वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-12

राघवश्च मया दृष्टश्चतुर्दन्तं महागजम् ।
आरूढः शैलसंकाशं चचार सहलक्ष्मणः ॥१२॥

12. rāghavaśca mayā dṛṣṭaścaturdantaṃ mahāgajam ,
ārūḍhaḥ śailasaṃkāśaṃ cacāra sahalakṣmaṇaḥ.

12. rāghavaḥ ca mayā dṛṣṭaḥ caturdantam mahāgajam
ārūḍhaḥ śailasaṃkāśam cacāra sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

12. ca mayā dṛṣṭaḥ rāghavaḥ śailasaṃkāśam caturdantam
mahāgajam ārūḍhaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ cacāra

12. And I saw Rāma (rāghava) mounted upon a mighty four-tusked elephant, resembling a mountain, moving about with Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāghava, son of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma))

• च (ca) - and, also

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen

• चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked

• महागजम् (mahāgajam) - great elephant

• आरूढः (ārūḍhaḥ) - mounted, ascended

• शैलसंकाशम् (śailasaṁkāśam) - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

• चचार (cacāra) - he moved about, he wandered

• सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāghava, son of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (referring to Rāma)

Derived from Raghu with an aṇ affix

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caturdanta

caturdanta - four-tusked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+danta)

• catur – four
  numeral
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

महागजम् (mahāgajam) - great elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - a great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem form of mahat
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

आरूढः (ārūḍhaḥ) - mounted, ascended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārūḍha

ārūḍha - mounted, ascended, climbed, ridden

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from ā + ruh

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

शैलसंकाशम् (śailasaṁkāśam) - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailasaṃkāśa

śailasaṁkāśa - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

Compound type : upamāna-pūrvapada karmadhāraya (śaila+saṃkāśa)

• śaila – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to, appearing like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

चचार (cacāra) - he moved about, he wandered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of car

Perfect form of root car

Root: car (class 1)

सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahalakṣmaṇa

sahalakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name, brother of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)