वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-18

ततस्तां प्रस्थितः शालां ददर्श महतीं शुभाम् ।
रावणस्य मनःकान्तां कान्तामिव वरस्त्रियम् ॥१८॥

18. tatastāṃ prasthitaḥ śālāṃ dadarśa mahatīṃ śubhām ,
rāvaṇasya manaḥkāntāṃ kāntāmiva varastriyam.

18. tataḥ tām prasthitaḥ śālām dadarśa mahatīm śubhām
| rāvaṇasya manaḥ-kāntām kāntām iva vara-striyam

18. tataḥ prasthitaḥ tām mahatīm śubhām rāvaṇasya
manaḥ-kāntām kāntām iva vara-striyam śālām dadarśa

18. Having set out from there, he saw that great, beautiful hall, which was as beloved to Rāvaṇa's heart as an excellent, charming woman.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that place (from that, then, thereafter)

• ताम् (tām) - that (hall) (her, that (feminine))

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - having set out, departed

• शालाम् (śālām) - hall, house, dwelling

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, large

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, splendid

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• मनः-कान्ताम् (manaḥ-kāntām) - dear to Rāvaṇa's heart (charming to the mind, beloved)

• कान्ताम् (kāntām) - beloved, charming

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वर-स्त्रियम् (vara-striyam) - an excellent woman, a beautiful woman

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that place (from that, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (hall) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'śālām' (hall).

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - having set out, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - departed, set out, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √sthā (to stand)

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject, Hanumān.

शालाम् (śālām) - hall, house, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śālā

śālā - hall, house, dwelling, stable

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Third person singular, perfect tense, active voice, from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, eminent

Note: Agrees with śālām.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, splendid

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - beautiful, auspicious, splendid, shining

Note: Agrees with śālām.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

मनः-कान्ताम् (manaḥ-kāntām) - dear to Rāvaṇa's heart (charming to the mind, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manaḥkāntā

manaḥkāntā - dear to the mind, beloved, charming

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+kāntā)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• kāntā – beloved, desired, charming
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śālām.

कान्ताम् (kāntām) - beloved, charming

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāntā

kāntā - beloved, desired, charming, beautiful woman

Past Passive Participle

From root √kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Used here in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वर-स्त्रियम् (vara-striyam) - an excellent woman, a beautiful woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varastrī

varastrī - an excellent woman, a beautiful lady

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+strī)

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

Note: Used in comparison with kāntām.

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