वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-23, verse-16

ततः पाण्डुरमेघाभं कैलासमिव संस्थितम् ।
वरुणस्यालयं दिव्यमपश्यद् राक्षसाधिपः ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ pāṇḍurameghābhaṃ kailāsamiva saṃsthitam ,
varuṇasyālayaṃ divyamapaśyad rākṣasādhipaḥ.

16. tataḥ pāṇḍurameghābham kailāsam iva saṃsthitam
varuṇasya ālayam divyam apaśyat rākṣasādhipaḥ

16. rākṣasādhipaḥ tataḥ pāṇḍurameghābham kailāsam
iva saṃsthitam divyam varuṇasya ālayam apaśyat

16. Then the lord of rākṣasas saw the divine abode of Varuna, which resembled white clouds and stood like Mount Kailasa.

Words meanings summery:

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

• पाण्डुरमेघाभम् (pāṇḍurameghābham) - resembling white clouds

• कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Mount Kailasa

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - situated, stood, placed

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna

• आलयम् (ālayam) - abode, dwelling, house

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, splendid

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Ravana (the lord of rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun 'tad' with suffix 'tas'

पाण्डुरमेघाभम् (pāṇḍurameghābham) - resembling white clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇḍurameghābha

pāṇḍurameghābha - resembling white clouds, white-cloud-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāṇḍura+megha+ābha)

• pāṇḍura – white, pale yellow
  adjective (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – appearance, resembling, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix from root bhā (to shine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Mount Kailasa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kailāsa

kailāsa - Mount Kailasa (a mountain in the Himalayas, abode of Shiva)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - situated, stood, placed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, stood, placed

Past Passive Participle

formed from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (Vedic deity of oceans, sky, law)

आलयम् (ālayam) - abode, dwelling, house

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālaya

ālaya - abode, dwelling, house, receptacle

from root lī (to cling) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: lī (class 4)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, splendid

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, splendid

derived from div (sky, heaven)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

(verb)

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

root dṛś, present stem paś-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Ravana (the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

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