वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-68, verse-3

तस्य रूपमरण्यस्य निर्देष्टुं न शशाक ह ।
फलमूलैः सुखास्वादैर्बहुरूपैश्च पादपैः ॥३॥

3. tasya rūpamaraṇyasya nirdeṣṭuṃ na śaśāka ha ,
phalamūlaiḥ sukhāsvādairbahurūpaiśca pādapaiḥ.

3. tasya rūpam araṇyasya nirdeṣṭum na śaśāka ha
phalamūlaiḥ sukhāsvādaiḥ bahurūpaiḥ ca pādapaiḥ

3. ha tasya araṇyasya rūpam sukhāsvādaiḥ phalamūlaiḥ
ca bahurūpaiḥ pādapaiḥ nirdeṣṭum na śaśāka

3. Indeed, one could not describe the form of that forest, which was adorned with trees of various kinds, bearing delightful fruits and roots.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of it, its, of that

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

• अरण्यस्य (araṇyasya) - of the forest

• निर्देष्टुम् (nirdeṣṭum) - to describe, to point out

• न (na) - not, no

• शशाक (śaśāka) - was able

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

• फलमूलैः (phalamūlaiḥ) - with fruits and roots

• सुखास्वादैः (sukhāsvādaiḥ) - of pleasant taste, with delightful flavors

• बहुरूपैः (bahurūpaiḥ) - of many forms, manifold

• च (ca) - and, also

• पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - with trees

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of it, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, beauty, nature

Note: Object of 'nirdeṣṭum' (to describe)

अरण्यस्य (araṇyasya) - of the forest

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

निर्देष्टुम् (nirdeṣṭum) - to describe, to point out

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'diś' with prefix 'nis-'.

Prefix: nis

Root: diś (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शशाक (śaśāka) - was able

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of śak

Perfect tense (Lit), 3rd person singular active.

Root: śak (class 5)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

फलमूलैः (phalamūlaiḥ) - with fruits and roots

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of phalamūla

phalamūla - fruits and roots

Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin
  noun (neuter)

सुखास्वादैः (sukhāsvādaiḥ) - of pleasant taste, with delightful flavors

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sukhāsvāda

sukhāsvāda - pleasant taste, delicious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sukha+āsvāda)

• sukha – pleasant, happiness, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• āsvāda – taste, flavor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'phalamūlaiḥ'.

बहुरूपैः (bahurūpaiḥ) - of many forms, manifold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - having many forms, various

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• rūpa – form, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'pādapaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - with trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')

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