वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-14

ततस्तस्य नगस्याग्रे आकाशस्थस्य दन्तिनः ।
भर्त्रा परिगृहीतस्य जानकी स्कन्धमाश्रिता ॥१४॥

14. tatastasya nagasyāgre ākāśasthasya dantinaḥ ,
bhartrā parigṛhītasya jānakī skandhamāśritā.

14. tatas tasya nagasya agre ākāśasthasya dantinaḥ
bhartrā parigṛhītasya jānakī skandham āśritā

14. tatas jānakī bhartrā parigṛhītasya tasya
ākāśasthasya nagasya dantinaḥ agre skandham āśritā

14. Then, Sītā ascended onto the back of that celestial elephant, which stood in the sky and was controlled by its master.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (elephant) (of that, his, her, its)

• नगस्य (nagasya) - of the elephant (of the mountain, of the tree, of the elephant)

• अग्रे (agre) - on (its) head/front part (of the elephant) (in front, at the head, on top, first)

• आकाशस्थस्य (ākāśasthasya) - of that standing in the sky, of that celestial (elephant) (of that standing in the sky, of the celestial one)

• दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - of the elephant (of the tusked one, of the elephant)

• भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - by its master (referring to Indrajit, who controls the elephant) (by the master, by the husband, by the supporter)

• परिगृहीतस्य (parigṛhītasya) - of that which was controlled/mounted (by its master) (of that which was seized, taken, controlled, mounted)

• जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā (Sītā, daughter of Janaka)

• स्कन्धम् (skandham) - the back (of the elephant) (shoulder, trunk, back)

• आश्रिता (āśritā) - ascended onto, sat upon (resorted to, sought refuge in, sat upon)

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

A pronominal adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

तस्य (tasya) - of that (elephant) (of that, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the elephant mentioned by 'nagasya' and 'dantinaḥ'.

नगस्य (nagasya) - of the elephant (of the mountain, of the tree, of the elephant)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of naga

naga - mountain, tree, elephant, serpent

Derived from 'na-ga' (not moving).

अग्रे (agre) - on (its) head/front part (of the elephant) (in front, at the head, on top, first)

(indeclinable)

आकाशस्थस्य (ākāśasthasya) - of that standing in the sky, of that celestial (elephant) (of that standing in the sky, of the celestial one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ākāśastha

ākāśastha - standing in the sky, celestial

Compound from 'ākāśa' (sky) and 'stha' (standing).

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+stha)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Concordant with 'nagasya' and 'dantinaḥ'.

दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - of the elephant (of the tusked one, of the elephant)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dantin

dantin - tusked animal, elephant

Derived from 'danta' (tooth/tusk) + suffix 'in'.

Note: In apposition to 'nagasya'.

भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - by its master (referring to Indrajit, who controls the elephant) (by the master, by the husband, by the supporter)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - master, lord, husband, supporter, maintainer

agent noun

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + tṛc suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'parigṛhītasya'.

परिगृहीतस्य (parigṛhītasya) - of that which was controlled/mounted (by its master) (of that which was seized, taken, controlled, mounted)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parigṛhīta

parigṛhīta - seized, grasped, taken, occupied, mounted, received

past passive participle

From root 'grah' (to seize) with prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā (Sītā, daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - daughter of Janaka, Sītā

Note: Subject of 'āśritā'.

स्कन्धम् (skandham) - the back (of the elephant) (shoulder, trunk, back)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skandha

skandha - shoulder, trunk (of a tree), section, back (of an animal)

Note: Object of the action 'āśritā' (resorted to/mounted).

आश्रिता (āśritā) - ascended onto, sat upon (resorted to, sought refuge in, sat upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, occupying, seated on

past passive participle

From root 'śrī' (to resort to, serve) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śrī (class 1)

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