वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-49, verse-2

तं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसश्रेष्ठं पर्वताकारदर्शनम् ।
क्रममाणमिवाकाशं पुरा नारायणं प्रभुम् ॥२॥

2. taṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ parvatākāradarśanam ,
kramamāṇamivākāśaṃ purā nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum.

2. tam dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaśreṣṭham parvatākāradarśanam
kramamāṇam iva ākāśam purā nārāyaṇam prabhum

2. dṛṣṭvā tam rākṣasaśreṣṭham parvatākāradarśanam
purā nārāyaṇam prabhum iva ākāśam kramamāṇam

2. Having seen that foremost of rākṣasas, whose appearance was like a mountain, and who seemed to stride across the sky just as Lord Narayana had done in ancient times.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Kumbhakarna) (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

• राक्षसश्रेष्ठम् (rākṣasaśreṣṭham) - the chief of rākṣasas, the best rākṣasa

• पर्वताकारदर्शनम् (parvatākāradarśanam) - having the appearance of a mountain, mountain-like in form

• क्रममाणम् (kramamāṇam) - striding, stepping, advancing

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, ether, space

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana (a proper noun, a name of Vishnu)

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord, master, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Kumbhakarna) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राक्षसश्रेष्ठम् (rākṣasaśreṣṭham) - the chief of rākṣasas, the best rākṣasa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasaśreṣṭha

rākṣasaśreṣṭha - foremost of rākṣasas, best rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+śreṣṭha)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa (a demon or giant)
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

पर्वताकारदर्शनम् (parvatākāradarśanam) - having the appearance of a mountain, mountain-like in form

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvatākāradarśana

parvatākāradarśana - having the appearance of a mountain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parvata+ākāra+darśana)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, appearance, sight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

क्रममाणम् (kramamāṇam) - striding, stepping, advancing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kramamāṇa

kramamāṇa - striding, stepping, advancing

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of the root 'kram'

Root: kram (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, ether, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana (a proper noun, a name of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Narayana (a name of Vishnu)

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord, master, powerful

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, eminent