वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-13, verse-10

नदीं गज इव क्रीडन् वृक्षान् वायुरिव क्षिपन् ।
नगान् वज्र इव सृष्टो विध्वंसयति नित्यशः ॥१०॥

10. nadīṃ gaja iva krīḍan vṛkṣān vāyuriva kṣipan ,
nagān vajra iva sṛṣṭo vidhvaṃsayati nityaśaḥ.

10. nadīm gajaḥ iva krīḍan vṛkṣān vāyuḥ iva kṣipan
nagān vajraḥ iva sṛṣṭaḥ vidhvaṃsayati nityaśaḥ

10. gajaḥ iva nadīm krīḍan vāyuḥ iva vṛkṣān kṣipan
vajraḥ iva sṛṣṭaḥ nityaśaḥ nagān vidhvaṃsayati

10. Constantly, like an elephant playing in a river, like the wind scattering trees, or like an unleashed thunderbolt, he (Daśānana) demolishes mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as

• क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

• इव (iva) - like, as

• क्षिपन् (kṣipan) - throwing, casting, scattering

• नगान् (nagān) - mountains (given the comparison to a thunderbolt) (mountains, trees)

• वज्रः (vajraḥ) - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon) (thunderbolt, diamond)

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - unleashed, sent forth (like a weapon) (created, let loose, sent forth)

• विध्वंसयति (vidhvaṁsayati) - destroys, demolishes

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, perpetually, always

Words meanings and morphology

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Object of the implied action 'playing in'.

गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Agent in comparison with Daśānana.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krīḍat

krīḍat - playing, sporting

present active participle

Present active participle of √krīḍ, masculine singular nominative.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe Daśānana.

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Object of 'kṣipan'.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, atmosphere

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Agent in comparison with Daśānana.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

क्षिपन् (kṣipan) - throwing, casting, scattering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣipat

kṣipat - throwing, casting, scattering

present active participle

Present active participle of √kṣip, masculine singular nominative.

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe Daśānana.

नगान् (nagān) - mountains (given the comparison to a thunderbolt) (mountains, trees)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of naga

naga - mountain, tree, serpent

Literally 'that which does not move' (na-ga).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (na+ga)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From √gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vidhvaṃsayati'.

वज्रः (vajraḥ) - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon) (thunderbolt, diamond)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, club

Note: Agent in comparison with Daśānana.

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - unleashed, sent forth (like a weapon) (created, let loose, sent forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, sent forth, released

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √sṛj, masculine singular nominative.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Used adjectivally.

विध्वंसयति (vidhvaṁsayati) - destroys, demolishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vidhvaṃsay

causative present active

3rd person singular present active of causative √dhvaṃs with vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Formed from nitya with the suffix -śas.

Note: Adverb modifying 'vidhvaṃsayati'.