वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-4

ततो ध्वजमुपागम्य हेमदण्डं समुच्छ्रितम् ।
समाक्रम्य महाकायस्तस्थौ गृध्रः सुदारुणः ॥४॥

4. tato dhvajamupāgamya hemadaṇḍaṃ samucchritam ,
samākramya mahākāyastasthau gṛdhraḥ sudāruṇaḥ.

4. tataḥ dhvajam upāgamya hemadaṇḍam samucchritam
samākramya mahākāyaḥ tasthau gṛdhraḥ sudāruṇaḥ

4. tataḥ mahākāyaḥ sudāruṇaḥ gṛdhraḥ hemadaṇḍam
samucchritam dhvajam upāgamya samākramya tasthau

4. Then, a large-bodied, extremely dreadful vulture, having approached the high-raised, golden-staffed banner and having ascended it, stood there.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag, standard

• उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having come near

• हेमदण्डम् (hemadaṇḍam) - having a golden staff/pole, golden-staffed

• समुच्छ्रितम् (samucchritam) - raised high, elevated, uplifted

• समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having ascended, having climbed, having seized

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - large-bodied, gigantic

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he/it stood

• गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

• सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very dreadful, extremely terrible

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag, standard

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - flag, banner, standard, sign

उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having come near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Gerund from upa- + ā- + gam (to go)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

हेमदण्डम् (hemadaṇḍam) - having a golden staff/pole, golden-staffed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hemadaṇḍa

hemadaṇḍa - having a golden staff/pole

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+daṇḍa)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, pole
  noun (masculine)

समुच्छ्रितम् (samucchritam) - raised high, elevated, uplifted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samucchrita

samucchrita - raised high, elevated, uplifted, tall

Past Passive Participle

From sam- + ud- + śri (to lean, to raise)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: śri (class 1)

समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having ascended, having climbed, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Gerund from sam- + ā- + kram (to step, go)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kram (class 1)

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - large-bodied, gigantic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - large-bodied, gigantic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he/it stood

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy

सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very dreadful, extremely terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very dreadful, extremely terrible, very fierce

Compound type : avyayibhāva (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel
  adjective (masculine)