वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-13, verse-3

विनियुक्तास्ततो राज्ञा शिल्पिनो विश्वकर्मवत् ।
अकुर्वन् कुम्भकर्णस्य कैलाससममालयम् ॥३॥

3. viniyuktāstato rājñā śilpino viśvakarmavat ,
akurvan kumbhakarṇasya kailāsasamamālayam.

3. viniyuktāḥ tataḥ rājñā śilpinaḥ viśvakarmavat
akurvan kumbhakarṇasya kailāsasamam ālayam

3. tataḥ rājñā viniyuktāḥ śilpinaḥ viśvakarmavat
kumbhakarṇasya kailāsasamam ālayam akurvan

3. Then, craftsmen who were appointed by the king, and were like Viśvakarman (the divine architect), constructed a dwelling for Kumbhakarṇa that resembled Mount Kailāsa.

Words meanings summery:

• विनियुक्ताः (viniyuktāḥ) - appointed, engaged, employed, entrusted

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• शिल्पिनः (śilpinaḥ) - craftsmen, artisans

• विश्वकर्मवत् (viśvakarmavat) - like Viśvakarman, the divine architect, chief builder of the universe (like Viśvakarman, resembling Viśvakarman)

• अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - they made, they did, they constructed

• कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarṇa

• कैलाससमम् (kailāsasamam) - resembling Mount Kailāsa, the mythical abode of Shiva (similar to Kailāsa, Kailāsa-like)

• आलयम् (ālayam) - dwelling, house, abode, refuge

Words meanings and morphology

विनियुक्ताः (viniyuktāḥ) - appointed, engaged, employed, entrusted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viniyukta

viniyukta - appointed, engaged, employed, entrusted, applied

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'yuj' (to join, apply) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'ni-'.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: yuj

Note: Agrees with 'śilpinaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

शिल्पिनः (śilpinaḥ) - craftsmen, artisans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śilpin

śilpin - craftsman, artisan, artist

Derived from 'śilpa' (art, skill) + suffix '-in'.

विश्वकर्मवत् (viśvakarmavat) - like Viśvakarman, the divine architect, chief builder of the universe (like Viśvakarman, resembling Viśvakarman)

(indeclinable)

Note: The suffix '-vat' indicates similarity or resemblance.

अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - they made, they did, they constructed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of Ravana's giant brother in the Rāmāyaṇa)

कैलाससमम् (kailāsasamam) - resembling Mount Kailāsa, the mythical abode of Shiva (similar to Kailāsa, Kailāsa-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kailāsasama

kailāsasama - equal to Kailāsa, like Kailāsa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kailāsa+sama)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailāsa (a mythical mountain, abode of Shiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – same, equal, similar, even
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ālayam'.

आलयम् (ālayam) - dwelling, house, abode, refuge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālaya

ālaya - dwelling, house, abode, asylum, refuge

Prefix: ā

Root: lī (class 4)

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