वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-111, verse-31

ततस्तु तां पाण्डुरहर्म्यमालिनीं विशालकक्ष्यां गजवाजिसंकुलाम् ।
पुरीमयोध्यां ददृशुः प्लवंगमाः पुरीं महेन्द्रस्य यथामरावतीम् ॥३१॥

31. tatastu tāṃ pāṇḍuraharmyamālinīṃ viśālakakṣyāṃ gajavājisaṃkulām ,
purīmayodhyāṃ dadṛśuḥ plavaṃgamāḥ purīṃ mahendrasya yathāmarāvatīm.

31. tataḥ tu tām pāṇḍuraharmyamālinīm
viśālakakṣyām gajavājisaṅkulām
purīm ayodhyām dadṛśuḥ plavaṅgamāḥ
purīm mahendrasya yathā amarāvatīm

31. tataḥ tu plavaṅgamāḥ tām
pāṇḍuraharmyamālinīm viśālakakṣyām
gajavājisaṅkulām ayodhyām purīm mahendrasya
amarāvatīm purīm yathā dadṛśuḥ

31. Then, the monkeys saw that city, Ayodhya, adorned with white palaces, having vast courtyards, and teeming with elephants and horses, just like Amaravati, the city of Mahendra.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• ताम् (tām) - that

• पाण्डुरहर्म्यमालिनीम् (pāṇḍuraharmyamālinīm) - adorned with white palaces (adorned with white mansions)

• विशालकक्ष्याम् (viśālakakṣyām) - having vast courtyards (having wide courtyards, having vast environs)

• गजवाजिसङ्कुलाम् (gajavājisaṅkulām) - teeming with elephants and horses (crowded with elephants and horses)

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (proper name)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra, of the great Indra

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

• अमरावतीम् (amarāvatīm) - Amaravati (name of Indra's city)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -tas suffix

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'purīm' and 'ayodhyām'.

पाण्डुरहर्म्यमालिनीम् (pāṇḍuraharmyamālinīm) - adorned with white palaces (adorned with white mansions)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāṇḍuraharmyamālinī

pāṇḍuraharmyamālinī - adorned with white mansions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāṇḍura+harmya+mālinī)

• pāṇḍura – white, yellowish-white
  adjective (masculine)
• harmya – mansion, palace, large house
  noun (neuter)
• mālinī – garlanded, adorned with a garland, having a row/series
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from 'mālā' (garland) with '-in' suffix (possessive) and feminine '-ī'

Note: Agrees with 'purīm'.

विशालकक्ष्याम् (viśālakakṣyām) - having vast courtyards (having wide courtyards, having vast environs)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśālakakṣyā

viśālakakṣyā - having wide courtyards, having vast environs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśāla+kakṣyā)

• viśāla – wide, vast, extensive, large
  adjective (masculine)
• kakṣyā – courtyard, girth, girdle, a side or part of a house
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'purīm'.

गजवाजिसङ्कुलाम् (gajavājisaṅkulām) - teeming with elephants and horses (crowded with elephants and horses)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gajavājisaṅkulā

gajavājisaṅkulā - crowded with elephants and horses

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+vāji+saṅkulā)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vāji – horse, swift, strong
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkulā – crowded, full of, confused
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'saṅkula'

Note: Agrees with 'purīm'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city)

Literally 'unconquerable', from a- (not) + yodhya (to be fought)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Appositive to 'purīm'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

From root 'dṛś', Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person plural active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, literally 'going by leaping'

Compound of 'plavaṅga' (leaping) and 'gama' (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaṅga+gama)

• plavaṅga – leaping, jumping
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'plu' (to float, leap) with '-aṅga' suffix
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  From root 'gam' (to go) with '-a' suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

Note: Appositive to 'amarāvatīm'.

महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra, of the great Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - great Indra, name of a mountain

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'indra' (Indra)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, 'of Mahendra'.

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

अमरावतीम् (amarāvatīm) - Amaravati (name of Indra's city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amarāvatī

amarāvatī - Amaravati (Indra's celestial city)

From 'amara' (immortal) + '-vatī' (possessing, feminine suffix)

Note: Compared to Ayodhya.