वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-39, verse-19

पश्चिमायामपि दिशि महान्तमचलोपमम् ।
दिशागजं सौमनसं ददृशुस्ते महाबलाः ॥१९॥

19. paścimāyāmapi diśi mahāntamacalopamam ,
diśāgajaṃ saumanasaṃ dadṛśuste mahābalāḥ.

19. paścimāyām api diśi mahāntam acalopamam
diśāgajam saumanasam dadṛśuḥ te mahābalāḥ

19. te mahābalāḥ paścimāyām api diśi mahāntam
acalopamam diśāgajam saumanasam dadṛśuḥ

19. In the western direction also, those mighty ones (Sagara's sons) saw Saumanasa, the great guardian elephant of that quarter, who resembled a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्चिमायाम् (paścimāyām) - in the western (direction) (in the western)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

• दिशि (diśi) - in the direction (in the direction, in the quarter)

• महान्तम् (mahāntam) - a great (one) (great, large, vast)

• अचलोपमम् (acalopamam) - resembling a mountain (mountain-like, resembling a mountain)

• दिशागजम् (diśāgajam) - the guardian elephant of the quarter (elephant of the quarter, guardian elephant of a direction)

• सौमनसम् (saumanasam) - Saumanasa (the name of the guardian elephant) (Saumanasa (name of one of the guardian elephants), good-minded, benevolent)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw (they saw, they beheld)

• ते (te) - they (the sons of Sagara) (they, those)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - the mighty ones (mighty, greatly powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्चिमायाम् (paścimāyām) - in the western (direction) (in the western)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of paścimā

paścima - western, last, hindmost

feminine form of paścima

Note: Agrees with 'diśi'.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

दिशि (diśi) - in the direction (in the direction, in the quarter)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region, point of the compass

महान्तम् (mahāntam) - a great (one) (great, large, vast)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'diśāgajam'.

अचलोपमम् (acalopamam) - resembling a mountain (mountain-like, resembling a mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acalopama

acalopama - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (acala+upama)

• acala – immovable, mountain
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, simile, like
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'diśāgajam'.

दिशागजम् (diśāgajam) - the guardian elephant of the quarter (elephant of the quarter, guardian elephant of a direction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of diśāgaja

diśāgaja - a quarter-elephant, an elephant guarding a cardinal point

Compound type : tatpurusha (diśā+gaja)

• diśā – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

सौमनसम् (saumanasam) - Saumanasa (the name of the guardian elephant) (Saumanasa (name of one of the guardian elephants), good-minded, benevolent)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumanasa

saumanasa - good-minded, benevolent, agreeable; a name of one of the guardian elephants of the quarters

from sumanas (good-minded)

Note: Specific name of the elephant.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw (they saw, they beheld)

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form.

ते (te) - they (the sons of Sagara) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the sons of Sagara.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - the mighty ones (mighty, greatly powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with and describes 'te'.

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