वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-33, verse-4

सो ऽमरावतिसंकाशां हृष्टपुष्टजनावृताम् ।
प्रविवेश पुरीं ब्रह्मा इन्द्रस्येवामरावतीम् ॥४॥

4. so'marāvatisaṃkāśāṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtām ,
praviveśa purīṃ brahmā indrasyevāmarāvatīm.

4. saḥ amarāvatisaṃkāśām hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtām
praviveśa purīm brahmā indrasya iva amarāvatīm

4. brahmā saḥ amarāvatisaṃkāśām hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtām
purīm indrasya iva amarāvatīm praviveśa

4. Brahma entered the city, which resembled Amaravati and was filled with joyful and well-nourished people, just as Indra enters his capital, Amaravati.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Brahma) (he, that)

• अमरावतिसंकाशाम् (amarāvatisaṁkāśām) - resembling the city of Amaravati (resembling Amaravati)

• हृष्टपुष्टजनावृताम् (hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtām) - filled with happy and well-nourished people (covered/filled with joyful and well-fed people)

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered

• पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (city, town)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (Brahma (the creator god))

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अमरावतीम् (amarāvatīm) - Amaravati (Indra's capital) (Amaravati)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Brahma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अमरावतिसंकाशाम् (amarāvatisaṁkāśām) - resembling the city of Amaravati (resembling Amaravati)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amarāvatisaṃkāśa

amarāvatisaṁkāśa - resembling Amaravati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amarāvatī+saṃkāśa)

• amarāvatī – Amaravati (Indra's capital)
  proper noun (feminine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: qualifies 'purīm'

हृष्टपुष्टजनावृताम् (hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtām) - filled with happy and well-nourished people (covered/filled with joyful and well-fed people)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛta

hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛta - filled with happy and well-fed people

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛṣṭa+puṣṭa+jana+āvṛta)

• hṛṣṭa – rejoiced, joyful, happy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. from root hṛṣ (class 4) 'to be glad, rejoice'
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• puṣṭa – nourished, well-fed, prosperous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. from root puṣ (class 4, 9) 'to nourish, thrive'
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• jana – person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. from root vṛ (class 5) 'to cover' with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: qualifies 'purīm'

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of praviś

perfect (liṭ)

3rd person singular perfect active of root viś (class 6) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

Note: object of 'praviveśa'

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (Brahma (the creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), a Brahmin (priest)

Note: subject of 'praviveśa'

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (king of devas)

Note: modifies 'amarāvatīm' (implied: Indra's Amaravati)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of comparison

अमरावतीम् (amarāvatīm) - Amaravati (Indra's capital) (Amaravati)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amarāvatī

amarāvatī - Amaravati (Indra's capital city)

Note: object of an implied verb in the comparison

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