वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-30

निष्ठितान् गजशिखायामैरावतसमान्युधि ।
निहन्तॄन्परसैन्यानां गृहे तस्मिन्ददर्श सः ॥३०॥

30. niṣṭhitān gajaśikhāyāmairāvatasamānyudhi ,
nihantṝnparasainyānāṃ gṛhe tasmindadarśa saḥ.

30. niṣṭhitān gajaśikhāyām airāvatasamān yudhi
nihantṝn parasainyānām gṛhe tasmin dadarśa saḥ

30. saḥ tasmin gṛhe niṣṭhitān gajaśikhāyām
airāvatasamān yudhi nihantṝn parasainyānām

30. In that palace, he saw those elephants, skilled in elephant training, resembling Airāvata in battle, and destroyers of enemy armies.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्ठितान् (niṣṭhitān) - skilled (in elephant training) (established, skilled, well-trained)

• गजशिखायाम् (gajaśikhāyām) - in elephant training (in the peak/art/lore of elephants)

• ऐरावतसमान् (airāvatasamān) - resembling Airāvata (similar to Airāvata)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

• निहन्तॄन् (nihantṝn) - destroyers (destroyers, slayers)

• परसैन्यानाम् (parasainyānām) - of enemy armies

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in that palace (in the house, in the palace)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (palace) (in that, in it)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that (masculine))

Words meanings and morphology

निष्ठितान् (niṣṭhitān) - skilled (in elephant training) (established, skilled, well-trained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niṣṭhita

niṣṭhita - established, fixed, skilled, perfected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni-sthā (to stand, be fixed, skillful in)

Prefix: ni

Root: sthā (class 1)

गजशिखायाम् (gajaśikhāyām) - in elephant training (in the peak/art/lore of elephants)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gajaśikhā

gajaśikhā - the art of elephants, elephant training, peak of elephants

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (gaja+śikhā)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – peak, crest, flame, knowledge, art, science
  noun (feminine)

ऐरावतसमान् (airāvatasamān) - resembling Airāvata (similar to Airāvata)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of airāvatasama

airāvatasama - similar to Airāvata (Indra's elephant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (airāvata+sama)

• airāvata – Airāvata (the elephant of Indra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – similar, equal, like
  adjective (masculine)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

निहन्तॄन् (nihantṝn) - destroyers (destroyers, slayers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihantṛ

nihantṛ - slayer, destroyer, killer

Agent noun

Derived from ni-han (to strike down, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

परसैन्यानाम् (parasainyānām) - of enemy armies

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of parasainya

parasainya - enemy army, hostile forces

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (para+sainya)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective
• sainya – army, host, military force
  noun (neuter)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in that palace (in the house, in the palace)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, abode, palace, dwelling

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (palace) (in that, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense (Lit)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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