वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-34, verse-17

इत्येवं मतिमास्थाय वाली कर्णमुपाश्रितः ।
जपन् वै नैगमान्मन्त्रांस्तस्थौ पर्वतराडिव ॥१७॥

17. ityevaṃ matimāsthāya vālī karṇamupāśritaḥ ,
japan vai naigamānmantrāṃstasthau parvatarāḍiva.

17. iti evam matim āsthāya vālī karṇam upāśritaḥ
japan vai naigamān mantrān tasthau parvatarāṭ iva

17. vālī iti evam matim āsthāya karṇam upāśritaḥ vai
naigamān mantrān japan parvatarāṭ iva tasthau

17. Thus, having adopted this firm resolve, Vāli, holding [Rāvaṇa] to his side and indeed chanting Vedic (naigama) mantras, stood firm like a king of mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, resolve, intention

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having taken up, having taken recourse to, having fixed

• वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a powerful monkey king)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - to his side/shoulder (referring to Rāvaṇa being held by Vāli) (ear, corner, side, helm of a ship, a particular measure)

• उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - holding [Rāvaṇa] to his side/shoulder (resorted to, approached, supported by, held)

• जपन् (japan) - chanting, muttering (as in a mantra)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• नैगमान् (naigamān) - related to the Vedas, Vedic, scriptural

• मन्त्रान् (mantrān) - sacred verses, hymns, chants, incantations, counsel

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained, was (perfect tense)

• पर्वतराट् (parvatarāṭ) - king of mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, resolve, intention

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, resolve, intention, opinion

From √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having taken up, having taken recourse to, having fixed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive of √sthā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a powerful monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of a powerful monkey king, son of Indra)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - to his side/shoulder (referring to Rāvaṇa being held by Vāli) (ear, corner, side, helm of a ship, a particular measure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear, corner, side, helm, a measure

उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - holding [Rāvaṇa] to his side/shoulder (resorted to, approached, supported by, held)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, approached, supported, dependent on, sheltered by

Past Passive Participle

From √śri with prefixes upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agreement with vālī.

जपन् (japan) - chanting, muttering (as in a mantra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of japat

japat - chanting, muttering

Present Active Participle

From √jap (to mutter, chant)

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Agreement with vālī.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

नैगमान् (naigamān) - related to the Vedas, Vedic, scriptural

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of naigama

naigama - relating to the Veda, Vedic, scriptural, mercantile

Derived from nigama (Veda, market)

Note: Agreement with mantrān.

मन्त्रान् (mantrān) - sacred verses, hymns, chants, incantations, counsel

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred verse, hymn, incantation, counsel, sacred word (mantra)

From √man (to think) + -tra (instrumental suffix)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'japan'.

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained, was (perfect tense)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Verb for Vālī.

पर्वतराट् (parvatarāṭ) - king of mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatarāj

parvatarāj - king of mountains (e.g., Himalaya)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+rājan)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Formed through external sandhi from parvatarāj.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)