वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-2, verse-19

पालितां राक्षसेन्द्रेण निर्मितां विश्वकर्मणा ।
प्लवमानामिवाकाशे ददर्श हनुमान्पुरीम् ॥१९॥

19. pālitāṃ rākṣasendreṇa nirmitāṃ viśvakarmaṇā ,
plavamānāmivākāśe dadarśa hanumānpurīm.

19. pālitām rākṣasendrena nirmitām viśvakarmaṇā
plavamānām iva ākāśe dadarśa hanumān purīm

19. hanumān rākṣasendrena pālitām viśvakarmaṇā
nirmitām ākāśe plavamānām iva purīm dadarśa

19. Hanumān saw the city (purī) protected by the lord of rākṣasas (rākṣasendra), built by Viśvakarmā, as if floating in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• पालिताम् (pālitām) - protected, guarded

• राक्षसेन्द्रेन (rākṣasendrena) - by the lord of rākṣasas (rākṣasendra) (by the lord of rākṣasas)

• निर्मिताम् (nirmitām) - built, constructed

• विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā

• प्लवमानाम् (plavamānām) - floating, swimming

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān

• पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (purī) (city, town)

Words meanings and morphology

पालिताम् (pālitām) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pālita

pālita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From root pāl (to protect).

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Modifies purīm.

राक्षसेन्द्रेन (rākṣasendrena) - by the lord of rākṣasas (rākṣasendra) (by the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, lord of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the king of gods)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of pālitām.

निर्मिताम् (nirmitām) - built, constructed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirmita

nirmita - built, constructed, made, created

Past Passive Participle

From root mā (to measure, to build) with prefix nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies purīm.

विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect of the gods)

Note: Agent of nirmitām.

प्लवमानाम् (plavamānām) - floating, swimming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of plavamāna

plavamāna - floating, swimming, moving to and fro

Present Middle Participle

From root plu (to float, to swim).

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Modifies purīm.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

Note: Location for plavamānām.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit) 3rd person singular

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (name of a prominent monkey deity)

Note: Subject of dadarśa.

पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (purī) (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress, stronghold

Note: Direct object of dadarśa.