वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-46

सारवन्तो ऽथ ये वृक्षा न्यमज्जंल् लवणाम्भसि ।
भयादिव महेन्द्रस्य पर्वता वरुणालये ॥४६॥

46. sāravanto'tha ye vṛkṣā nyamajjaṃl lavaṇāmbhasi ,
bhayādiva mahendrasya parvatā varuṇālaye.

46. sāravantaḥ atha ye vṛkṣāḥ nyamajjan lavaṇāmbhasi
bhayāt iva mahendrasya parvatāḥ varuṇālaye

46. atha ye sāravantaḥ vṛkṣāḥ lavaṇāmbhasi nyamajjan,
mahendrasya bhayāt iva parvatāḥ varuṇālaye

46. Then, those substantial trees sank into the salty ocean, as if mountains had submerged into Varuna's abode (the ocean) out of fear of Mahendra (Great Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• सारवन्तः (sāravantaḥ) - substantial (trees) (substantial, firm, strong, having essence)

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

• ये (ye) - those which (trees) (who, which (plural))

• वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - the trees (trees)

• न्यमज्जन् (nyamajjan) - they (the trees) sank down (they sank down, they plunged)

• लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - into the salty ocean (in the salty water/ocean)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as)

• महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (Great Indra) (of Mahendra, of Great Indra)

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - the mountains (mountains)

• वरुणालये (varuṇālaye) - into Varuna's abode (the ocean) (in the abode of Varuna, in the ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

सारवन्तः (sāravantaḥ) - substantial (trees) (substantial, firm, strong, having essence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāravat

sāravat - having essence/strength, substantial, firm, powerful, pithy

Possessive suffix -vat from `sāra` (essence, strength).

Note: Modifies `vṛkṣāḥ`.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction/adverb.

ये (ye) - those which (trees) (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to `vṛkṣāḥ`.

वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - the trees (trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

न्यमज्जन् (nyamajjan) - they (the trees) sank down (they sank down, they plunged)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of nyamajjan

Imperfect 3rd plural

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural of `ni-√maj` (to sink, plunge).

Prefix: ni

Root: maj (class 6)

Note: From `ni-√maj`, to sink down.

लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - into the salty ocean (in the salty water/ocean)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lavaṇāmbhas

lavaṇāmbhas - salty water, ocean

Compound of `lavaṇa` (salty) and `ambhas` (water).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya or Tatpuruṣa (lavaṇa+ambhas)

• lavaṇa – salty, salt
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• ambhas – water, fluid
  noun (neuter)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (Great Indra) (of Mahendra, of Great Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Great Indra, a powerful king

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `indra` (Indra).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), chief
  proper noun (masculine)

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - the mountains (mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

वरुणालये (varuṇālaye) - into Varuna's abode (the ocean) (in the abode of Varuna, in the ocean)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of varuṇālaya

varuṇālaya - abode of Varuna, the ocean

Compound of `varuṇa` (Varuna, god of oceans) and `ālaya` (abode, dwelling).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (varuṇa+ālaya)

• varuṇa – Varuna (Vedic deity of water, oceans, cosmic order)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, receptacle
  noun (masculine)