वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-25

शुश्रुवे चाग्रतः स्त्रीणां रुदन्तीनां महास्वनः ।
यथा नादः करेणूनां बद्धे महति कुञ्जरे ॥२५॥

25. śuśruve cāgrataḥ strīṇāṃ rudantīnāṃ mahāsvanaḥ ,
yathā nādaḥ kareṇūnāṃ baddhe mahati kuñjare.

25. śuśruve ca agrataḥ strīṇām rudantīnām mahāsvanaḥ
yathā nādaḥ kareṇūnām baddhe mahati kuñjare

25. ca rudantīnām strīṇām agrataḥ mahāsvanaḥ śuśruve
yathā kareṇūnām nādaḥ mahati kuñjare baddhe

25. A loud lament was heard from the weeping women in front, just like the cries of female elephants when a large male elephant is captured.

Words meanings summery:

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard (was heard, listened to)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front (in front, before, from the front)

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of the women (of women, for women)

• रुदन्तीनाम् (rudantīnām) - of the weeping (women) (of crying ones, of weeping ones)

• महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - a loud lament (a great sound, a loud noise, a clamor)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• नादः (nādaḥ) - the cries, the sound (sound, roar, cry, noise)

• करेणूनाम् (kareṇūnām) - of the female elephants (of female elephants)

• बद्धे (baddhe) - when bound/captured (locative absolute with 'kuñjare') (in the bound, in the captured (one))

• महति (mahati) - large (great, large, mighty, important)

• कुञ्जरे (kuñjare) - male elephant (male elephant, elephant)

Words meanings and morphology

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard (was heard, listened to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (lit) of śru

Perfect Passive/Middle

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, root reduplication

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front (in front, before, from the front)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to agra (front)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of the women (of women, for women)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

रुदन्तीनाम् (rudantīnām) - of the weeping (women) (of crying ones, of weeping ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rudat

rudat - crying, weeping, lamenting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'rud' (to cry), feminine stem 'rudantī'

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Agrees with strīṇām

महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - a loud lament (a great sound, a loud noise, a clamor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - a great sound, a loud noise

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

नादः (nādaḥ) - the cries, the sound (sound, roar, cry, noise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry, noise

Derived from root 'nad' (to sound)

Root: nad (class 1)

करेणूनाम् (kareṇūnām) - of the female elephants (of female elephants)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kareṇu

kareṇu - female elephant

बद्धे (baddhe) - when bound/captured (locative absolute with 'kuñjare') (in the bound, in the captured (one))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, captured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with kuñjare. Forms a locative absolute construction.

महति (mahati) - large (great, large, mighty, important)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with kuñjare.

कुञ्जरे (kuñjare) - male elephant (male elephant, elephant)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - male elephant, elephant

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with baddhe.