वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-39, verse-16

ततः पूर्वां दिशं भित्त्वा दक्षिणां बिभिदुः पुनः ।
दक्षिणस्यामपि दिशि ददृशुस्ते महागजम् ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ pūrvāṃ diśaṃ bhittvā dakṣiṇāṃ bibhiduḥ punaḥ ,
dakṣiṇasyāmapi diśi dadṛśuste mahāgajam.

16. tataḥ pūrvām diśam bhittvā dakṣiṇām bibhiduḥ
punaḥ dakṣiṇasyām api diśi dadṛśuḥ te mahāgajam

16. tataḥ pūrvām diśam bhittvā punaḥ dakṣiṇām bibhiduḥ
api dakṣiṇasyām diśi te mahāgajam dadṛśuḥ

16. Thereafter, having pierced through the eastern direction, they again penetrated the southern one. And in the southern direction too, they saw a great elephant.

Words meanings summery:

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

• पूर्वाम् (pūrvām) - eastern, former

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having pierced

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right

• बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they pierced, they split

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the southern

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दिशि (diśi) - in the direction

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• ते (te) - the sons of Sagara (they)

• महागजम् (mahāgajam) - a great elephant

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

पूर्वाम् (pūrvām) - eastern, former

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrvā

pūrvā - eastern, prior, former, earlier

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having pierced

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: bhid (class 7)

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right, skillful, clever

बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they pierced, they split

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the southern

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right, skillful, clever

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

दिशि (diśi) - in the direction

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - the sons of Sagara (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महागजम् (mahāgajam) - a great elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+gaja)

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