वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-31, verse-17

उल्कावन्तं दरीवन्तं हिमवत्संनिभं गिरिम् ।
पश्यमानस्ततो विन्ध्यं रावणो नर्मदां ययौ ॥१७॥

17. ulkāvantaṃ darīvantaṃ himavatsaṃnibhaṃ girim ,
paśyamānastato vindhyaṃ rāvaṇo narmadāṃ yayau.

17. ulkāvantam darīvantam himavatsaṃnibham girim
paśyamānaḥ tataḥ vindhyam rāvaṇaḥ narmadām yayau

17. rāvaṇaḥ ulkāvantam darīvantam himavatsaṃnibham
girim vindhyam paśyamānaḥ tataḥ narmadām yayau

17. Beholding the Vindhya mountain, which was gleaming with fiery glows, full of caverns, and resembled the Himavat (Himalayas), Rāvaṇa then proceeded to the Narmada (river).

Words meanings summery:

• उल्कावन्तम् (ulkāvantam) - gleaming with fiery glows (having meteors/firebrands/fiery glows)

• दरीवन्तम् (darīvantam) - full of caverns (having caves/caverns)

• हिमवत्संनिभम् (himavatsaṁnibham) - resembled the Himavat (Himalayas) (resembling Himavat (the Himalayas))

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

• पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - beholding (seeing, beholding)

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

• विन्ध्यम् (vindhyam) - the Vindhya mountain (Vindhya (mountain range))

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Lanka)

• नर्मदाम् (narmadām) - the Narmada (river) (Narmada (river))

• ययौ (yayau) - proceeded (went, proceeded)

Words meanings and morphology

उल्कावन्तम् (ulkāvantam) - gleaming with fiery glows (having meteors/firebrands/fiery glows)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ulkāvant

ulkāvant - possessing meteors/firebrands, gleaming with fiery glows

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Modifies `girim` and `vindhyam`

दरीवन्तम् (darīvantam) - full of caverns (having caves/caverns)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darīvant

darīvant - possessing caves, full of caverns

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Modifies `girim` and `vindhyam`

हिमवत्संनिभम् (himavatsaṁnibham) - resembled the Himavat (Himalayas) (resembling Himavat (the Himalayas))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavatsaṃnibha

himavatsaṁnibha - resembling the Himavat mountains (Himalayas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (himavat+saṃnibha)

• himavat – Himavat (the Himalayas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies `girim` and `vindhyam`

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṝ (class 6)

Note: Appositive to `vindhyam`

पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - beholding (seeing, beholding)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyamāna

paśyamāna - seeing, beholding

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root DṚŚ (to see), but uses 'paśya' stem, with śānac suffix, middle voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies `rāvaṇaḥ`

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there)

(indeclinable)

विन्ध्यम् (vindhyam) - the Vindhya mountain (Vindhya (mountain range))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - Vindhya (a mountain range in central India)

Note: Object of `paśyamānaḥ`

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Lanka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (a proper name, the antagonist of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Subject of `yayau`

नर्मदाम् (narmadām) - the Narmada (river) (Narmada (river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of narmadā

narmadā - Narmada (a sacred river in central India)

Note: Object of `yayau`

ययौ (yayau) - proceeded (went, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root YĀ (to go), perfect (liṭ) form

Root: yā (class 2)