वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-3

ततः प्रासादहर्म्याणि विमानशिखराणि च ।
अधिरुह्य जनः श्रीमानुदासीनो व्यलोकयत् ॥३॥

3. tataḥ prāsādaharmyāṇi vimānaśikharāṇi ca ,
adhiruhya janaḥ śrīmānudāsīno vyalokayat.

3. tataḥ prāsādaharmyāṇi vimānaśikharāṇi ca
adhiruhya janaḥ śrīmān udāsīnaḥ vyalokayat

3. tataḥ śrīmān janaḥ prāsādaharmyāṇi
vimānaśikharāṇi ca adhiruhya udāsīnaḥ vyalokayat

3. Then, the prosperous people, having ascended the palaces, mansions, and the spires of multi-storied buildings, looked on (at the scene) as spectators.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence, therefore

• प्रासादहर्म्याणि (prāsādaharmyāṇi) - palaces and mansions

• विमानशिखराणि (vimānaśikharāṇi) - spires/peaks of multi-storied buildings/palaces

• च (ca) - and, also

• अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having ascended, having climbed upon

• जनः (janaḥ) - people, person, folk

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous, glorious, fortunate, wealthy

• उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - observing from a detached position, as a spectator (indifferent, unconcerned, detached, spectator, standing idly)

• व्यलोकयत् (vyalokayat) - observed, saw, beheld

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad' used as an adverb

प्रासादहर्म्याणि (prāsādaharmyāṇi) - palaces and mansions

(noun)

neuter, plural of prāsādaharmya

prāsādaharmya - palaces and mansions

Compound type : dvandva (prāsāda+harmya)

• prāsāda – palace, temple
  noun (masculine)
• harmya – mansion, large house
  noun (neuter)

विमानशिखराणि (vimānaśikharāṇi) - spires/peaks of multi-storied buildings/palaces

(noun)

neuter, plural of vimānaśikhara

vimānaśikhara - spire of a multi-storied building, peak of an aerial chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vimāna+śikhara)

• vimāna – aerial chariot, multi-storied palace, temple tower
  noun (neuter)
• śikhara – peak, summit, spire, crest
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having ascended, having climbed upon

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with prefix adhi- and root √ruh (to ascend) + suffix -ya

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

जनः (janaḥ) - people, person, folk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - people, person, folk

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous, glorious, fortunate, wealthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - prosperous, glorious, fortunate, wealthy

उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - observing from a detached position, as a spectator (indifferent, unconcerned, detached, spectator, standing idly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāsīna

udāsīna - indifferent, unconcerned, detached, spectator

Past Active Participle

participle from ud-ā-√ās (to sit indifferently)

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: ās (class 2)

व्यलोकयत् (vyalokayat) - observed, saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of lok

Prefix: vi

Root: lok (class 10)

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