वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-54, verse-17

अधिरुह्य ततो वीरः पर्वतं पवनात्मजः ।
ददर्श सागरं भीमं मीनोरगनिषेवितम् ॥१७॥

17. adhiruhya tato vīraḥ parvataṃ pavanātmajaḥ ,
dadarśa sāgaraṃ bhīmaṃ mīnoraganiṣevitam.

17. adhiruhya tataḥ vīraḥ parvatam pavanātmajaḥ
dadarśa sāgaram bhīmam mīnoraganiṣevitam

17. tataḥ pavanātmajaḥ vīraḥ parvatam adhiruhya,
mīnoraganiṣevitam bhīmam sāgaram dadarśa

17. Having then ascended the mountain, the hero, the son of the wind (pavanātmaja), saw the formidable ocean, inhabited by fish and sea-serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having climbed (having ascended, having climbed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (Hanumān) (hero, brave man)

• पर्वतम् (parvatam) - the mountain (mountain, hill)

• पवनात्मजः (pavanātmajaḥ) - the son of the wind (Hanumān) (son of the wind)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - formidable (formidable, terrible, dreadful)

• मीनोरगनिषेवितम् (mīnoraganiṣevitam) - inhabited by fish and sea-serpents (inhabited by fish and snakes/serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having climbed (having ascended, having climbed)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Formed from root 'ruh' (to grow, ascend) with upasarga 'adhi-'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Action preceding the main verb.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'tad'.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (Hanumān) (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant man

Note: Subject.

पर्वतम् (parvatam) - the mountain (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock

Note: Object of 'adhiruhya'.

पवनात्मजः (pavanātmajaḥ) - the son of the wind (Hanumān) (son of the wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavanātmaja

pavanātmaja - son of the wind, Hanumān

Compound of 'pavana' (wind) and 'ātmaja' (son, born from oneself).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pavana+ātmaja)

• pavana – wind, air, purifier
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• ātmaja – son, daughter, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman (self) and ja (born from).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject, apposition to 'vīraḥ'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form (liṭ) from root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea (literally, 'with poison' or 'with gāras')

Often derived from 'sagara' (king of Ayodhya whose sons dug the ocean) or 'sa-gara' (with poison).

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

भीमम् (bhīmam) - formidable (formidable, terrible, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, formidable, awful

From root 'bhī' (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaram'.

मीनोरगनिषेवितम् (mīnoraganiṣevitam) - inhabited by fish and sea-serpents (inhabited by fish and snakes/serpents)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mīnoraganiṣevita

mīnoraganiṣevita - frequented by fish and serpents

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'that by which fish and uragas are served/frequented'. Compound of 'mīna' (fish), 'uraga' (serpent), and 'niṣevita' (frequented, inhabited - PPP of 'ni-sev').

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mīna+uraga+niṣevita)

• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)
• uraga – serpent, snake (literally 'moving on the breast')
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – inhabited, frequented, served
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sev (to serve, frequent) with upasarga ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaram'.