)
- vi – without, free from
indeclinable
A prefix meaning 'apart, away, without'. - mala – dirt, impurity, stain
noun (neuter)
Note: Adjective.
चारुदर्शनम् (cārudarśanam) - beautiful to behold, lovely in appearance
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cārudarśana
cārudarśana - lovely to look at, beautiful in appearance
Compound: cāru (beautiful) + darśana (sight, appearance)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cāru+darśana)
- cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming
adjective - darśana – seeing, looking, appearance, sight, vision
noun (neuter)
From root dṛś (to see) + ana (suffix)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Adjective.
श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - smooth, soft, pleasant, delicate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa
ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, pleasant, delicate, polished
From root ślakṣ (to be smooth or soft)
Root: ślakṣ
Note: Adjective.
श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, fortunate, beautiful, possessing wealth/beauty
From śrī (splendor, wealth) + matup suffix
Note: Adjective.
महत् (mahat) - great, large, grand, extensive
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, grand, extensive, mighty
Primary stem, declined from mahā/mahat
Root: mah
Note: Adjective.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
Note: Conjunction.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only
(indeclinable)
Particle of emphasis
Note: Particle of emphasis.
दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to reach, inaccessible
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣprāpa
duṣprāpa - difficult to reach, hard to obtain, inaccessible
Compound: dus (difficult) + pra (prefix) + āpa (from root āp, to obtain)
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dus+prāpa)
- dus – difficult, bad, ill
indeclinable
Prefix indicating difficulty or badness. - prāpa – obtainable, to be reached
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From pra-āp (to reach, obtain)
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Adjective.
शकुनैः (śakunaiḥ) - by birds
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śakuna
śakuna - bird, auspicious bird, omen
Root: śak (class 5)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
Particle
Note: Intensifying particle.