वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-60, verse-9

हिमवांश्चैव विन्ध्यश्च मेरुश्च सुमहान्नगः ।
भूतले संप्रकाशन्ते नागा इव जलाशये ॥९॥

9. himavāṃścaiva vindhyaśca meruśca sumahānnagaḥ ,
bhūtale saṃprakāśante nāgā iva jalāśaye.

9. himavān ca eva vindhyaḥ ca meruḥ ca sumahān
nagaḥ bhūtale saṃprakāśante nāgā iva jalāśaye

9. himavān ca eva vindhyaḥ ca meruḥ ca sumahān
nagaḥ bhūtale jalāśaye nāgā iva saṃprakāśante

9. The Himalayas, the Vindhya mountain range, and the great Meru mountain shine forth on the earth's surface, just as elephants appear in a body of water.

Words meanings summery:

• हिमवान् (himavān) - The Himālaya mountain range. (the Himalayas, snowy mountain)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, also

• विन्ध्यः (vindhyaḥ) - The Vindhya mountain range. (the Vindhya mountain)

• च (ca) - and

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - The mythical sacred mountain Meru. (the Meru mountain)

• च (ca) - and

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

• नगः (nagaḥ) - mountain (mountain, tree (lit. 'that which does not move'))

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

• संप्रकाशन्ते (saṁprakāśante) - shine forth, appear clearly, are visible

• नागा (nāgā) - elephants (elephants, serpents)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• जलाशये (jalāśaye) - in a body of water, in a lake, in a reservoir

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवान् (himavān) - The Himālaya mountain range. (the Himalayas, snowy mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, ice-clad; (noun) the Himālaya mountains

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, also

(indeclinable)

विन्ध्यः (vindhyaḥ) - The Vindhya mountain range. (the Vindhya mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - the Vindhya mountain range (a range of mountains in central India)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - The mythical sacred mountain Meru. (the Meru mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - the mythical sacred mountain, peak, summit

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty

From prefix su- (good, very) + mahat (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective

Note: Agrees with nagaḥ.

नगः (nagaḥ) - mountain (mountain, tree (lit. 'that which does not move'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naga

naga - mountain, tree (lit. 'not going')

From na (not) + ga (going).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (na+ga)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound bhū (earth) + tala (surface, plane).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom, palm
  noun (neuter)

संप्रकाशन्ते (saṁprakāśante) - shine forth, appear clearly, are visible

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saṃprakāś

Present tense, active voice, middle ending

From prefix sam- + prefix pra- + root kāś (to shine). Root kāś (1A).

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: The subject (himavān, vindhyaḥ, meruḥ) are multiple, hence plural verb.

नागा (nāgā) - elephants (elephants, serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, Nāga (mythical being), elephant

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

जलाशये (jalāśaye) - in a body of water, in a lake, in a reservoir

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jalāśaya

jalāśaya - reservoir, pond, lake, any receptacle for water

Compound jala (water) + āśaya (receptacle, abode).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+āśaya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – abode, receptacle, intention, thought
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + śī (to lie, rest).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)