वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-41, verse-14

तानि नीडानि सिंहानां गिरिशृङ्गगताश्च ये ।
दृप्तास्तृप्ताश्च मातङ्गास्तोयदस्वननिःस्वनाः ।
विचरन्ति विशाले ऽस्मिंस्तोयपूर्णे समन्ततः ॥१४॥

14. tāni nīḍāni siṃhānāṃ giriśṛṅgagatāśca ye ,
dṛptāstṛptāśca mātaṅgāstoyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ ,
vicaranti viśāle'smiṃstoyapūrṇe samantataḥ.

14. tāni nīḍāni siṃhānām giriśṛṅgagatāḥ
ca ye | dṛptāḥ tṛptāḥ ca mātaṅgāḥ
toyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ | vicaranti
viśāle asmin toyapūrṇe samantataḥ

14. tāni siṃhānām nīḍāni ye ca
giriśṛṅgagatāḥ dṛptāḥ tṛptāḥ ca mātaṅgāḥ
toyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ asmin viśāle
toyapūrṇe samantataḥ vicaranti

14. Those nests of the lions (are also found there), and those proud and satisfied elephants, dwelling on the mountain peaks, whose trumpeting sounds like the roar of rain-clouds, wander all around in this vast, water-filled region.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those

• नीडानि (nīḍāni) - nests

• सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of the lions

• गिरिशृङ्गगताः (giriśṛṅgagatāḥ) - dwelling on the mountain peaks (gone to mountain peaks, situated on mountain peaks)

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - those who (referring to elephants) (who, which)

• दृप्ताः (dṛptāḥ) - proud, arrogant, haughty

• तृप्ताः (tṛptāḥ) - satisfied, contended

• च (ca) - and

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - wild elephants (elephants)

• तोयदस्वननिःस्वनाः (toyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ) - whose trumpeting sounds like the roar of rain-clouds (whose sound/roar is like the sound of a rain-cloud)

• विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they wander, roam

• विशाले (viśāle) - in the vast, extensive

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• तोयपूर्णे (toyapūrṇe) - in this water-filled region (in the water-filled)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to nīḍāni.

नीडानि (nīḍāni) - nests

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nīḍa

nīḍa - nest, dwelling, abode

सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of the lions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

गिरिशृङ्गगताः (giriśṛṅgagatāḥ) - dwelling on the mountain peaks (gone to mountain peaks, situated on mountain peaks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of giriśṛṅgagata

giriśṛṅgagata - gone to mountain peaks, dwelling on mountain peaks

Past Passive Participle compound

from giriśṛṅga (mountain peak) + gata (gone, from root gam)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giriśṛṅga+gata)

• giriśṛṅga – mountain peak
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam- to go
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ye (referring to mātaṅgāḥ).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who (referring to elephants) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to the elephants.

दृप्ताः (dṛptāḥ) - proud, arrogant, haughty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛpta

dṛpta - proud, arrogant, excited, swollen

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛp- to be proud/exult

Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

तृप्ताः (tṛptāḥ) - satisfied, contended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛpta

tṛpta - satisfied, contended, gratified

Past Passive Participle

from root tṛp- to be satisfied

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - wild elephants (elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant, wild elephant

Note: Subject of vicaranti.

तोयदस्वननिःस्वनाः (toyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ) - whose trumpeting sounds like the roar of rain-clouds (whose sound/roar is like the sound of a rain-cloud)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of toyadasvananiḥsvana

toyadasvananiḥsvana - having a sound/roar like that of a rain-cloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (toyadasvana+niḥsvana)

• toyadasvana – sound of a rain-cloud
  noun (masculine)
• niḥsvana – loud roar, deep sound
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgāḥ.

विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they wander, roam

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vicara

Present active

from root car with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

विशाले (viśāle) - in the vast, extensive

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of viśāla

viśāla - vast, extensive, wide, large

Note: Agrees with toyapūrṇe and asmin, referring to a region or place implied.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to an implied region or area.

तोयपूर्णे (toyapūrṇe) - in this water-filled region (in the water-filled)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of toyapūrṇa

toyapūrṇa - full of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+pūrṇa)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pṛ- to fill
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with viśāle and asmin, referring to a region or place implied.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)