वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-5, verse-21

सिताभ्रशिखरप्रख्यं प्रासदमधिरुह्य सः ।
समियाय नरेन्द्रेण शक्रेणेव बृहस्पतिः ॥२१॥

21. sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ prāsadamadhiruhya saḥ ,
samiyāya narendreṇa śakreṇeva bṛhaspatiḥ.

21. sitābhrasikharaprakhyam prāsādam adhiruhya
saḥ samiyāya narendreṇa śakreṇa iva bṛhaspatiḥ

21. saḥ sitābhrasikharaprakhyam prāsādam adhiruhya
narendreṇa samiyāya bṛhaspatiḥ śakreṇa iva

21. Having ascended the palace, which resembled the peak of a white cloud, he met the king, just as Brihaspati meets Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• सिताभ्रसिखरप्रख्यम् (sitābhrasikharaprakhyam) - resembling the peak of a white cloud

• प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace, mansion, lofty building

• अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having ascended, having climbed

• सः (saḥ) - he (the priest) (he)

• समियाय (samiyāya) - met, came together

• नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - with the king (by/with the king)

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - with Indra (by/with Indra)

• इव (iva) - just as (as if, like, similar to)

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods)

Words meanings and morphology

सिताभ्रसिखरप्रख्यम् (sitābhrasikharaprakhyam) - resembling the peak of a white cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sitābhrasikharaprakhya

sitābhrasikharaprakhya - resembling the peak of a white cloud

Compound of sita (white), abhra (cloud), śikhara (peak), and prakhya (resembling).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sita+abhra+śikhara+prakhya)

• sita – white
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śvit (to be white)
  Root: śvit (class 1)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)
• prakhya – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-khyā (to perceive, look like)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies prāsādam

प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace, mansion, lofty building

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, mansion, lofty building, temple

Note: Object of adhiruhya

अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having ascended, having climbed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From adhi-ruh (to ascend, climb).

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

सः (saḥ) - he (the priest) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to purohitaḥ from the previous verse.

समियाय (samiyāya) - met, came together

(verb)

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

From sam-i (to go).

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - with the king (by/with the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

Compound of nṛ (man) and indra (lord, chief).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+indra)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates accompaniment.

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - with Indra (by/with Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (the deity), mighty, powerful

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - just as (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods), lord of prayer

Compound of bṛhat (great) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhat+pati)

• bṛhat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the simile.