वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-2

मातंग इव सिंहेन गरुडेनेव पन्नगः ।
अभिभूतो ऽभवद् राजा राघवेण महात्मना ॥२॥

2. mātaṃga iva siṃhena garuḍeneva pannagaḥ ,
abhibhūto'bhavad rājā rāghaveṇa mahātmanā.

2. mātaṅgaḥ iva siṃhena garuḍena iva pannagaḥ
abhibhūtaḥ abhavat rājā rāghaveṇa mahātmanā

2. rājā siṃhena mātaṅgaḥ iva garuḍena pannagaḥ
iva mahātmanā rāghaveṇa abhibhūtaḥ abhavat

2. Just as an elephant is overcome by a lion, or a serpent by Garuḍa, so too was the king overpowered by the magnanimous Rāghava.

Words meanings summery:

• मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - an elephant (elephant)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

• गरुडेन (garuḍena) - by Garuḍa

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - a serpent (serpent, snake)

• अभिभूतः (abhibhūtaḥ) - was overpowered (overpowered, subdued, conquered)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was (became, was)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Ravana) (king)

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rāma)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the magnanimous (Rāghava) (by the great-souled, by the magnanimous)

Words meanings and morphology

मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - an elephant (elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant; a low caste

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

गरुडेन (garuḍena) - by Garuḍa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuḍa (mythical bird, vehicle of Viṣṇu, enemy of serpents)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - a serpent (serpent, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving with breast')

From 'pan' (breast) and 'ga' (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pan+ga)

• pan – breast
  noun
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

अभिभूतः (abhibhūtaḥ) - was overpowered (overpowered, subdued, conquered)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhibhūta

abhibhūta - overpowered, subdued, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, become) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Ravana) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; Rāma

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the magnanimous (Rāghava) (by the great-souled, by the magnanimous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghaveṇa'.

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