वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-23

ततस्त्वद्भुतसंकाशाः स्थिताः पर्वतमूर्धनि ।
सीतां गृहीत्वा गच्छन्तं वानराः पर्वतोपमाः ।
ददृशुर्विस्मितास्तत्र रावणं राक्षसाधिपम् ॥२३॥

23. tatastvadbhutasaṃkāśāḥ sthitāḥ parvatamūrdhani ,
sītāṃ gṛhītvā gacchantaṃ vānarāḥ parvatopamāḥ ,
dadṛśurvismitāstatra rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam.

23. tataḥ tu adbhutasaṃkāśāḥ sthitāḥ
parvatamūrdhani sītām gṛhītvā gacchantam
vānarāḥ parvatopamāḥ dadṛśuḥ
vismitāḥ tatra rāvaṇam rākṣasādhipam

23. Then, the mountain-like monkeys, wondrous in appearance and standing on a mountain peak, were astonished to see Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas, carrying Sītā and departing from there.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अद्भुतसंकाशाः (adbhutasaṁkāśāḥ) - wondrous in appearance, splendid-looking

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated

• पर्वतमूर्धनि (parvatamūrdhani) - on a mountain peak/summit

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• पर्वतोपमाः (parvatopamāḥ) - mountain-like, resembling mountains

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished, surprised

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - the demon king Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa)

• राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतसंकाशाः (adbhutasaṁkāśāḥ) - wondrous in appearance, splendid-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adbhutasaṃkāśa

adbhutasaṁkāśa - wondrous in appearance, magnificent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adbhuta+saṃkāśa)

• adbhuta – wonderful, astonishing, marvellous
  adjective (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – appearance, resemblance, like
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vānarāḥ

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, located, situated

past passive participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vānarāḥ

पर्वतमूर्धनि (parvatamūrdhani) - on a mountain peak/summit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvatamūrdhan

parvatamūrdhan - mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+mūrdhan)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, summit, top
  noun (masculine)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: grah (class 9)

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

present active participle

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Rāvaṇam

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

पर्वतोपमाः (parvatopamāḥ) - mountain-like, resembling mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvatopama

parvatopama - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+upama)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with vānarāḥ

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished, surprised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vismita

vismita - astonished, surprised

past passive participle

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vānarāḥ

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - the demon king Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

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

राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Rāvaṇam