वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-29

सो ऽवर्धत तदा राम रावणान्तःपुरे शुभे ।
रक्ष्यमाणो वरस्त्रीभिश्छन्नः काष्ठैरिवानलः ॥२९॥

29. so'vardhata tadā rāma rāvaṇāntaḥpure śubhe ,
rakṣyamāṇo varastrībhiśchannaḥ kāṣṭhairivānalaḥ.

29. saḥ avardhata tadā rāma rāvaṇāntaḥpure śubhe
rakṣyamāṇaḥ varastrībhiḥ channaḥ kāṣṭhaiḥ iva analaḥ

29. O Rama, he then grew up in Ravana's beautiful inner palace, protected by the finest women, hidden like a fire (anala) covered by wood.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - grew up, increased

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• रावणान्तःपुरे (rāvaṇāntaḥpure) - in Ravana's inner palace, in Ravana's harem

• शुभे (śubhe) - in the beautiful, auspicious

• रक्ष्यमाणः (rakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being protected, guarded

• वरस्त्रीभिः (varastrībhiḥ) - by excellent women, by the finest women

• छन्नः (channaḥ) - hidden, covered

• काष्ठैः (kāṣṭhaiḥ) - by wood, by fuel

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Meghanada.

अवर्धत (avardhata) - grew up, increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛdh

Imperfect 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: From root 'vṛdh'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun, a name of an incarnation of Vishnu)

Note: Addressing Rama.

रावणान्तःपुरे (rāvaṇāntaḥpure) - in Ravana's inner palace, in Ravana's harem

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇāntaḥpura

rāvaṇāntaḥpura - Ravana's inner palace, harem

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+antaḥpura)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (proper noun, king of Lanka)
  proper noun (masculine)
• antaḥpura – inner palace, harem
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of growth.

शुभे (śubhe) - in the beautiful, auspicious

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, shining

Note: Qualifies 'rāvaṇāntaḥpure'.

रक्ष्यमाणः (rakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣyamāṇa

rakṣyamāṇa - being protected, being guarded

Present Passive Participle

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with suffix -māṇa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

वरस्त्रीभिः (varastrībhiḥ) - by excellent women, by the finest women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of varastrī

varastrī - excellent woman, beautiful woman

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+strī)

• vara – excellent, best, finest
  adjective (feminine)
• strī – woman
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent of protection.

छन्नः (channaḥ) - hidden, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of channa

channa - covered, hidden, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'chad' (to cover, to conceal)

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

काष्ठैः (kāṣṭhaiḥ) - by wood, by fuel

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, stick, fuel

Note: Agent of covering in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire

Note: The object of comparison (fire, like that which is hidden by wood).