वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-25, verse-28

ततो हेमप्रतिष्ठाने वरास्तरणसंवृते ।
प्रासादशिखरे रम्ये चित्रमाल्योपशोभिते ॥२८॥

28. tato hemapratiṣṭhāne varāstaraṇasaṃvṛte ,
prāsādaśikhare ramye citramālyopaśobhite.

28. tataḥ hemapratiṣṭhāne vara-āstaraṇa-saṃvṛte
prāsādaśikhare ramye citra-mālya-upaśobhite

28. tataḥ ramye prāsādaśikhare hemapratiṣṭhāne
vara-āstaraṇa-saṃvṛte citra-mālya-upaśobhite

28. Then, on a beautiful palace summit, which was set upon a golden foundation, covered with excellent coverings, and resplendent with various colorful garlands,

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• हेमप्रतिष्ठाने (hemapratiṣṭhāne) - on a golden foundation, in a golden base

• वर-आस्तरण-संवृते (vara-āstaraṇa-saṁvṛte) - covered with excellent coverings/spreads

• प्रासादशिखरे (prāsādaśikhare) - on the palace summit, at the top of the palace

• रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, lovely, charming

• चित्र-माल्य-उपशोभिते (citra-mālya-upaśobhite) - adorned with colorful garlands, beautified by variegated flower garlands

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'tad' (that), used as an adverb.

हेमप्रतिष्ठाने (hemapratiṣṭhāne) - on a golden foundation, in a golden base

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hemapratiṣṭhāna

hemapratiṣṭhāna - golden foundation, golden base

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+pratiṣṭhāna)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• pratiṣṭhāna – foundation, base, establishment
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sthā (class 1)

वर-आस्तरण-संवृते (vara-āstaraṇa-saṁvṛte) - covered with excellent coverings/spreads

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vara-āstaraṇa-saṃvṛta

vara-āstaraṇa-saṁvṛta - covered with excellent coverings

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective formed from 'saṃvṛta' (covered) and 'vara-āstaraṇa' (excellent covering).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara-āstaraṇa+saṃvṛta)

• vara-āstaraṇa – excellent covering, best spread
  noun (neuter)
• vara – excellent, best, choicest
  adjective
• āstaraṇa – covering, spread, carpet
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

प्रासादशिखरे (prāsādaśikhare) - on the palace summit, at the top of the palace

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāsādaśikhara

prāsādaśikhara - palace summit, peak of a palace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāsāda+śikhara)

• prāsāda – palace, mansion, temple
  noun (masculine)
• śikhara – summit, peak, top, crest
  noun (neuter)

रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, lovely, charming

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, lovely, charming, delightful

Gerundive

Derived from root 'ram' with suffix '-ya'.

Root: ram (class 1)

चित्र-माल्य-उपशोभिते (citra-mālya-upaśobhite) - adorned with colorful garlands, beautified by variegated flower garlands

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of citra-mālya-upaśobhita

citra-mālya-upaśobhita - adorned with colorful garlands

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective formed from 'upaśobhita' (adorned) and 'citramālya' (colorful garland).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citramālya+upaśobhita)

• citramālya – colorful garland, variegated wreath
  noun (neuter)
• citra – colorful, variegated, wonderful, strange
  adjective
• mālya – garland, wreath, chaplet
  noun (neuter)
• upaśobhita – adorned, beautified, decorated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śubh (class 1)