वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-26

माषराशिप्रतीकाशं निःश्वसन्तं भुजङ्गवत् ।
गाङ्गे महति तोयान्ते प्रसुतमिव कुञ्जरम् ॥२६॥

26. māṣarāśipratīkāśaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ bhujaṅgavat ,
gāṅge mahati toyānte prasutamiva kuñjaram.

26. māṣarāśipratīkāśam niḥśvasantam bhujaṅgavat
gāṅge mahati toyānte prasutam iva kuñjaram

26. māṣarāśipratīkāśam bhujaṅgavat niḥśvasantam
gāṅge mahati toyānte prasutam kuñjaram iva

26. Resembling a heap of black gram, sighing like a serpent, (he was lying there) like a great elephant asleep by the water's edge of the Ganga.

Words meanings summery:

• माषराशिप्रतीकाशम् (māṣarāśipratīkāśam) - resembling a heap of black gram

• निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, hissing

• भुजङ्गवत् (bhujaṅgavat) - like a serpent, snake-like

• गाङ्गे (gāṅge) - in the Ganga, belonging to the Ganga (river)

• महति (mahati) - in the great, large

• तोयान्ते (toyānte) - at the water's edge, near the water

• प्रसुतम् (prasutam) - asleep, sleeping

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant

Words meanings and morphology

माषराशिप्रतीकाशम् (māṣarāśipratīkāśam) - resembling a heap of black gram

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṣarāśipratīkāśa

māṣarāśipratīkāśa - resembling a heap of black gram

Compound type : bahuvrihi (māṣa+rāśi+pratīkāśa)

• māṣa – black gram, bean
  noun (masculine)
• rāśi – heap, pile, quantity
  noun (masculine)
• pratīkāśa – resemblance, appearance, like
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject

निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, hissing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niḥśvasat

niḥśvasat - sighing, hissing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'śvas' (to breathe) with prefix 'niḥ-' (out, forth).

Prefix: nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject

भुजङ्गवत् (bhujaṅgavat) - like a serpent, snake-like

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating resemblance.

गाङ्गे (gāṅge) - in the Ganga, belonging to the Ganga (river)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gāṅga

gāṅga - relating to the Ganga (river), of the Ganga

Note: Agrees with toyānte

महति (mahati) - in the great, large

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast

Note: Agrees with toyānte

तोयान्ते (toyānte) - at the water's edge, near the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of toyānta

toyānta - water's edge, proximity to water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+anta)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, edge, vicinity
  noun (masculine/neuter)

प्रसुतम् (prasutam) - asleep, sleeping

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasuta

prasuta - asleep, sleeping, deeply asleep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'svap' (to sleep) with prefix 'pra-' (forth, greatly).

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Agrees with kuñjaram

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant