वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-5, verse-4

स रामभवनं प्राप्य पाण्डुराभ्रघनप्रभम् ।
तिस्रः कक्ष्या रथेनैव विवेश मुनिसत्तमः ॥४॥

4. sa rāmabhavanaṃ prāpya pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham ,
tisraḥ kakṣyā rathenaiva viveśa munisattamaḥ.

4. saḥ rāmabhavanam prāpya pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham
tisraḥ kakṣyāḥ rathena eva viveśa munisattamaḥ

4. munisattamaḥ pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham rāmabhavanam
prāpya rathena eva tisraḥ kakṣyāḥ viveśa

4. The best of sages, having reached Rāma's palace, which shone like a mass of white clouds, entered its three courtyards by chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Viśvāmitra (he, that)

• रामभवनम् (rāmabhavanam) - Rāma's house/palace

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having attained

• पाण्डुराभ्रघनप्रभम् (pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham) - having the splendor/radiance of a mass of white clouds

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

• कक्ष्याः (kakṣyāḥ) - courtyards, inner apartments, zones

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (the best of sages)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Viśvāmitra (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामभवनम् (rāmabhavanam) - Rāma's house/palace

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmabhavana

rāmabhavana - Rāma's house, Rāma's palace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+bhavana)

• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhavana – house, dwelling, palace
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from √āp with prefix pra, ending -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पाण्डुराभ्रघनप्रभम् (pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham) - having the splendor/radiance of a mass of white clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabha

pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabha - having the splendor of a mass of white clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāṇḍura+abhra+ghana+prabhā)

• pāṇḍura – white, pale yellow
  adjective
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ghana – dense, solid, mass, lump
  adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: han (class 2)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmabhavanam'.

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'kakṣyāḥ'.

कक्ष्याः (kakṣyāḥ) - courtyards, inner apartments, zones

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kakṣyā

kakṣyā - girdle, zone, inner apartment, courtyard, sphere, class

Note: Object of 'viveśa'.

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means of entry.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'rathena'.

विवेश (viveśa) - entered

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice, perfect tense. From √viś (class 6).

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'munisattamaḥ'.

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (the best of sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages

Superlative compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, recluse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• sattama – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama. Derived from 'sat' (being, good) + 'tama'.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'viveśa'.