वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-30, verse-21

सा पुरी गोपुरैरुच्चैः पाण्डुराम्बुदसंनिभैः ।
काञ्चनेन च सालेन राजतेन च शोभिता ॥२१॥

21. sā purī gopurairuccaiḥ pāṇḍurāmbudasaṃnibhaiḥ ,
kāñcanena ca sālena rājatena ca śobhitā.

21. sā purī gopuraiḥ uccaiḥ pāṇḍurāmbudasaṃnibhaiḥ
kāñcanena ca sālena rājátena ca śobhitā

21. sā purī uccaiḥ pāṇḍurāmbudasaṃnibhaiḥ gopuraiḥ
kāñcanena ca sālena rājátena ca śobhitā

21. That city was adorned with high city gates resembling white clouds, and with a wall of gold and silver.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that, she

• पुरी (purī) - city, town, fortress

• गोपुरैः (gopuraiḥ) - by city gates, by watchtowers

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, tall, elevated

• पाण्डुराम्बुदसंनिभैः (pāṇḍurāmbudasaṁnibhaiḥ) - resembling white clouds

• काञ्चनेन (kāñcanena) - by gold, golden

• च (ca) - and, also

• सालेन (sālena) - by a wall, by a rampart

• राज्áतेन (rājátena) - by silver, silvery

• च (ca) - and, also

• शोभिता (śobhitā) - adorned, embellished, decorated

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'purī'.

पुरी (purī) - city, town, fortress

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress, dwelling

From root pur (to fill) or related to pṛ (to protect)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

गोपुरैः (gopuraiḥ) - by city gates, by watchtowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gopura

gopura - city gate, main entrance to a city or temple, watchtower

Compound: go (cow, earth, ray) + pura (city, fort); meaning 'city gate' or 'gate of the fort'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pura)

• go – cow, cattle, earth, ray of light, heaven
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
  From root pur (to fill, protect)

Note: Used as an instrument of adornment.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, tall, elevated

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ucca

ucca - high, tall, elevated, loud (adverbially)

From ud-ca (standing high)

Prefix: ud

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gopuraiḥ'.

पाण्डुराम्बुदसंनिभैः (pāṇḍurāmbudasaṁnibhaiḥ) - resembling white clouds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍurāmbudasaṃnibha

pāṇḍurāmbudasaṁnibha - resembling white clouds

Compound: pāṇḍura (white) + ambuda (cloud) + saṃnibha (resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāṇḍura+ambuda+saṃnibha)

• pāṇḍura – whitish, pale white, yellowish white
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ambu (water) + da (giving, from root dā)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From sam- + ni- + root bhā (to shine, appear)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gopuraiḥ'.

काञ्चनेन (kāñcanena) - by gold, golden

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold

From kañcana (gold) + aṇ suffix, meaning 'made of gold'

Note: Adjective modifying 'sālena'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Conjunction.

सालेन (sālena) - by a wall, by a rampart

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sāla

sāla - wall, rampart, enclosure, a type of tree (Shorea robusta)

Note: Used as an instrument of adornment.

राज्áतेन (rājátena) - by silver, silvery

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājáta

rājáta - silvery, made of silver, silver

From rajata (silver) + aṇ suffix.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'sālena'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Conjunction.

शोभिता (śobhitā) - adorned, embellished, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śobhita

śobhita - adorned, embellished, decorated, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful) + itac suffix.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle used adjectivally.