वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-88, verse-12

ध्रियमाणं शिरोभिस्तन्नागैरमितविक्रमैः ।
दिव्यं दिव्येन वपुषा सर्वरत्नविभूषितम् ॥१२॥

12. dhriyamāṇaṃ śirobhistannāgairamitavikramaiḥ ,
divyaṃ divyena vapuṣā sarvaratnavibhūṣitam.

12. dhriyamāṇam śirobhiḥ tat nāgaiḥ amita-vikramaiḥ
divyam divyena vapuṣā sarva-ratna-vibhūṣitam

12. tat divyam amita-vikramaiḥ nāgaiḥ śirobhiḥ
dhriyamāṇam divyena vapuṣā sarva-ratna-vibhūṣitam

12. That divine throne, held by the heads of nāgas (serpent deities) of immeasurable prowess, was adorned with all jewels and possessed a divine form.

Words meanings summery:

• ध्रियमाणम् (dhriyamāṇam) - being held, being supported, being borne

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by the heads

• तत् (tat) - that (throne mentioned in the previous verse) (that)

• नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by serpent deities (by nāgas (serpent deities), by elephants)

• अमित-विक्रमैः (amita-vikramaiḥ) - by nāgas of immeasurable prowess (by those of immeasurable valor/prowess)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (throne) (divine, celestial)

• दिव्येन (divyena) - with a divine (form) (with divine, by divine)

• वपुषा (vapuṣā) - with a body, with a form

• सर्व-रत्न-विभूषितम् (sarva-ratna-vibhūṣitam) - adorned with all jewels

Words meanings and morphology

ध्रियमाणम् (dhriyamāṇam) - being held, being supported, being borne

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhriyamāṇa

dhriyamāṇa - being held, being borne, being supported

Present Passive Participle

from dhṛ (dhrī) + śānac

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by the heads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

तत् (tat) - that (throne mentioned in the previous verse) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by serpent deities (by nāgas (serpent deities), by elephants)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra, elephant, a class of semi-divine beings (serpent deities)

अमित-विक्रमैः (amita-vikramaiḥ) - by nāgas of immeasurable prowess (by those of immeasurable valor/prowess)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amita-vikrama

amita-vikrama - of immeasurable valor, of endless prowess, having infinite courage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+vikrama)

• amita – unmeasured, immeasurable, endless
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from a-mā + kta (negative prefix 'a' with root 'mā' to measure)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, courage, step, stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (throne) (divine, celestial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

दिव्येन (divyena) - with a divine (form) (with divine, by divine)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

वपुषा (vapuṣā) - with a body, with a form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, appearance, figure

सर्व-रत्न-विभूषितम् (sarva-ratna-vibhūṣitam) - adorned with all jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva-ratna-vibhūṣita

sarva-ratna-vibhūṣita - adorned with all kinds of jewels, decorated with all gems

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+ratna+vibhūṣita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-bhūṣ + kta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Previous Verse Next Verse