वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-39, verse-17

महापद्मं महात्मानं सुमहापर्वतोपमम् ।
शिरसा धारयन्तं ते विस्मयं जग्मुरुत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. mahāpadmaṃ mahātmānaṃ sumahāparvatopamam ,
śirasā dhārayantaṃ te vismayaṃ jagmuruttamam.

17. mahāpadmam mahātmānam sumahāparvatopamam
śirasā dhārayantam te vismayam jagmuḥ uttamam

17. te mahāpadmam mahātmānam sumahāparvatopamam
śirasā dhārayantam uttamam vismayam jagmuḥ

17. They were filled with supreme wonder at Mahapadma, the great-souled (ātman) one, who resembled a massive mountain and was supporting (the world) with his head.

Words meanings summery:

• महापद्मम् (mahāpadmam) - the great elephant Mahapadma (Mahapadma (name of an elephant), a great lotus)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

• सुमहापर्वतोपमम् (sumahāparvatopamam) - resembling a very great mountain

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head

• धारयन्तम् (dhārayantam) - holding, supporting, bearing

• ते (te) - the sons of Sagara (they)

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they attained, they experienced

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

महापद्मम् (mahāpadmam) - the great elephant Mahapadma (Mahapadma (name of an elephant), a great lotus)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāpadma

mahāpadma - a great lotus, a large number (10^10 or 10^15), name of a Nanda king, name of an elephant

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+padma)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• padma – lotus, a large number
  noun (neuter)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, great being (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

सुमहापर्वतोपमम् (sumahāparvatopamam) - resembling a very great mountain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumahāparvatopama

sumahāparvatopama - resembling a very great mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+mahā+parvata+upama)

• su – good, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, likeness, resembling
  noun/adjective

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

धारयन्तम् (dhārayantam) - holding, supporting, bearing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - holding, supporting, bearing

present active participle (causative of dhṛ)

from causative stem of dhṛ + śatṛ suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - the sons of Sagara (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise, awe

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they attained, they experienced

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief