वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-63, verse-30

अभिदुद्राव वेगेन सुग्रीवः कुम्भमाहवे ।
शैलसानु चरं नागं वेगवानिव केसरी ॥३०॥

30. abhidudrāva vegena sugrīvaḥ kumbhamāhave ,
śailasānu caraṃ nāgaṃ vegavāniva kesarī.

30. abhidudrāva vegena sugrīvaḥ kumbham āhave
śailasānu caram nāgam vegavān iva kesarī

30. sugrīvaḥ vegena āhave kumbham abhidudrāva
vegavān kesarī śailasānu caram nāgam iva

30. Sugriva rushed swiftly towards Kumbha in battle, just as an impetuous lion (kesarī) rushes towards an elephant (nāga) roaming on mountain slopes.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (rushed towards, attacked)

• वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly (with speed, swiftly, impetuously)

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (the lord of monkeys) (Sugriva (proper name))

• कुम्भम् (kumbham) - Kumbha (the demon) (Kumbha (proper name))

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• शैलसानु (śailasānu) - mountain slope

• चरम् (caram) - roaming (on mountain slopes) (moving, roaming, going)

• नागम् (nāgam) - an elephant (nāga) (elephant, serpent, mountain)

• वेगवान् (vegavān) - impetuous (swift, impetuous, fast)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• केसरी (kesarī) - a lion (kesarī) (lion)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (rushed towards, attacked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of abhidru

perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly (with speed, swiftly, impetuously)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, impetuosity, force

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Indicates the manner of action.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (the lord of monkeys) (Sugriva (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'abhidudrāva'.

कुम्भम् (kumbham) - Kumbha (the demon) (Kumbha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - Kumbha (name of a demon, son of Kumbhakarna)

Note: Object of 'abhidudrāva'.

आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Indicates the place/context of the action.

शैलसानु (śailasānu) - mountain slope

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailasānu

śailasānu - mountain slope, mountain ridge

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaila+sānu)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• sānu – peak, ridge, slope of a mountain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the compound 'śailasānucaram'. 'śailasānu' here acts like an object for 'caram'.

चरम् (caram) - roaming (on mountain slopes) (moving, roaming, going)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cara

cara - moving, going, a rover

agent noun/present participle

formed from root car + a/ac suffix

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgam'. The compound is 'śailasānucaram'.

नागम् (nāgam) - an elephant (nāga) (elephant, serpent, mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, mountain

Note: Object of implied verb in the simile (that the lion rushes towards).

वेगवान् (vegavān) - impetuous (swift, impetuous, fast)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vegavat

vegavat - swift, quick, impetuous, powerful

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'kesarī'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.

केसरी (kesarī) - a lion (kesarī) (lion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kesarin

kesarin - lion (literally 'having a mane')

Note: Subject of the simile.