वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-32, verse-11
काञ्चनानि प्रमृद्नन्तस्तोरणानि प्लवंगमाः ।
कैलासशिखराभानि गोपुराणि प्रमथ्य च ॥११॥
कैलासशिखराभानि गोपुराणि प्रमथ्य च ॥११॥
11. kāñcanāni pramṛdnantastoraṇāni plavaṃgamāḥ ,
kailāsaśikharābhāni gopurāṇi pramathya ca.
kailāsaśikharābhāni gopurāṇi pramathya ca.
11.
kāñcanāni pramṛdnantaḥ toraṇāni plavaṅgamāḥ
kailāsaśikharābhāni gopurāṇi pramathya ca
kailāsaśikharābhāni gopurāṇi pramathya ca
11.
plavaṅgamāḥ kāñcanāni toraṇāni pramṛdnantaḥ
ca kailāsaśikharābhāni gopurāṇi pramathya
ca kailāsaśikharābhāni gopurāṇi pramathya
11.
The monkeys, trampling the golden arched gateways and demolishing the city gates that resembled the peaks of Mount Kailāsa.
Words meanings summery:
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- काञ्चनानि (kāñcanāni) - golden, made of gold
- प्रमृद्नन्तः (pramṛdnantaḥ) - trampling, crushing
- तोरणानि (toraṇāni) - gateways, arched doorways
- प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys
- कैलासशिखराभानि (kailāsaśikharābhāni) - resembling the peaks of Kailāsa
- गोपुराणि (gopurāṇi) - city gates, main gates
- प्रमथ्य (pramathya) - having crushed, having destroyed
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
काञ्चनानि (kāñcanāni) - golden, made of gold
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kāñcana
kāñcana - gold, golden
Note: Qualifies 'toraṇāni'.
प्रमृद्नन्तः (pramṛdnantaḥ) - trampling, crushing
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pramṛdant
pramṛdant - one who tramples/crushes
present active participle
derived from root mṛd with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: mṛd (class 9)
Note: Qualifies 'plavaṅgamāḥ'.
तोरणानि (toraṇāni) - gateways, arched doorways
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of toraṇa
toraṇa - an arched doorway, gateway, ornamental arch
Root: tṝ (class 1)
Note: Object of the participle 'pramṛdnantaḥ'.
प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama
plavaṅgama - monkey
literally 'one who goes by leaping'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)
- plava – leaping, jumping
noun (masculine)
Root: plu (class 1) - gama – going
noun (masculine)
derived from root gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb).
कैलासशिखराभानि (kailāsaśikharābhāni) - resembling the peaks of Kailāsa
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kailāsaśikharābha
kailāsaśikharābha - resembling the peaks of Kailāsa
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kailāsa+śikhara+ābha)
- kailāsa – Mount Kailāsa
proper noun (masculine) - śikhara – peak, summit
noun (neuter)
Root: śī - ābha – resembling, like, shining
adjective (neuter)
from ābhā 'splendor, likeness'
Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'gopurāṇi'.
गोपुराणि (gopurāṇi) - city gates, main gates
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of gopura
gopura - a city gate, main gate of a city or temple
Note: Object of the absolutive 'pramathya'.
प्रमथ्य (pramathya) - having crushed, having destroyed
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root math with prefix pra, ending -ya
Prefix: pra
Root: math (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'pramṛdnantaḥ' and 'pramathya'.