वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-24, verse-20

संनाहजननी ह्येषा भैरवा भीरु भेरिका ।
भेरीनादं च गम्भीरं शृणु तोयदनिस्वनम् ॥२०॥

20. saṃnāhajananī hyeṣā bhairavā bhīru bherikā ,
bherīnādaṃ ca gambhīraṃ śṛṇu toyadanisvanam.

20. sannāhajananaī hi eṣā bhairavā bhīru bherikā
bherīnādam ca gambhīram śṛṇu toyadanisvanam

20. bhīru eṣā bhairavā sannāhajananaī bherikā hi
gambhīram ca toyadanisvanam bherīnādam śṛṇu

20. O timid one, this dreadful war-drum indeed announces the preparation for battle. Listen to its deep sound, like the rumbling of a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्नाहजननई (sannāhajananaī) - that which causes preparation for battle (referring to the drum) (causing preparation for battle, generator of armor/preparation)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because, for)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (drum) (this (feminine))

• भैरवा (bhairavā) - dreadful (describing the war-drum) (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

• भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one! (addressing someone) (O timid one! O fearful one!)

• भेरिका (bherikā) - war-drum (small drum, war-drum)

• भेरीनादम् (bherīnādam) - sound of the war-drum (sound of a drum, drumbeat)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - deep (sound) (deep, profound, serious)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative command) (listen! hear!)

• तोयदनिस्वनम् (toyadanisvanam) - like the rumbling of a cloud (sound of a cloud, thunder)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्नाहजननई (sannāhajananaī) - that which causes preparation for battle (referring to the drum) (causing preparation for battle, generator of armor/preparation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sannāhajananaī

sannāhajananaī - causing preparation, generating armor, inciting to battle

From sam-nah + ṇa, then jananī (agent noun from jan + anal/ī)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sannāha+jananī)

• sannāha – preparation, armor, equipment
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-nah
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nah (class 4)
• jananī – mother, creatress, generating
  noun (feminine)
  From root jan + ana (suffix) + ī (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (drum) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

भैरवा (bhairavā) - dreadful (describing the war-drum) (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhairava

bhairava - terrible, dreadful, formidable, frightful

from bhīru (fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies bherikā.

भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one! (addressing someone) (O timid one! O fearful one!)

(adjective)

Vocative, singular of bhīru

bhīru - timid, fearful, coward

Root: bhī (class 3)

भेरिका (bherikā) - war-drum (small drum, war-drum)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bherikā

bherikā - small drum, kettle-drum, war-drum

diminutive of bherī

भेरीनादम् (bherīnādam) - sound of the war-drum (sound of a drum, drumbeat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bherīnāda

bherīnāda - sound of a drum, drumbeat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bherī+nāda)

• bherī – war-drum, large drum
  noun (feminine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root nad (to sound)
  Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - deep (sound) (deep, profound, serious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, serious, grave

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bherīnādam.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative command) (listen! hear!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

तोयदनिस्वनम् (toyadanisvanam) - like the rumbling of a cloud (sound of a cloud, thunder)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of toyadanisvana

toyadanisvana - sound of a cloud, thunder, rumbling of a cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toyada+nisvana)

• toyada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  from toya (water) + da (giving)
  Root: dā (class 1)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-svan
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)