वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-86

अन्योन्यैराहताः सक्ताः सस्वनुर्भीमनिःस्वनाः ।
ऊर्मयः सिन्धुराजस्य महाभेर्य इवाहवे ॥८६॥

86. anyonyairāhatāḥ saktāḥ sasvanurbhīmaniḥsvanāḥ ,
ūrmayaḥ sindhurājasya mahābherya ivāhave.

86. anyonyaiḥ āhatāḥ saktāḥ sasvanuḥ bhīmaniḥsvanāḥ
ūrmayaḥ sindhurājasya mahābheryaḥ iva āhave

86. The waves of the ocean, crashing into one another and joining, roared with a dreadful sound, like great war-drums in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्योन्यैः (anyonyaiḥ) - by each other, mutually

• आहताः (āhatāḥ) - struck, hit, afflicted

• सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - attached, joined, clinging

• सस्वनुः (sasvanuḥ) - roared, sounded, made a noise

• भीमनिःस्वनाः (bhīmaniḥsvanāḥ) - having terrible sounds/roars, dreadful-sounding

• ऊर्मयः (ūrmayaḥ) - waves

• सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the ocean, of the king of rivers

• महाभेर्यः (mahābheryaḥ) - great war-drums

• इव (iva) - like, as

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

अन्योन्यैः (anyonyaiḥ) - by each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of anyonya

anyonya - mutual, reciprocal, each other

आहताः (āhatāḥ) - struck, hit, afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhata

āhata - struck, hit, killed, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

from ā- √han (to strike)

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies ūrmayaḥ

सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - attached, joined, clinging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakta

sakta - attached, joined, clinging, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

from √sañj (to cling, to attach)

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies ūrmayaḥ

सस्वनुः (sasvanuḥ) - roared, sounded, made a noise

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of sasvan

Perfect Active

3rd person plural perfect active of √svan (to sound, roar)

Root: svan (class 1)

भीमनिःस्वनाः (bhīmaniḥsvanāḥ) - having terrible sounds/roars, dreadful-sounding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmaniḥsvana

bhīmaniḥsvana - having a dreadful sound, roaring terribly

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhīma+niḥsvana)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
• niḥsvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  from niḥ-√svan
  Prefix: niḥ
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ūrmayaḥ. A bahuvrīhi compound describing the waves.

ऊर्मयः (ūrmayaḥ) - waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ūrmi

ūrmi - wave, surge

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the ocean, of the king of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sindhurāja

sindhurāja - king of rivers, ocean

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sindhu+rāja)

• sindhu – river, ocean, Indus
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, modifies ūrmayaḥ.

महाभेर्यः (mahābheryaḥ) - great war-drums

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahābherī

mahābherī - great drum, war-drum

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+bherī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bherī – drum, war-drum
  noun (feminine)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, conflict

from ā-√hū or ā-√hu (to call forth, challenge)

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)