वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-1

सा तु नीलेन विधिवत् स्वारक्षा सुसमाहिता ।
सागरस्योत्तरे तीरे साधु सेना निवेशिता ॥१॥

1. sā tu nīlena vidhivat svārakṣā susamāhitā ,
sāgarasyottare tīre sādhu senā niveśitā.

1. sā tu nīlena vidhivat svārakṣā susamāhitā
sāgarasya uttare tīre sādhu senā niveśitā

1. Indeed, that army, well-protected and meticulously arranged by Nīla according to proper procedure, was effectively stationed on the northern shore of the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• नीलेन (nīlena) - by Nīla (proper name)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule/rites

• स्वारक्षा (svārakṣā) - well-protected, having good defense

• सुसमाहिता (susamāhitā) - well-arranged, well-stationed, well-prepared

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

• उत्तरे (uttare) - on the northern (shore)

• तीरे (tīre) - on the shore/bank

• साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, effectively

• सेना (senā) - army

• निवेशिता (niveśitā) - stationed, encamped, settled

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

नीलेन (nīlena) - by Nīla (proper name)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nīla (name of a monkey chief in the Rāmāyaṇa), blue

Note: Agent.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule/rites

(indeclinable)

स्वारक्षा (svārakṣā) - well-protected, having good defense

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svārakṣā

svārakṣā - well-protected, good protection, well-guarded

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+rakṣā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• rakṣā – protection, defense
  noun (feminine)
  from √rakṣ (to protect)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "senā".

सुसमाहिता (susamāhitā) - well-arranged, well-stationed, well-prepared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of susamāhitā

susamāhitā - well-arranged, well-composed, well-stationed

Past Passive Participle

from su-sam-ā-√dhā (to place, arrange well)

Prefixes: su+sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies "senā".

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Possessive, modifies "tīre".

उत्तरे (uttare) - on the northern (shore)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, subsequent

तीरे (tīre) - on the shore/bank

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - shore, bank, edge

Note: Location.

साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, effectively

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of sādhu

Note: Adverb, modifies "niveśitā".

सेना (senā) - army

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, military force

निवेशिता (niveśitā) - stationed, encamped, settled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niveśita

niveśita - stationed, encamped, placed, settled

Past Passive Participle

from ni-√viś (to enter, settle, encamp, cause to enter)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with an implied copula.

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