वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-30, verse-23

यस्यां स्तम्भसहस्रेण प्रासादः समलंकृतः ।
कैलासशिखराकारो दृश्यते खमिवोल्लिखन् ॥२३॥

23. yasyāṃ stambhasahasreṇa prāsādaḥ samalaṃkṛtaḥ ,
kailāsaśikharākāro dṛśyate khamivollikhan.

23. yasyām stambhasahasreṇa prāsādaḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ
kailāsaśikharākāraḥ dṛśyate kham iva ullikhan

23. yasyām stambhasahasreṇa samalaṅkṛtaḥ
kailāsaśikharākāraḥ prāsādaḥ kham iva ullikhan dṛśyate

23. In that city, a palace adorned with a thousand pillars, resembling the peak of Mount Kailasa, is seen as if it were scraping the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in that city (in which, wherein)

• स्तम्भसहस्रेण (stambhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand pillars

• प्रासादः (prāsādaḥ) - palace, temple, large building

• समलङ्कृतः (samalaṅkṛtaḥ) - adorned, decorated, embellished

• कैलासशिखराकारः (kailāsaśikharākāraḥ) - having the form of Kailasa's peak

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उल्लिखन् (ullikhan) - scraping, scratching, touching

Words meanings and morphology

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in that city (in which, wherein)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the city of Lankā, implied from context.

स्तम्भसहस्रेण (stambhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand pillars

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of stambhasahasra

stambhasahasra - a thousand pillars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stambha+sahasra)

• stambha – pillar, post
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stambh (class 5)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

प्रासादः (prāsādaḥ) - palace, temple, large building

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, temple

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

समलङ्कृतः (samalaṅkṛtaḥ) - adorned, decorated, embellished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'sam' + 'alam' + root 'kṛ' (to do/make)

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'prāsādaḥ'.

कैलासशिखराकारः (kailāsaśikharākāraḥ) - having the form of Kailasa's peak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kailāsaśikharākāra

kailāsaśikharākāra - having the form of Kailasa's peak

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kailāsa+śikhara+ākāra)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailasa (a sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'prāsādaḥ'.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

Root dṛś, 4th class, passive form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space

Note: Object of 'ullikhan'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

उल्लिखन् (ullikhan) - scraping, scratching, touching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ullikhant

ullikhant - scraping, scratching, touching

Present Active Participle

From prefix 'ud' + root 'likh' (to write/scratch)

Prefix: ud

Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'prāsādaḥ', implies continuous action.