वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-23, verse-20

ततो धाराशताकीर्णं शारदाभ्रनिभं तदा ।
नित्यप्रहृष्टं ददृशे वरुणस्य गृहोत्तमम् ॥२०॥

20. tato dhārāśatākīrṇaṃ śāradābhranibhaṃ tadā ,
nityaprahṛṣṭaṃ dadṛśe varuṇasya gṛhottamam.

20. tataḥ dhārāśatākīrṇam śāradābhranibham tadā
nityaprahṛṣṭam dadṛśe varuṇasya gṛhottamam

20. tadā tataḥ varuṇasya gṛhottamam dhārāśatākīrṇam
śāradābhranibham nityaprahṛṣṭam dadṛśe

20. Then, Varuṇa's excellent abode, filled with hundreds of streams, resembling an autumn cloud, and perpetually joyful, was seen.

Words meanings summery:

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

• धाराशताकीर्णम् (dhārāśatākīrṇam) - filled with hundreds of streams/showers

• शारदाभ्रनिभम् (śāradābhranibham) - resembling an autumn cloud

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नित्यप्रहृष्टम् (nityaprahṛṣṭam) - perpetually joyful, always delighted

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa

• गृहोत्तमम् (gṛhottamam) - excellent house, best of houses

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas from pronoun tad

धाराशताकीर्णम् (dhārāśatākīrṇam) - filled with hundreds of streams/showers

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhārāśatākīrṇa

dhārāśatākīrṇa - filled with hundreds of streams

Compound of dhārā, śata, and ākīrṇa

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhārā+śata+ākīrṇa)

• dhārā – stream, flow, current, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• ākīrṇa – covered, filled, scattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kīr with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr

Note: Agrees with gṛhottamam

शारदाभ्रनिभम् (śāradābhranibham) - resembling an autumn cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāradābhranibha

śāradābhranibha - resembling an autumn cloud

Compound of śārada, abhra, and nibha

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śārada+abhra+nibha)

• śārada – autumnal, relating to autumn
  adjective
  From śarad
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  From root bhā with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā

Note: Agrees with gṛhottamam

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dā from pronoun tad

नित्यप्रहृष्टम् (nityaprahṛṣṭam) - perpetually joyful, always delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nityaprahṛṣṭa

nityaprahṛṣṭa - perpetually joyful, always delighted

Compound of nitya and prahṛṣṭa

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nitya+prahṛṣṭa)

• nitya – constant, eternal, always
  adjective
• prahṛṣṭa – delighted, gladdened, joyful
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hṛṣ with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with gṛhottamam

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Middle

3rd person singular perfect middle voice of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)

गृहोत्तमम् (gṛhottamam) - excellent house, best of houses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhottama

gṛhottama - excellent house, best house

Compound of gṛha and uttama

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gṛha+uttama)

• gṛha – house, abode, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of ud

Note: Object of dadṛśe in passive construction, therefore in nominative case