वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-15

अत्यङ्कुशमिवोद्दामं गजं मदबलोद्धतम् ।
प्रधावितमहं दैवं पौरुषेण निवर्तये ॥१५॥

15. atyaṅkuśamivoddāmaṃ gajaṃ madabaloddhatam ,
pradhāvitamahaṃ daivaṃ pauruṣeṇa nivartaye.

15. ati-aṅkuśam iva uddāmam gajam madabaloddhatam
pradhāvitam aham daivam pauruṣeṇa nivartaye

15. Like an elephant, exceedingly powerful and arrogant with the strength of its rut, running wild without a goad, I will turn back such a fate (daiva) with my valor (pauruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अति-अङ्कुशम् (ati-aṅkuśam) - without a goad, ungoaded

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उद्दामम् (uddāmam) - unrestrained, wild, powerful, violent

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• मदबलोद्धतम् (madabaloddhatam) - proud/arrogant with the strength of rut

• प्रधावितम् (pradhāvitam) - having run forth, rushed forward, wild

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny, divine will

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by valor, by manliness, by human effort

• निवर्तये (nivartaye) - I turn back, I cause to return, I repel

Words meanings and morphology

अति-अङ्कुशम् (ati-aṅkuśam) - without a goad, ungoaded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ati-aṅkuśa

ati-aṅkuśa - exceedingly without a goad, ungoaded

Compound of ati (exceedingly) and aṅkuśa (goad)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ati+aṅkuśa)

• ati – exceedingly, very much, over
  indeclinable
• aṅkuśa – goad, elephant-hook
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'gajam'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्दामम् (uddāmam) - unrestrained, wild, powerful, violent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uddāma

uddāma - unrestrained, wild, powerful, violent, unbridled

Derived from ud-dam (to loosen, untame)

Prefix: ud

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'gajam'

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

मदबलोद्धतम् (madabaloddhatam) - proud/arrogant with the strength of rut

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madabaloddhata

madabaloddhata - made arrogant/fierce by the strength of its rut

Compound of mada (rut), bala (strength), and uddhata (proud/arrogant)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mada+bala+uddhata)

• mada – rut, intoxication, pride, passion
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• uddhata – proud, arrogant, uplifted, excited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of ud-han (to strike up, exalt)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'gajam'

प्रधावितम् (pradhāvitam) - having run forth, rushed forward, wild

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradhāvita

pradhāvita - run forth, rushed, fled

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pra-dhāv

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'daivam'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny, divine will

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - fate, destiny, pertaining to gods, divine

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by valor, by manliness, by human effort

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - valor, manliness, heroism, human effort

निवर्तये (nivartaye) - I turn back, I cause to return, I repel

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nivartaya

Causative form of ni-vṛt

Causative stem from ni-vṛt (to turn, to stop)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)