Shloka 2.16Unverified draft

काञ्चनेनावृतां रम्यां प्राकारेण महापुरीम् । गृहैश्च ग्रहसङ्काशैः शारदाम्बुदसन्निभैः ।।5.2.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kāñcanenāvṛtāṃ ramyāṃ prākāreṇa mahāpurīmकाञ्चनेनावृतां रम्यां प्राकारेण महापुरीम्the lovely great city surrounded by a golden wallinstrumental adjective + accusative participle + accusative adjective + instrumental + accusative compound
gṛhaiśca grahasaṅkāśaiḥ śāradāmbudasannibhaiḥगृहैश्च ग्रहसङ्काशैः शारदाम्बुदसन्निभैःand with houses like the planets, like autumn cloudsinstrumental plural + particle + instrumental plural compound adjectives

Reference: 5.2.16 · Sundara Kāṇḍa