वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-46

तेन शब्देन महता सप्राकारा सतोरणा ।
लङ्का प्रचलिता सर्वा सशैलवनकानना ॥४६॥

46. tena śabdena mahatā saprākārā satoraṇā ,
laṅkā pracalitā sarvā saśailavanakānanā.

46. tena śabdena mahatā sa-prākārā sa-toraṇā
laṅkā pracalitā sarvā sa-śaila-vana-kānanā

46. tena mahatā śabdena sa-prākārā sa-toraṇā
sa-śaila-vana-kānanā sarvā laṅkā pracalitā

46. Due to that immense sound, Laṅkā, along with its ramparts, archways, mountains, forests, and groves, trembled entirely.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the sound

• महता (mahatā) - by the great, with the great

• स-प्राकारा (sa-prākārā) - Lanka with its ramparts (with its ramparts, having ramparts)

• स-तोरणा (sa-toraṇā) - Lanka with its archways (with its archways/gateways, having archways)

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - The island city of Lanka, capital of Ravana (Lanka (proper noun))

• प्रचलिता (pracalitā) - trembled, shook, moved, stirred

• सर्वा (sarvā) - Lanka entirely (all, entire, whole)

• स-शैल-वन-कानना (sa-śaila-vana-kānanā) - Lanka with its mountains, forests, and groves (with its mountains, forests, and groves)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `śabdena`.

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the sound

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, voice

महता (mahatā) - by the great, with the great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with `śabdena`.

स-प्राकारा (sa-prākārā) - Lanka with its ramparts (with its ramparts, having ramparts)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-prākāra

sa-prākāra - with walls/ramparts, accompanied by walls

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+prākāra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• prākāra – wall, rampart, enclosure
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `laṅkā`.

स-तोरणा (sa-toraṇā) - Lanka with its archways (with its archways/gateways, having archways)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-toraṇa

sa-toraṇa - with archways/gateways, accompanied by archways

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+toraṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• toraṇa – archway, gate, decorated entrance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `laṅkā`.

लङ्का (laṅkā) - The island city of Lanka, capital of Ravana (Lanka (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (island city, capital of Ravana)

प्रचलिता (pracalitā) - trembled, shook, moved, stirred

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pracalita

pracalita - shaken, moved, trembled, stirred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'cal' (to move) with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `laṅkā`.

सर्वा (sarvā) - Lanka entirely (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with `laṅkā`.

स-शैल-वन-कानना (sa-śaila-vana-kānanā) - Lanka with its mountains, forests, and groves (with its mountains, forests, and groves)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-śaila-vana-kānana

sa-śaila-vana-kānana - with mountains, forests, and groves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śaila+vana+kānana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove, pleasure garden
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `laṅkā`.

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