वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-52

बिभेद च पुनः सालान् सप्तैकेन महेषुणा ।
गिरिं रसातलं चैव जनयन्प्रत्ययं तदा ॥५२॥

52. bibheda ca punaḥ sālān saptaikena maheṣuṇā ,
giriṃ rasātalaṃ caiva janayanpratyayaṃ tadā.

52. bibheda ca punaḥ sālān sapta ekena maheṣuṇā
giriṃ rasātalaṃ ca eva janayan pratyayaṃ tadā

52. ca punaḥ tadā (saḥ) ekena maheṣuṇā sapta sālān giriṃ
ca eva rasātalaṃ bibheda (evam) pratyayaṃ janayan

52. And then, with a single great arrow, he pierced seven Sala trees, as well as the mountain and even the netherworld (rasātala), thereby generating conviction at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• बिभेद (bibheda) - he pierced (he split, he pierced, he broke)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, then (again, further, moreover)

• सालान् (sālān) - Sala trees

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• एकेन (ekena) - with a single (with one, by one)

• महेषुणा (maheṣuṇā) - with a great arrow

• गिरिं (giriṁ) - the mountain (mountain)

• रसातलं (rasātalaṁ) - the netherworld (rasātala) (the netherworld, Rasatala)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - even (indeed, just, only)

• जनयन् (janayan) - thereby generating (generating, causing, creating)

• प्रत्ययं (pratyayaṁ) - conviction, confidence (conviction, confidence, belief)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

बिभेद (bibheda) - he pierced (he split, he pierced, he broke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhid

Perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active of root bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, then (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सालान् (sālān) - Sala trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāla

sāla - Sala tree

Note: Direct object of bibheda.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with sālān.

एकेन (ekena) - with a single (with one, by one)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with maheṣuṇā.

महेषुणा (maheṣuṇā) - with a great arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maheṣu

maheṣu - great arrow

compound of mahā (great) and iṣu (arrow)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+iṣu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of action.

गिरिं (giriṁ) - the mountain (mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Direct object of bibheda.

रसातलं (rasātalaṁ) - the netherworld (rasātala) (the netherworld, Rasatala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - Rasatala (one of the seven lower worlds, netherworld)

Compound of rasa (juice, water) and atala (bottomless, one of the lower worlds)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+atala)

• rasa – juice, essence, taste, fluid
  noun (masculine)
• atala – bottomless, one of the seven lower worlds
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of a (not) and tala (bottom, surface)
  Prefix: a

Note: Direct object of bibheda.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects giriṃ and rasātalaṃ.

एव (eva) - even (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

जनयन् (janayan) - thereby generating (generating, causing, creating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janayat

janayat - generating, causing, producing

Present Active Participle

derived from the causative stem of root jan (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the action's consequence.

प्रत्ययं (pratyayaṁ) - conviction, confidence (conviction, confidence, belief)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratyaya

pratyaya - conviction, belief, trust, assurance

Note: Object of janayan.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)