वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-39, verse-14

यदा पर्वणि काकुत्स्थ विश्रमार्थं महागजः ।
खेदाच्चालयते शीर्षं भूमिकम्पस्तधा भवेत् ॥१४॥

14. yadā parvaṇi kākutstha viśramārthaṃ mahāgajaḥ ,
khedāccālayate śīrṣaṃ bhūmikampastadhā bhavet.

14. yadā parvaṇi kākutstha viśramārtham mahāgajaḥ
khedāt cālayate śīrṣam bhūmikampaḥ tathā bhavet

14. kākutstha yadā mahāgajaḥ viśramārtham parvaṇi
khedāt śīrṣam cālayate tathā bhūmikampaḥ bhavet

14. O Kakutstha, when a great elephant, for the purpose of rest, moves its head due to fatigue at certain periods, then an earthquake occurs.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - at certain periods (at a joint, at a division, on an occasion, at a festive period)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (O Kakutstha)

• विश्रमार्थम् (viśramārtham) - for the purpose of rest, for rest

• महागजः (mahāgajaḥ) - a great elephant

• खेदात् (khedāt) - from fatigue, due to weariness

• चालयते (cālayate) - moves, causes to move

• शीर्षम् (śīrṣam) - head

• भूमिकम्पः (bhūmikampaḥ) - earthquake

• तथा (tathā) - then, thus, in that manner

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may happen, occurs

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

Note: temporal indeclinable

पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - at certain periods (at a joint, at a division, on an occasion, at a festive period)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - joint, knot, limb, division, section, segment, festival, holy day, critical juncture, time of conjunction

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (O Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rama

विश्रमार्थम् (viśramārtham) - for the purpose of rest, for rest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśramārtha

viśramārtha - purpose of rest, for rest

Compound type : tatpurusha (viśrama+artha)

• viśrama – rest, repose, cessation of work
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: functioning as an adverb, indicating purpose

महागजः (mahāgajaḥ) - a great elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

खेदात् (khedāt) - from fatigue, due to weariness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kheda

kheda - fatigue, weariness, exhaustion, distress, sorrow

चालयते (cālayate) - moves, causes to move

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of cāl

causative

causative formation from root cal

Root: cal (class 1)

शीर्षम् (śīrṣam) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīrṣa

śīrṣa - head, top, peak

भूमिकम्पः (bhūmikampaḥ) - earthquake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmikampa

bhūmikampa - earthquake

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+kampa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• kampa – trembling, shaking, earthquake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - then, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: adverb

भवेत् (bhavet) - may happen, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)