वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-17, verse-4

इत्युक्त्वा परुषं वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः ।
आरुरोह ततः श्रीमान्प्रासादं हिमपाण्डुरम् ।
बहुतालसमुत्सेधं रावणो ऽथ दिदृक्षया ॥४॥

4. ityuktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
āruroha tataḥ śrīmānprāsādaṃ himapāṇḍuram ,
bahutālasamutsedhaṃ rāvaṇo'tha didṛkṣayā.

4. iti uktvā paruṣam vākyam rāvaṇaḥ
rākṣasādhipaḥ ārūroha tataḥ śrīmān
prāsādam himapāṇḍuram
bahutālasamutsedham rāvaṇaḥ atha didṛkṣayā

4. rākṣasādhipaḥ rāvaṇaḥ iti paruṣam
vākyam uktvā tataḥ śrīmān
himapāṇḍuram bahutālasamutsedham
prāsādam atha didṛkṣayā ārūroha

4. Having spoken such harsh words, Ravana, the lord of the rākṣasas, then ascended his glorious palace, which was white as snow and many tālas high, driven by the desire to observe.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - such (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh (harsh, rough, cruel, stern)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, word, sentence, statement)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper name))

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of the rākṣasas (lord of demons, chief of rākṣasas)

• आरूरोह (ārūroha) - ascended (ascended, climbed up)

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

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, illustrious, splendid, prosperous)

• प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace (palace, large mansion, temple)

• हिमपाण्डुरम् (himapāṇḍuram) - white as snow (white as snow, snow-white)

• बहुतालसमुत्सेधम् (bahutālasamutsedham) - many tālas high (many tālas high, elevated by many palm trees' height)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper name))

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover, thereupon)

• दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - by the desire to observe (with a desire to see, out of a wish to see)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - such (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root √vac (to speak) with the suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh (harsh, rough, cruel, stern)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paruṣa

paruṣa - harsh, rough, cruel, stern, severe

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, word, sentence, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, saying

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana, the demon king of Lanka

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of the rākṣasas (lord of demons, chief of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of demons, chief of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

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

आरूरोह (ārūroha) - ascended (ascended, climbed up)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Lit), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Formed with prefix 'ā' and reduplication (perfect tense) of root 'ruh'.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, illustrious, splendid, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, illustrious, splendid, prosperous, wealthy, beautiful

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Modifies 'prāsādam' by referring to the owner (Ravana) or the palace itself.

प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace (palace, large mansion, temple)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, large mansion, temple, lofty building

हिमपाण्डुरम् (himapāṇḍuram) - white as snow (white as snow, snow-white)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himapāṇḍura

himapāṇḍura - white as snow, snow-white

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / karmadhāraya (hima+pāṇḍura)

• hima – snow, frost, cold
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍura – white, pale, yellowish-white
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'prāsādam'.

बहुतालसमुत्सेधम् (bahutālasamutsedham) - many tālas high (many tālas high, elevated by many palm trees' height)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahutālasamutsedha

bahutālasamutsedha - many tālas high, elevated by many palm trees' height

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+tāla+samutsedha)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• tāla – palm tree, a measure of length or height (span from thumb to middle finger, or height of a palm tree)
  noun (masculine)
• samutsedha – height, elevation, rising up
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: sidh

Note: Modifies 'prāsādam'.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana, the demon king of Lanka

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - by the desire to observe (with a desire to see, out of a wish to see)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of didṛkṣā

didṛkṣā - desire to see, wish to see

Desiderative noun

Derived from the desiderative stem of root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)