वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-15, verse-12

ततो दूरात् प्रददृशे धनाध्यक्षो गदाधरः ।
शुक्रप्रोष्टःपदाभ्यां च शङ्खपद्मसमावृतः ॥१२॥

12. tato dūrāt pradadṛśe dhanādhyakṣo gadādharaḥ ,
śukraproṣṭaḥpadābhyāṃ ca śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛtaḥ.

12. tataḥ dūrāt pradadṛśe dhanādhyakṣaḥ gadādharaḥ
śukraproṣṭhapadābhyām ca śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛtaḥ

12. tataḥ dūrāt gadādharaḥ dhanādhyakṣaḥ
śukraproṣṭhapadābhyām ca śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛtaḥ pradadṛśe

12. Then, from afar, the lord of wealth (dhanādhyakṣa) and mace-bearer (gadādhara) was seen, accompanied by the two luminaries (śukraproṣṭhapada) and surrounded by Śaṅkha and Padma.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

• प्रददृशे (pradadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

• धनाध्यक्षः (dhanādhyakṣaḥ) - Kubera (the lord of wealth) (lord of wealth, treasurer (epithet for Kubera))

• गदाधरः (gadādharaḥ) - (Kubera) the mace-bearer (mace-bearer, one who holds a mace)

• शुक्रप्रोष्ठपदाभ्याम् (śukraproṣṭhapadābhyām) - accompanied by the two luminaries (śukraproṣṭhapada) (by the two Śukraproṣṭhapadās (luminaries/asterisms))

• च (ca) - and

• शङ्खपद्मसमावृतः (śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by the personified treasures Śaṅkha and Padma (surrounded by Śaṅkha and Padma)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb of place.

प्रददृशे (pradadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect Tense

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with prefix pra, 3rd person singular Ātmanepada, perfect tense (passive sense in this context).

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject (dhanādhyakṣaḥ) is grammatically nominative, but the verb is used in a passive/intransitive sense.

धनाध्यक्षः (dhanādhyakṣaḥ) - Kubera (the lord of wealth) (lord of wealth, treasurer (epithet for Kubera))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanādhyakṣa

dhanādhyakṣa - superintendent of treasure, lord of wealth (epithet of Kubera)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+adhyakṣa)

• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)
• adhyakṣa – superintendent, overseer, president
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

गदाधरः (gadādharaḥ) - (Kubera) the mace-bearer (mace-bearer, one who holds a mace)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadādhara

gadādhara - mace-bearer; an epithet of Viṣṇu, Kubera, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gadā+dhara)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to bear, hold) with -a suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `dhanādhyakṣaḥ`.

शुक्रप्रोष्ठपदाभ्याम् (śukraproṣṭhapadābhyām) - accompanied by the two luminaries (śukraproṣṭhapada) (by the two Śukraproṣṭhapadās (luminaries/asterisms))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of śukraproṣṭhapada

śukraproṣṭhapada - a pair of asterisms, namely Pūrva Bhādrapadā and Uttara Bhādrapadā, often referred to as 'bright-footed'

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (śukra+proṣṭhapada)

• śukra – bright, clear, white; the planet Venus; semen
  adjective (masculine)
• proṣṭhapada – the forefoot; an asterism (Pūrva Bhādrapadā or Uttara Bhādrapadā)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates accompaniment.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śukraproṣṭhapadābhyām' and 'śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛtaḥ'.

शङ्खपद्मसमावृतः (śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by the personified treasures Śaṅkha and Padma (surrounded by Śaṅkha and Padma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛta

śaṅkhapadmasamāvṛta - surrounded by Śaṅkha and Padma (two treasures of Kubera)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+padma+samāvṛta)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell; one of Kubera's nine treasures (nidhi)
  noun (masculine)
• padma – lotus; one of Kubera's nine treasures (nidhi)
  noun (neuter)
• samāvṛta – surrounded, encompassed, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ (to cover) with prefixes sam and ā.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `dhanādhyakṣaḥ`.