वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-16, verse-22

अवेक्षमाणश्च ततो ददर्श कपिकुञ्जरः ।
रूपयौवनसंपन्ना रावणस्य वरस्त्रियः ॥२२॥

22. avekṣamāṇaśca tato dadarśa kapikuñjaraḥ ,
rūpayauvanasaṃpannā rāvaṇasya varastriyaḥ.

22. avekṣamāṇaḥ ca tataḥ dadarśa kapikuñjaraḥ
rūpayauvanasampannā rāvaṇasya varastriyaḥ

22. kapikuñjaraḥ avekṣamāṇaḥ ca tataḥ rāvaṇasya
rūpayauvanasampannā varastriyaḥ dadarśa

22. Observing from there, the best among monkeys (Hanuman) then saw Ravana's chief ladies, who were endowed with beauty and youth.

Words meanings summery:

• अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (the surroundings) (observing, looking)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, thence)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

• कपिकुञ्जरः (kapikuñjaraḥ) - the excellent monkey (Hanuman) (best among monkeys, excellent monkey)

• रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना (rūpayauvanasampannā) - (the ladies) endowed with beauty and youth (endowed with beauty and youth)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• वरस्त्रियः (varastriyaḥ) - Ravana's chief ladies (chief ladies, excellent women)

Words meanings and morphology

अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (the surroundings) (observing, looking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avekṣamāṇa

avekṣamāṇa - observing, looking, contemplating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see, look) with prefix ava and suffix śānac (active participle ending āna). īkṣ is a dhātu (root).

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: śānac suffix for ātmanepada roots, but īkṣ can be ubhayapadin.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, thence)

(indeclinable)

tasil suffix from tad pronoun, indicating origin or sequence.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Third person singular active perfect of dṛś. Reduplication (da-darś).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कपिकुञ्जरः (kapikuñjaraḥ) - the excellent monkey (Hanuman) (best among monkeys, excellent monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapikuñjara

kapikuñjara - best among monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound. kapikuñjara is a karmadhāraya implying 'chief monkey'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kapi+kuñjara)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant; chief, eminent (when used metaphorically)
  noun (masculine)

रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना (rūpayauvanasampannā) - (the ladies) endowed with beauty and youth (endowed with beauty and youth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rūpayauvanasampanna

rūpayauvanasampanna - endowed with beauty and youth

Past Passive Participle (from sampanna)

Bahuvrīhi compound: rūpa (form, beauty) and yauvana (youth) + sampanna (endowed with, complete).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūpa+yauvana+sampanna)

• rūpa – form, beauty, shape
  noun (neuter)
• yauvana – youth, youthful age
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, possessed of, accomplished
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pad with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying varastriyaḥ.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the demon king of Lanka)

वरस्त्रियः (varastriyaḥ) - Ravana's chief ladies (chief ladies, excellent women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varastrī

varastrī - chief lady, excellent woman

Karmadhāraya compound: vara (excellent) + strī (woman).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+strī)

• vara – excellent, best, choice
  adjective
• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)