वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-54, verse-28

तत्रैनां तर्जनैर्घोरैः पुनः सान्त्वैश्च मैथिलीम् ।
आनयध्वं वशं सर्वा वन्यां गजवधूमिव ॥२८॥

28. tatraināṃ tarjanairghoraiḥ punaḥ sāntvaiśca maithilīm ,
ānayadhvaṃ vaśaṃ sarvā vanyāṃ gajavadhūmiva.

28. tatra enām tarjanaiḥ ghoraiḥ punaḥ sāntvaiḥ ca
maithilīm ānayadhvam vaśam sarvāḥ vanyām gajavadhūm iva

28. tatra sarvāḥ yūyam enām maithilīm ghoraiḥ tarjanaiḥ
punaḥ sāntvaiḥ ca vanyām gajavadhūm iva vaśam ānayadhvam

28. There, all of you, bring Sītā (Maithilī) under your control with fierce threats and also with soothing words, just as one would a wild female elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एनाम् (enām) - her (Sītā) (this (feminine), her)

• तर्जनैः (tarjanaiḥ) - by threats, with intimidations

• घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, by fierce, by dreadful

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, also

• सान्त्वैः (sāntvaiḥ) - by soothing words, by consolations, with kind words

• च (ca) - and, also

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (Maithili, princess of Mithila (Sītā))

• आनयध्वम् (ānayadhvam) - you all bring (bring, lead (you plural))

• वशम् (vaśam) - under control (control, power, subjection)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all of you (rakṣasīs) (all (feminine), everyone)

• वन्याम् (vanyām) - wild, belonging to the forest

• गजवधूम् (gajavadhūm) - female elephant

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - her (Sītā) (this (feminine), her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, this one, her, it

तर्जनैः (tarjanaiḥ) - by threats, with intimidations

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tarjana

tarjana - threatening, frightening, a threat, intimidation

Derived from root tṛj (to threaten) with suffix -ana

Root: tṛj (class 1)

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, by fierce, by dreadful

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

Note: Agrees with 'tarjanaiḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, also

(indeclinable)

सान्त्वैः (sāntvaiḥ) - by soothing words, by consolations, with kind words

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sāntva

sāntva - soothing words, conciliation, consolation, kind treatment

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (Maithili, princess of Mithila (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithili (princess of Mithila), Sītā

Feminine derivative of Mithila

आनयध्वम् (ānayadhvam) - you all bring (bring, lead (you plural))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ānī

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

वशम् (vaśam) - under control (control, power, subjection)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, desire, control, power, subjection

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all of you (rakṣasīs) (all (feminine), everyone)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

वन्याम् (vanyām) - wild, belonging to the forest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vanya

vanya - wild, savage, belonging to the forest

Derived from vana (forest)

Note: Agrees with 'gajavadhūm'.

गजवधूम् (gajavadhūm) - female elephant

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gajavadhū

gajavadhū - female elephant

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+vadhū)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vadhū – female, wife, daughter-in-law, young woman
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)