वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-31, verse-29

ते यूयमवगाहध्वं नर्मदां शर्मदां नृणाम् ।
महापद्ममुखा मत्ता गङ्गामिव महागजाः ॥२९॥

29. te yūyamavagāhadhvaṃ narmadāṃ śarmadāṃ nṛṇām ,
mahāpadmamukhā mattā gaṅgāmiva mahāgajāḥ.

29. te yūyam avagāhadhvam narmadām śarmadām nṛṇām
mahāpadmamukhāḥ mattāḥ gaṅgām iva mahāgajāḥ

29. te yūyam nṛṇām śarmadām narmadām avagāhadhvam
mahāpadmamukhāḥ mattāḥ mahāgajāḥ gaṅgām iva (avagāhante)

29. You all should plunge into the Narmadā, which grants happiness to people, just as great, rutting elephants with faces like immense lotuses plunge into the Gaṅgā.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - You (referring to the people addressed in the previous verse) (they, those (masc. nom. pl.))

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you all (you (plural))

• अवगाहध्वम् (avagāhadhvam) - you (all) should plunge into (the river) (plunge into, bathe in)

• नर्मदाम् (narmadām) - the Narmada river (the Narmada (river))

• शर्मदाम् (śarmadām) - bestowing happiness (upon people) (granting happiness, bestowing joy)

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people (of men, of people)

• महापद्ममुखाः (mahāpadmamukhāḥ) - (elephants) with faces like large lotuses (having faces like great lotuses)

• मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - rutting (elephants) (intoxicated, rutting, proud)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā river (the Ganges (river))

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - You (referring to the people addressed in the previous verse) (they, those (masc. nom. pl.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here as a demonstrative pronoun, referring to the people addressed.

यूयम् (yūyam) - you all (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Second person plural pronoun.

अवगाहध्वम् (avagāhadhvam) - you (all) should plunge into (the river) (plunge into, bathe in)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of avagāh

Imperative

from root gāh (to plunge) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Middle voice imperative, second person plural.

नर्मदाम् (narmadām) - the Narmada river (the Narmada (river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of narmadā

narmadā - Narmada (name of a sacred river)

Note: Object of `avagāhadhvam`.

शर्मदाम् (śarmadām) - bestowing happiness (upon people) (granting happiness, bestowing joy)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śarmada

śarmada - granting happiness, bestowing joy

from śarman (happiness) + da (giving, from root dā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarman+da)

• śarman – happiness, joy, welfare
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, granting
  adjective
  from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `narmadām`.

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people (of men, of people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being

Note: Relates to `śarmadām`.

महापद्ममुखाः (mahāpadmamukhāḥ) - (elephants) with faces like large lotuses (having faces like great lotuses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāpadmamukha

mahāpadmamukha - having a face like a great lotus

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+padma+mukha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `mahāgajāḥ`.

मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - rutting (elephants) (intoxicated, rutting, proud)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, rutting (of elephants), maddened, proud

Past Passive Participle (from mad)

from root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice)

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `mahāgajāḥ`.

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā river (the Ganges (river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganges (name of a sacred river)

Note: Object of implied verb (plunge into).

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the comparison.