वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-16, verse-11

नन्दीश्वरमथापश्यदविदूरस्थितं प्रभुम् ।
दीप्तं शूलमवष्टभ्य द्वितीयमिव शंकरम् ॥११॥

11. nandīśvaramathāpaśyadavidūrasthitaṃ prabhum ,
dīptaṃ śūlamavaṣṭabhya dvitīyamiva śaṃkaram.

11. nandīśvaram atha apaśyat avidūrasthitam prabhum
dīptam śūlam avaṣṭabhya dvitīyam iva śaṅkaram

11. atha nandīśvaram prabhum avidūrasthitam dīptam
śūlam avaṣṭabhya dvitīyam iva śaṅkaram apaśyat

11. Then he saw Nandiśvara, the lord, standing nearby, holding a blazing trident, appearing like a second Shankara.

Words meanings summery:

• नन्दीश्वरम् (nandīśvaram) - Nandiśvara

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• अविदूरस्थितम् (avidūrasthitam) - standing not far away, nearby

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord, master

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, shining, radiant

• शूलम् (śūlam) - trident, spear

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having grasped, holding firmly

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Shankara

Words meanings and morphology

नन्दीश्वरम् (nandīśvaram) - Nandiśvara

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nandīśvara

nandīśvara - Lord Nandi, chief of Shiva's attendants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nandin+īśvara)

• nandin – Nandi (name of Shiva's attendant)
  proper noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Root 'dṛś' (class 1, often takes 'paśya' stem in present/imperfect)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अविदूरस्थितम् (avidūrasthitam) - standing not far away, nearby

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avidūrasthita

avidūrasthita - standing not far off, situated near, nearby

Descriptive adjective formed from the compound `a-vidūra` (not far) and the Past Passive Participle `sthita` (standing).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (avidūra+sthita)

• avidūra – not far, near
  adjective
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' and 'vidūra'.
• sthita – stood, standing, situated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'sthā'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord, master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty

Noun formed with prefix 'pra' from root 'bhū'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, shining, radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, radiant, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'dīp'.

Root: dīp (class 4)

शूलम् (śūlam) - trident, spear

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, trident

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having grasped, holding firmly

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Gerund (absolutive) of root 'stambh' with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 9)

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Shankara

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - name of Shiva, bestower of prosperity