वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-41, verse-10

नन्दनं हि यथेन्द्रस्य ब्राह्मं चैत्ररथं यथा ।
तथारूपं हि रामस्य काननं तन्निवेशितम् ॥१०॥

10. nandanaṃ hi yathendrasya brāhmaṃ caitrarathaṃ yathā ,
tathārūpaṃ hi rāmasya kānanaṃ tanniveśitam.

10. nandanam hi yathā indrasya brāhmam caitraratham
yathā tathārūpam hi rāmasya kānanam tat niveśitam

10. tat rāmasya kānanam hi yathā indrasya nandanam,
yathā ca brāhmam caitraratham,
tathārūpam hi niveśitam

10. Indeed, that garden established for Rāma was of such a form, just like Indra's Nandana garden, or like the Caitraratha (garden) of Kubera.

Words meanings summery:

• नन्दनम् (nandanam) - Indra's celestial garden, Nandana (Nandana (garden))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Referring to a garden associated with Brahmā or of divine nature. ((garden) of Brahmā, divine)

• चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - Caitraratha, the garden of Kubera (Caitraratha (garden))

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• तथारूपम् (tathārūpam) - of such a form, of that nature

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• काननम् (kānanam) - garden, forest, grove

• तत् (tat) - that (garden) (that)

• निवेशितम् (niveśitam) - was established (referring to the garden) (established, constructed, arranged)

Words meanings and morphology

नन्दनम् (nandanam) - Indra's celestial garden, Nandana (Nandana (garden))

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nandana

nandana - delighting, gladdening; Indra's pleasure garden; son

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (chief of the gods, king of Svarga)

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Referring to a garden associated with Brahmā or of divine nature. ((garden) of Brahmā, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahmā, divine, sacred, Vedic

Note: Qualifies 'Caitrarathaṃ' implicitly, suggesting the celestial nature or association with a high deity like Brahmā.

चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - Caitraratha, the garden of Kubera (Caitraratha (garden))

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caitraratha

caitraratha - the celestial garden of Kubera (sometimes associated with Brahmā)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

तथारूपम् (tathārūpam) - of such a form, of that nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tathārūpa

tathārūpa - of such a form, of that nature, such-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tathā+rūpa)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kānanam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

काननम् (kānanam) - garden, forest, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, pleasure garden

तत् (tat) - that (garden) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (pronoun or demonstrative adjective)

निवेशितम् (niveśitam) - was established (referring to the garden) (established, constructed, arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niveśita

niveśita - placed, established, built, arranged

Past Passive Participle

From ni + √viś 'to enter'; causative sense 'caused to enter, settled, established'

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

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