वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-15

महत्सु तस्य शृङ्गेषु निर्दरेषु गुहासु च ।
विचिनुध्वं महाभागां रामपत्नीं यशस्विनीम् ॥१५॥

15. mahatsu tasya śṛṅgeṣu nirdareṣu guhāsu ca ,
vicinudhvaṃ mahābhāgāṃ rāmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm.

15. mahatsu tasya śṛṅgeṣu nirdareṣu guhāsu ca
vicinudhavam mahābhāgām rāmapatnīm yaśasvinīm

15. tasya mahatsu śṛṅgeṣu nirdareṣu guhāsu ca
mahābhāgām rāmapatnīm yaśasvinīm vicinudhavam

15. Search for Rāma's glorious and highly blessed wife on its great peaks, in its ravines, and in its caverns.

Words meanings summery:

• महत्सु (mahatsu) - on the great, in the great

• तस्य (tasya) - of that mountain (Kāla) (of that)

• शृङ्गेषु (śṛṅgeṣu) - on the peaks

• निर्दरेषु (nirdareṣu) - in the ravines, in the caves

• गुहासु (guhāsu) - in the caves, in the caverns

• च (ca) - and

• विचिनुधवम् (vicinudhavam) - search, seek out (you plural)

• महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - the highly fortunate, blessed

• रामपत्नीम् (rāmapatnīm) - Rāma's wife

• यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - the glorious, renowned

Words meanings and morphology

महत्सु (mahatsu) - on the great, in the great

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with 'śṛṅgeṣu'

तस्य (tasya) - of that mountain (Kāla) (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the mountain Kāla mentioned in the previous verse.

शृङ्गेषु (śṛṅgeṣu) - on the peaks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn; peak, summit (of a mountain); prominence

निर्दरेषु (nirdareṣu) - in the ravines, in the caves

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nirdara

nirdara - ravine, gorge, cave, cavern

गुहासु (guhāsu) - in the caves, in the caverns

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern, hiding place

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विचिनुधवम् (vicinudhavam) - search, seek out (you plural)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of ci

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Middle voice ending for active meaning.

महाभागाम् (mahābhāgām) - the highly fortunate, blessed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmapatnīm' and 'yaśasvinīm'

रामपत्नीम् (rāmapatnīm) - Rāma's wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rāmapatnī

rāmapatnī - Rāma's wife (Sītā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+patnī)

• rāma – Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu, hero of Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress
  noun (feminine)

यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - the glorious, renowned

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśasvinī

yaśasvinī - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated

Note: Agrees with 'rāmapatnīm'