वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-45, verse-12

आदर्शतलसंकाशा ततो वै पृथिवी मया ।
अलातचक्रप्रतिमा दृष्टा गोष्पदवत्तदा ॥१२॥

12. ādarśatalasaṃkāśā tato vai pṛthivī mayā ,
alātacakrapratimā dṛṣṭā goṣpadavattadā.

12. ādarśatalasaṃkāśā tataḥ vai pṛthivī mayā
alātacakrapratimā dṛṣṭā goṣpadavat tadā

12. mayā ādarśatalasaṃkāśā alātacakrapratimā
goṣpadavat pṛthivī tadā dṛṣṭā vai

12. Then, I saw the earth, which appeared like the smooth surface of a mirror. At that time, it looked as small as a cow's hoofprint, resembling the rapid circle formed by a whirling firebrand.

Words meanings summery:

• आदर्शतलसंकाशा (ādarśatalasaṁkāśā) - resembling the surface of a mirror; like a mirror's surface

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

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अलातचक्रप्रतिमा (alātacakrapratimā) - resembling a circle of a firebrand

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

• गोष्पदवत् (goṣpadavat) - like a cow's hoofprint

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

आदर्शतलसंकाशा (ādarśatalasaṁkāśā) - resembling the surface of a mirror; like a mirror's surface

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ādarśatalasaṃkāśa

ādarśatalasaṁkāśa - resembling the surface of a mirror

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādarśa+tala+saṃkāśa)

• ādarśa – mirror
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• tala – surface, flat ground, palm, sole
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Refers to pṛthivī.

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

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to pronoun 'tad'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, soil

Note: Subject of the seeing.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent in passive construction (`dṛṣṭā`).

अलातचक्रप्रतिमा (alātacakrapratimā) - resembling a circle of a firebrand

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alātacakrapratimā

alātacakrapratimā - resembling a circle made by a whirling firebrand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (alāta+cakra+pratimā)

• alāta – a burning or glowing stick, firebrand
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)
• pratimā – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Refers to pṛthivī.

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root dṛś with suffix -ta.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agreement with pṛthivī.

गोष्पदवत् (goṣpadavat) - like a cow's hoofprint

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat added to goṣpada (cow's hoofprint).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pada+vat)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (feminine)
• pada – foot, step, mark
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, possessed of
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Adverbial use.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dā added to pronoun 'tad'.