वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-22

नीलाः किल पुरा बर्हा मयूराणां नराधिप ।
सुराधिपाद्वरं प्राप्य गताः सर्वे विचित्रताम् ॥२२॥

22. nīlāḥ kila purā barhā mayūrāṇāṃ narādhipa ,
surādhipādvaraṃ prāpya gatāḥ sarve vicitratām.

22. nīlāḥ kila purā barhāḥ mayūrāṇām narādhipa
surādhipāt varam prāpya gatāḥ sarve vicitratām

22. he narādhipa purā mayūrāṇām barhāḥ kila nīlāḥ (āsan)
(te) surādhipāt varam prāpya sarve vicitratām gatāḥ

22. O king, formerly the peacocks' feathers were indeed (just) blue. Having obtained a boon from the lord of the gods (Indra), all of them then became variegated.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलाः (nīlāḥ) - blue

• किल (kila) - Indicates traditional knowledge or hearsay. (indeed, certainly, as is said, it is said that)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• बर्हाः (barhāḥ) - feathers, plumes (of peacocks)

• मयूराणाम् (mayūrāṇām) - of peacocks

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O ruler of men

• सुराधिपात् (surādhipāt) - Refers to Indra, the king of the gods. (from the lord of gods, from Indra)

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing, a gift

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, having gone

• सर्वे (sarve) - All of the peacocks' feathers. (all, every)

• विचित्रताम् (vicitratām) - variegatedness, diversity, wondrousness

Words meanings and morphology

नीलाः (nīlāḥ) - blue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue, indigo, black

Note: Agrees with 'barhāḥ'.

किल (kila) - Indicates traditional knowledge or hearsay. (indeed, certainly, as is said, it is said that)

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

बर्हाः (barhāḥ) - feathers, plumes (of peacocks)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of barha

barha - feather, peacock's tail, plume

Note: The plural form suggests a masculine gender inflection for 'barha' here, which is sometimes listed as masculine in plural or as a variant.

मयूराणाम् (mayūrāṇām) - of peacocks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mayūra

mayūra - peacock

Note: Possessive, "the feathers of the peacocks".

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

सुराधिपात् (surādhipāt) - Refers to Indra, the king of the gods. (from the lord of gods, from Indra)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of surādhipa

surādhipa - lord of the gods, Indra

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sura+adhipa)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the source from whom the boon was received.

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing, a gift

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, wish, choice, bridegroom

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed with suffix -ya after upasarga

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, having gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, departed, passed, attained

Past Passive Participle

from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarve' and refers to the feathers becoming variegated.

सर्वे (sarve) - All of the peacocks' feathers. (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

nominative plural masculine

Note: Refers to 'barhāḥ' (feathers).

विचित्रताम् (vicitratām) - variegatedness, diversity, wondrousness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vicitratā

vicitratā - variegatedness, diversity, strangeness, wondrousness

from vicitra + suffix -tā

Note: Object of motion/result with 'gatāḥ' (attained variegatedness).

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