वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-29, verse-9

नागः शत्रुं जयो नाम मातुलो यं ददौ मम ।
तं ते गजसहस्रेण ददामि द्विजपुंगव ॥९॥

9. nāgaḥ śatruṃ jayo nāma mātulo yaṃ dadau mama ,
taṃ te gajasahasreṇa dadāmi dvijapuṃgava.

9. nāgaḥ śatruñjayaḥ nāma mātulaḥ yam dadau mama
tam te gajasahasreṇa dadāmi dvijapuṅgava

9. dvijapuṅgava aham mama mātulaḥ yam śatruñjayaḥ
nāma nāgaḥ dadau tam gajasahasreṇa te dadāmi

9. O best among Brahmins (dvijapuṅgava), I give you that elephant named Śatruñjaya, which my maternal uncle gave to me, and which is worth a thousand elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (snake, elephant, mountain)

• शत्रुञ्जयः (śatruñjayaḥ) - Śatruñjaya (name of the elephant) (conqueror of enemies (proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

• मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle

• यम् (yam) - which (elephant) (whom, which)

• ददौ (dadau) - gave (gave, granted)

• मम (mama) - to me (Rama) (to me, my)

• तम् (tam) - that (elephant) (that, him, it)

• ते (te) - to you (Suyajña) (to you, your)

• गजसहस्रेण (gajasahasreṇa) - worth a thousand elephants (by a thousand elephants, worth a thousand elephants)

• ददामि (dadāmi) - I give (I give, I grant)

• द्विजपुङ्गव (dvijapuṅgava) - O best among Brahmins (dvijapuṅgava) (O best among Brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (snake, elephant, mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant, mountain; a particular class of mythical beings

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

शत्रुञ्जयः (śatruñjayaḥ) - Śatruñjaya (name of the elephant) (conqueror of enemies (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatruñjaya

śatruñjaya - conquering enemies, victor over foes; a proper name

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+jaya)

• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• jaya – victory, triumph, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Attribute of 'nāgaḥ'.

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb.

मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle (mother's brother)

Derived from 'mātṛ' (mother).

Note: Agent of 'dadau'.

यम् (yam) - which (elephant) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'dadau'.

ददौ (dadau) - gave (gave, granted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular active.

Root: dā (class 3)

मम (mama) - to me (Rama) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive singular.

Note: The speaker (Rama) refers to himself.

तम् (tam) - that (elephant) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Coreferential with 'yam' and 'nāgaḥ'.

ते (te) - to you (Suyajña) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural and singular)

Enclitic form.

Note: Recipient of the elephant.

गजसहस्रेण (gajasahasreṇa) - worth a thousand elephants (by a thousand elephants, worth a thousand elephants)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of gajasahasra

gajasahasra - a thousand elephants, multitude of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+sahasra)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand, a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes the value of the elephant.

ददामि (dadāmi) - I give (I give, I grant)

(verb)

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

Present, Parasmaipada

1st person singular active.

Root: dā (class 3)

द्विजपुङ्गव (dvijapuṅgava) - O best among Brahmins (dvijapuṅgava) (O best among Brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijapuṅgava

dvijapuṅgava - best among Brahmins, chief of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+puṅgava)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'dvi' (twice) and root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, eminent, best among
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address for Suyajña.