वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-5, verse-21
दक्षिणस्योदधेस्तीरे त्रिकूटो नाम पर्वतः ।
शिखरे तस्य शैलस्य मध्यमे ऽम्बुदसंनिभे ।
शकुनैरपि दुष्प्रापे टङ्कच्छिन्नचतुर्दिशि ॥२१॥
शिखरे तस्य शैलस्य मध्यमे ऽम्बुदसंनिभे ।
शकुनैरपि दुष्प्रापे टङ्कच्छिन्नचतुर्दिशि ॥२१॥
21. dakṣiṇasyodadhestīre trikūṭo nāma parvataḥ ,
śikhare tasya śailasya madhyame'mbudasaṃnibhe ,
śakunairapi duṣprāpe ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi.
śikhare tasya śailasya madhyame'mbudasaṃnibhe ,
śakunairapi duṣprāpe ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi.
21.
dakṣiṇasya udadheḥ tīre trikūṭaḥ
nāma parvataḥ śikhare tasya śailasya
madhyame ambudasaṃnibhe śakunaiḥ
api duṣprāpe ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi
nāma parvataḥ śikhare tasya śailasya
madhyame ambudasaṃnibhe śakunaiḥ
api duṣprāpe ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi
21.
dakṣiṇasya udadheḥ tīre trikūṭaḥ nāma
parvataḥ asti tasya śailasya madhyame
ambudasaṃnibhe śakunaiḥ api duṣprāpe
ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi śikhare (sthitaṃ nagaram)
parvataḥ asti tasya śailasya madhyame
ambudasaṃnibhe śakunaiḥ api duṣprāpe
ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi śikhare (sthitaṃ nagaram)
21.
On the shore of the southern ocean, there is a mountain named Trikūṭa. On the middle peak of that mountain, which resembles a cloud, is a place difficult to reach even for birds, appearing as if it were carved on all four sides by a chisel.
Words meanings summery:
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- दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern (ocean) (of the southern, of the right)
- उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean
- तीरे (tīre) - on the shore, on the bank
- त्रिकूटः (trikūṭaḥ) - Trikūṭa (name of a mountain)
- नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed
- पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill
- शिखरे (śikhare) - on the peak, on the summit
- तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that)
- शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain
- मध्यमे (madhyame) - on the middle (peak) (on the middle, on the central)
- अम्बुदसंनिभे (ambudasaṁnibhe) - (on the peak) resembling a cloud (resembling a cloud, cloud-like)
- शकुनैः (śakunaiḥ) - by birds
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- दुष्प्रापे (duṣprāpe) - (a place) difficult to reach (difficult to reach, inaccessible)
- टङ्कच्छिन्नचतुर्दिशि (ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi) - carved on all four sides by a chisel
Words meanings and morphology
दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern (ocean) (of the southern, of the right)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful
उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of udadhi
udadhi - ocean, sea
तीरे (tīre) - on the shore, on the bank
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of tīra
tīra - shore, bank, edge
त्रिकूटः (trikūṭaḥ) - Trikūṭa (name of a mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trikūṭa
trikūṭa - three-peaked (mountain), name of a mountain
Compound type : Dvigu (tri+kūṭa)
- tri – three
indeclinable - kūṭa – peak, horn, summit
noun (masculine/neuter)
नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed
(indeclinable)
पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata
parvata - mountain, hill
शिखरे (śikhare) - on the peak, on the summit
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śikhara
śikhara - peak, summit, top
तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, hill
मध्यमे (madhyame) - on the middle (peak) (on the middle, on the central)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhyama
madhyama - middle, central, intermediate
अम्बुदसंनिभे (ambudasaṁnibhe) - (on the peak) resembling a cloud (resembling a cloud, cloud-like)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of ambudasaṃnibha
ambudasaṁnibha - resembling a cloud
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ambuda+saṃnibha)
- ambuda – cloud (lit. water-giver)
noun (masculine) - saṃnibha – resembling, similar to, like
adjective (masculine/neuter)
शकुनैः (śakunaiḥ) - by birds
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śakuna
śakuna - bird, omen, portent
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
दुष्प्रापे (duṣprāpe) - (a place) difficult to reach (difficult to reach, inaccessible)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of duṣprāpa
duṣprāpa - difficult to obtain, hard to reach
Compound type : Prādisamāsa (dur+prāpa)
- dur – bad, difficult, ill
indeclinable - prāpa – attainable, reaching, obtaining
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: āp
टङ्कच्छिन्नचतुर्दिशि (ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiśi) - carved on all four sides by a chisel
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiś
ṭaṅkacchinnacaturdiś - having its four directions cut by a chisel
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ṭaṅka+chinna+caturdiś)
- ṭaṅka – chisel, pickaxe, axe
noun (masculine) - chinna – cut, severed, carved
adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root chid (to cut)
Root: chid (class 7) - caturdiś – four directions
noun (feminine)