वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-24

स तत्र स्त्रीपरिवृतं वाशिताभिरिव द्विपम् ।
नरेन्द्रं पश्यते राजा राक्षसानां तदार्जुनम् ॥२४॥

24. sa tatra strīparivṛtaṃ vāśitābhiriva dvipam ,
narendraṃ paśyate rājā rākṣasānāṃ tadārjunam.

24. sa tatra strīparivṛtam vāśitābhiḥ iva dvipam
narendram paśyate rājā rākṣasānām tat arjunam

24. saḥ rākṣasānām rājā tatra strīparivṛtam vāśitābhiḥ
iva dvipam tat arjunam narendram paśyate

24. The king of the rākṣasas (demons) sees Arjuna there, surrounded by women, just like an elephant surrounded by female elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• स्त्रीपरिवृतम् (strīparivṛtam) - surrounded by women

• वाशिताभिः (vāśitābhiḥ) - by female elephants (by female elephants, by sounding females)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant

• नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - the king (Arjuna) (king, chief of men)

• पश्यते (paśyate) - sees, looks at

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Rāvaṇa) (king, ruler)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas (demons)

• तत् (tat) - that, him

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीपरिवृतम् (strīparivṛtam) - surrounded by women

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of strīparivṛta

strīparivṛta - surrounded by women

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from strī (woman) and parivṛta (surrounded, P.P.P. of vṛ with pari).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+parivṛta)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• parivṛta – surrounded, encompassed, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'Arjunam' and 'Narendram'.

वाशिताभिः (vāśitābhiḥ) - by female elephants (by female elephants, by sounding females)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāśitā

vāśitā - female elephant; sounding female; a roaring female

Derived from root vāś (to cry, roar, bellow).

Root: vāś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (literally 'two-drinker', referring to trunk and mouth)

From dvi (two) and pā (to drink).

नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - the king (Arjuna) (king, chief of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

Compound of nara (man) and indra (chief, lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'Arjunam'.

पश्यते (paśyate) - sees, looks at

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present stem 'paśya' from root dṛś, class 4.

Root: dṛś (class 4)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Rāvaṇa) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon, giant

Note: Qualifies 'Rājā'.

तत् (tat) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper name, 'white' or 'silver')