वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-26

श्रोणीसूत्रेण महता मेककेन सुसंवृतः ।
अमृतोत्पादनद्धेन भुजंगेनेव मन्दरः ॥२६॥

26. śroṇīsūtreṇa mahatā mekakena susaṃvṛtaḥ ,
amṛtotpādanaddhena bhujaṃgeneva mandaraḥ.

26. śroṇīsūtreṇa mahatā mekakena susaṃvṛtaḥ
amṛtotpādanaddhena bhujaṅgena iva mandaraḥ

26. śroṇīsūtreṇa mahatā mekakena susaṃvṛtaḥ
amṛtotpādanaddhena bhujaṅgena iva mandaraḥ

26. He was well-bound by a single, mighty waist-chain, just as Mount Mandara was bound by a serpent for the production of nectar (amṛta).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रोणीसूत्रेण (śroṇīsūtreṇa) - by a waist-chain

• महता (mahatā) - great, mighty

• मेककेन (mekakena) - unique, single

• सुसंवृतः (susaṁvṛtaḥ) - well-encompassed, well-bound

• अमृतोत्पादनद्धेन (amṛtotpādanaddhena) - bound for the production of nectar (amṛta)

• भुजङ्गेन (bhujaṅgena) - by the serpent Vāsuki (in the context of the cosmic churning) (by a serpent)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara, the mythical mountain used as the churning rod during the samudra manthana (churning of the cosmic ocean) (Mount Mandara)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रोणीसूत्रेण (śroṇīsūtreṇa) - by a waist-chain

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śroṇīsūtra

śroṇīsūtra - waist-chain, hip-cord

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śroṇī+sūtra)

• śroṇī – hip, loins
  noun (feminine)
• sūtra – thread, string, chain, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: siv (class 4)

महता (mahatā) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

मेककेन (mekakena) - unique, single

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mekaka

mekaka - unique, single

सुसंवृतः (susaṁvṛtaḥ) - well-encompassed, well-bound

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃvṛta

susaṁvṛta - well-covered, well-bound, thoroughly encompassed

Past Passive Participle

From `su` (well) + `sam` (completely) + root `vṛ` (to cover, enclose)

Prefixes: su+sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अमृतोत्पादनद्धेन (amṛtotpādanaddhena) - bound for the production of nectar (amṛta)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of amṛtotpādanaddha

amṛtotpādanaddha - tied or bound for the creation/production of nectar (amṛta)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+utpādana+naddha)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• utpādana – production, creation, causing to arise
  noun (neuter)
  From ut-pad (causative of pad 'to go')
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)
• naddha – bound, tied, fastened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nah (to bind, tie)
  Root: nah (class 4)

भुजङ्गेन (bhujaṅgena) - by the serpent Vāsuki (in the context of the cosmic churning) (by a serpent)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhujaṅga

bhujaṅga - serpent, snake

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara, the mythical mountain used as the churning rod during the samudra manthana (churning of the cosmic ocean) (Mount Mandara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mount Mandara, a mythical mountain