वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-26

मातङ्ग्यास्त्वथ मातङ्गा अपत्यं मनुजर्षभ ।
दिशागजं तु श्वेताक्षं श्वेता व्यजनयत् सुतम् ॥२६॥

26. mātaṅgyāstvatha mātaṅgā apatyaṃ manujarṣabha ,
diśāgajaṃ tu śvetākṣaṃ śvetā vyajanayat sutam.

26. mātaṅgyāḥ tu atha mātaṅgāḥ apatyam manujarṣabha
diśāgajam tu śvetākṣam śvetā vyajanayat sutam

26. manujarṣabha mātaṅgyāḥ mātaṅgāḥ tu atha apatyam
śvetā tu diśāgajam śvetākṣam sutam vyajanayat

26. O best among men, then elephants (mātaṅgāḥ) are indeed the offspring of Mātaṅgī. And Śvetā gave birth to a son named Śvetākṣa, who is a directional elephant (diśāgaja).

Words meanings summery:

• मातङ्ग्याः (mātaṅgyāḥ) - of Mātaṅgī

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand, and, indeed

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, and

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, progeny, child

• मनुजर्षभ (manujarṣabha) - O best among men

• दिशागजम् (diśāgajam) - directional elephant, elephant of the quarter

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand, and, indeed

• श्वेताक्षम् (śvetākṣam) - Śvetākṣa (name of an elephant), white-eyed

• श्वेता (śvetā) - Śvetā (name of a divine mother)

• व्यजनयत् (vyajanayat) - she gave birth to, produced

• सुतम् (sutam) - son, offspring

Words meanings and morphology

मातङ्ग्याः (mātaṅgyāḥ) - of Mātaṅgī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātaṅgī

mātaṅgī - name of a divine mother, a female elephant

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant, a man of the lowest caste

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, progeny, child

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, progeny, child, young of an animal

मनुजर्षभ (manujarṣabha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujarṣabha

manujarṣabha - best among men, chief of men, a mighty man

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+ṛṣabha)

• manuja – human, man, born from Manu
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

दिशागजम् (diśāgajam) - directional elephant, elephant of the quarter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of diśāgaja

diśāgaja - an elephant of the quarter, one of the elephants supporting the four directions

Compound type : tatpurusha (diś+gaja)

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

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

श्वेताक्षम् (śvetākṣam) - Śvetākṣa (name of an elephant), white-eyed

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvetākṣa

śvetākṣa - white-eyed, name of a directional elephant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śveta+akṣa)

• śveta – white, bright, pure
  adjective
• akṣa – eye, axis, die
  noun (neuter)

श्वेता (śvetā) - Śvetā (name of a divine mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śvetā

śvetā - name of a divine mother, a white woman, the goddess Sarasvati

व्यजनयत् (vyajanayat) - she gave birth to, produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Prefix: vi

Root: jan (class 4)

सुतम् (sutam) - son, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, child

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