वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-4

ततः कृष्णाजिनधरं कमण्डलुशिखाध्वजम् ।
ददर्श स्वसुतं तत्र मेघनादमरिंदमम् ॥४॥

4. tataḥ kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ kamaṇḍaluśikhādhvajam ,
dadarśa svasutaṃ tatra meghanādamariṃdamam.

4. tataḥ kṛṣṇājinadharam kamaṇḍaluśikhādhvajam
dadarśa svasutam tatra meghanādam arindamam

4. tataḥ tatra kṛṣṇājinadharam kamaṇḍaluśikhādhvajam
arindamam svasutam meghanādam dadarśa

4. Then, there he saw his own son, Meghānāda, the vanquisher of foes, clad in a black antelope skin and characterized by a water-pot and topknot as his distinguishing emblem.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• कृष्णाजिनधरम् (kṛṣṇājinadharam) - wearing a black antelope skin

• कमण्डलुशिखाध्वजम् (kamaṇḍaluśikhādhvajam) - whose distinguishing mark/emblem was a water-pot and topknot

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• स्वसुतम् (svasutam) - his own son

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• मेघनादम् (meghanādam) - Meghanāda (Indrajit)

• अरिन्दमम् (arindamam) - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad

कृष्णाजिनधरम् (kṛṣṇājinadharam) - wearing a black antelope skin

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇājinadhara

kṛṣṇājinadhara - wearer of a black antelope skin

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṇājina+dhara)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• ajina – skin, hide, antelope skin
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: modifies svasutam

कमण्डलुशिखाध्वजम् (kamaṇḍaluśikhādhvajam) - whose distinguishing mark/emblem was a water-pot and topknot

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kamaṇḍaluśikhādhvaja

kamaṇḍaluśikhādhvaja - whose emblem is a water-pot and topknot

bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamaṇḍalu+śikhā+dhvaja)

• kamaṇḍalu – water-pot (of an ascetic)
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – tuft of hair on the crown, topknot, crest
  noun (feminine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem, distinguishing mark
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies svasutam

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

root dṛś, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्वसुतम् (svasutam) - his own son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svasuta

svasuta - one's own son

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+suta)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• suta – son, born, produced
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sū (to bear, bring forth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: object of dadarśa

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

formed from pronominal stem tad- + -tra suffix

मेघनादम् (meghanādam) - Meghanāda (Indrajit)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meghanāda

meghanāda - cloud-thunder, name of Rāvaṇa's son (Indrajit)

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+nāda)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, thunder
  noun (masculine)
  from root nad (to roar, sound)
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: proper name, object of dadarśa

अरिन्दमम् (arindamam) - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arindama

arindama - subduer/destroyer of enemies

upapada compound, from ari (enemy) and dam (to subdue)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  from root dam (to subdue, tame)
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: epithet for Meghānāda