वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-32, verse-8

विन्ध्यमेरुगिरिप्रस्थैः प्रासादैर्नैकभूमिभिः ।
ददर्श गिरिनद्यश्च विमलास्तत्र राघवः ॥८॥

8. vindhyamerugiriprasthaiḥ prāsādairnaikabhūmibhiḥ ,
dadarśa girinadyaśca vimalāstatra rāghavaḥ.

8. vindhyamerugiriprasthaiḥ prāsādaiḥ naikabhūmibhiḥ
dadarśa girinadyaḥ ca vimalāḥ tatra rāghavaḥ

8. rāghavaḥ tatra vindhyamerugiriprasthaiḥ naikabhūmibhiḥ
prāsādaiḥ ca vimalāḥ girinadyaḥ dadarśa

8. There, Rama (rāghava) saw pure mountain rivers and multi-storied palaces that resembled the plateaus of the Vindhya and Meru mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• विन्ध्यमेरुगिरिप्रस्थैः (vindhyamerugiriprasthaiḥ) - by/with palaces resembling the plateaus of the Vindhya and Meru mountains (by/with plateaus of Vindhya and Meru mountains)

• प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - by/with palaces

• नैकभूमिभिः (naikabhūmibhiḥ) - by/with multi-storied (palaces) (by/with many-storied, not single-storied)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - Rama saw (he saw, he beheld)

• गिरिनद्यः (girinadyaḥ) - mountain rivers

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - pure (rivers) (pure, spotless, clear)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that region) (there, in that place)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

Words meanings and morphology

विन्ध्यमेरुगिरिप्रस्थैः (vindhyamerugiriprasthaiḥ) - by/with palaces resembling the plateaus of the Vindhya and Meru mountains (by/with plateaus of Vindhya and Meru mountains)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vindhyamerugiriprastha

vindhyamerugiriprastha - mountain plateaus of Vindhya and Meru

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (vindhya+meru+giri+prastha)

• vindhya – Vindhya (mountain range)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• meru – Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• prastha – plateau, table-land, level ground
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:

Note: Plural instrumental form of the compound noun 'vindhyamerugiriprastha'.

प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - by/with palaces

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, temple, mansion

Note: Plural instrumental form of 'prāsāda'.

नैकभूमिभिः (naikabhūmibhiḥ) - by/with multi-storied (palaces) (by/with many-storied, not single-storied)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naikabhūmi

naikabhūmi - multi-storied, having many levels

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+eka+bhūmi)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Prefix:
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
  Prefix:
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, floor, story (of a building)
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix:

Note: Plural instrumental form, agreeing with 'prāsādaiḥ'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - Rama saw (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

Reduplicated perfect (liṭ) form of the root dṛś.

Prefix:

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गिरिनद्यः (girinadyaḥ) - mountain rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of girinadi

girinadi - mountain river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+nadi)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• nadi – river
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix:

Note: Plural accusative form.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - pure (rivers) (pure, spotless, clear)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clear, untainted

From 'vi' (without) + 'mala' (dirt/stain).

Compound type : pravrddha (vi+mala)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix/upasarga indicating separation or negation.
  Prefix:
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:

Note: Adjective form, agreeing with 'girinadyaḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that region) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative pronominal adverb from 'tad' (that).

Note: Adverb of place.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet for Rama

Patronymic derived from Raghu.

Note: Subject of the verb 'dadarśa'.