वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-5, verse-18

दुन्दुभीभिर्मृदङ्गैश्च वीणाभिः पणवैस्तथा ।
नादितां भृशमत्यर्थं पृथिव्यां तामनुत्तमाम् ॥१८॥

18. dundubhībhirmṛdaṅgaiśca vīṇābhiḥ paṇavaistathā ,
nāditāṃ bhṛśamatyarthaṃ pṛthivyāṃ tāmanuttamām.

18. dundubhībhiḥ mṛdaṅgaiḥ ca vīṇābhiḥ paṇavaiḥ tathā
nāditām bhṛśam atyartham pṛthivyām tām anuttamām

18. tām anuttamām pṛthivyām dundubhībhiḥ mṛdaṅgaiḥ ca
vīṇābhiḥ paṇavaiḥ tathā bhṛśam atyartham nāditām

18. Reverberating exceedingly with the sounds of war-drums, mṛdaṅgas, vīṇās, and paṇavas, that supreme (city) on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• दुन्दुभीभिः (dundubhībhiḥ) - by drums, by war-drums

• मृदङ्गैः (mṛdaṅgaiḥ) - by mṛdaṅgas (a type of drum)

• च (ca) - and

• वीणाभिः (vīṇābhiḥ) - by lutes, by vīṇās

• पणवैः (paṇavaiḥ) - by small drums, by tabors

• तथा (tathā) - and also, similarly (thus, in that manner, and so)

• नादिताम् (nāditām) - made to resound, reverberated

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world

• ताम् (tām) - her, referring to the city (that (feminine singular))

• अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unequalled, supreme, matchless

Words meanings and morphology

दुन्दुभीभिः (dundubhībhiḥ) - by drums, by war-drums

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dundubhi

dundubhi - a large drum, war-drum, kettle-drum

मृदङ्गैः (mṛdaṅgaiḥ) - by mṛdaṅgas (a type of drum)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛdaṅga

mṛdaṅga - a type of drum, usually made of clay, mṛdaṅga

mṛd (clay) + aṅga (limb/body)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛd+aṅga)

• mṛd – clay, earth
  noun (feminine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, division
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ag (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects dundubhībhiḥ and mṛdaṅgaiḥ.

वीणाभिः (vīṇābhiḥ) - by lutes, by vīṇās

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vīṇā

vīṇā - lute, Indian stringed instrument (vīṇā)

पणवैः (paṇavaiḥ) - by small drums, by tabors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paṇava

paṇava - a small drum, tabor, hand-drum

तथा (tathā) - and also, similarly (thus, in that manner, and so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions similarly to ca here.

नादिताम् (nāditām) - made to resound, reverberated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nādita

nādita - sounded, caused to resound, filled with sound

Past Passive Participle

From root nad (to sound, roar) with causative stem nādi + suffix -ta

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied feminine noun (city).

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of bhṛśa (much, great)

Note: Modifies nāditām.

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of atyartha (excessive, abundant) from ati + artha

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – beyond, over, exceeding, too much
  indeclinable
  A prefix or adverb.
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object, sense
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Reinforces bhṛśam.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world, land

Derived from pṛthu (broad, wide)

Note: Refers to the physical earth.

ताम् (tām) - her, referring to the city (that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Emphatic, referring to the noun implied by the adjectives in the previous verse and this one.

अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unequalled, supreme, matchless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unequalled, peerless, supreme, excellent

an (negation) + uttama (best)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix (used before vowels).
• uttama – best, highest, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of ud (up)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Modifies the implied feminine noun (city).