वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-21, verse-26

पुत्रा वैवस्वतस्यात्र पञ्चकालान्तकोपमाः ।
गजो गवाक्षो गवयः शरभो गन्धमादनः ॥२६॥

26. putrā vaivasvatasyātra pañcakālāntakopamāḥ ,
gajo gavākṣo gavayaḥ śarabho gandhamādanaḥ.

26. putrā vaivasvatasya atra pañca kālāntakopamāḥ
gajaḥ gavākṣaḥ gavayaḥ śarabhaḥ gandhamādanaḥ

26. Here, five sons of Vaivasvata were present, comparable to Kāla (Time, Death) and Antaka (Destroyer): Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Śarabha, and Gandhamādana.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रा (putrā) - sons

• वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Vaivasvata (a name for Yama, the god of death, or the current Manu) (of Vaivasvata)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• कालान्तकोपमाः (kālāntakopamāḥ) - comparable to Yama (the god of death) (comparable to Kāla (Time/Death) and Antaka (Destroyer))

• गजः (gajaḥ) - Gaja

• गवाक्षः (gavākṣaḥ) - Gavākṣa

• गवयः (gavayaḥ) - Gavaya

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Śarabha

• गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamādana

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रा (putrā) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Vaivasvata (a name for Yama, the god of death, or the current Manu) (of Vaivasvata)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - descendant of Vivasvat (Sun-god), esp. Yama or the current Manu

Derived from Vivasvat (sun-god)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

कालान्तकोपमाः (kālāntakopamāḥ) - comparable to Yama (the god of death) (comparable to Kāla (Time/Death) and Antaka (Destroyer))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālāntakopama

kālāntakopama - similar to Kāla (Time/Death) and Antaka (Destroyer)

Compound type : dvandva + tatpurusha (kāla+antaka+upama)

• kāla – time, death, Yama
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, destroyer, death, Yama
  noun (masculine)
  From root ant (to end)
  Root: ant (class 10)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, like, equal to
  adjective (masculine)

गजः (gajaḥ) - Gaja

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant, Gaja (proper name)

गवाक्षः (gavākṣaḥ) - Gavākṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gavākṣa

gavākṣa - cow-eye, window, Gavākṣa (proper name)

गवयः (gavayaḥ) - Gavaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gavaya

gavaya - gayal (a type of wild ox), Gavaya (proper name)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Śarabha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast, a young elephant, Śarabha (proper name)

गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamādana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - intoxicating with fragrance, Gandhamādana (name of a mountain, or a monkey)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gandha+mādana)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)
• mādana – intoxicating, gladdening, causing delight
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Verbal Adjective
  From root mad (to intoxicate, rejoice)
  Root: mad (class 4)

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