वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-24, verse-21

कल्प्यन्ते मत्तमातंगा युज्यन्ते रथवाजिनः ।
तत्र तत्र च संनद्धाः संपतन्ति पदातयः ॥२१॥

21. kalpyante mattamātaṃgā yujyante rathavājinaḥ ,
tatra tatra ca saṃnaddhāḥ saṃpatanti padātayaḥ.

21. kalpyante mattamātaṅgāḥ yujyante rathavājinaḥ
tatra tatra ca sannaddhāḥ saṃpatanti padātayaḥ

21. mattamātaṅgāḥ kalpyante,
rathavājinaḥ yujyante ca.
tatra tatra sannaddhāḥ padātayaḥ saṃpatanti

21. Maddened elephants are prepared, and chariot-horses are harnessed. Here and there, armed foot-soldiers gather.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्प्यन्ते (kalpyante) - are prepared (for battle) (are prepared, are arranged, are made ready)

• मत्तमातङ्गाः (mattamātaṅgāḥ) - maddened elephants (being prepared for war) (maddened elephants, rutting elephants)

• युज्यन्ते (yujyante) - are harnessed (to chariots) (are yoked, are harnessed, are engaged)

• रथवाजिनः (rathavājinaḥ) - horses for chariots (chariot-horses)

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (repeated) (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (repeated) (there, in that place)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सन्नद्धाः (sannaddhāḥ) - armored (foot-soldiers) (armored, arrayed, ready, prepared)

• संपतन्ति (saṁpatanti) - gather, assemble (fall upon, rush together, assemble, gather)

• पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - foot-soldiers (foot-soldiers, infantry)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्प्यन्ते (kalpyante) - are prepared (for battle) (are prepared, are arranged, are made ready)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of kḷp

passive voice

Present passive form, ātmanepada

Root: kḷp (class 1)

मत्तमातङ्गाः (mattamātaṅgāḥ) - maddened elephants (being prepared for war) (maddened elephants, rutting elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mattamātaṅga

mattamātaṅga - maddened elephant, rutting elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (matta+mātaṅga)

• matta – intoxicated, maddened, rutting
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from mad (to be mad, intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• mātaṅga – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of kalpyante.

युज्यन्ते (yujyante) - are harnessed (to chariots) (are yoked, are harnessed, are engaged)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

passive voice

Present passive form, ātmanepada

Root: yuj (class 7)

रथवाजिनः (rathavājinaḥ) - horses for chariots (chariot-horses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathavājin

rathavājin - chariot-horse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+vājin)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ramh (class 1)
• vājin – horse, strong, swift
  noun (masculine)
  from vāja (strength, speed)

Note: Subject of yujyante.

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (repeated) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative of tad-pronominal stem

Note: Repeated for 'here and there'.

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (repeated) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative of tad-pronominal stem

Note: Repeated for 'here and there'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सन्नद्धाः (sannaddhāḥ) - armored (foot-soldiers) (armored, arrayed, ready, prepared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sannaddha

sannaddha - armored, equipped, prepared, arrayed

Past Passive Participle

From sam-nah (to tie, bind on, put on armor)

Prefix: sam

Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Qualifies padātayaḥ.

संपतन्ति (saṁpatanti) - gather, assemble (fall upon, rush together, assemble, gather)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saṃpat

Present active form, parasmaipada

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - foot-soldiers (foot-soldiers, infantry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padāti

padāti - foot-soldier, pedestrian

Note: Subject of saṃpatanti.