वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-25, verse-14

तामापतन्तीं वेगेन विक्रान्तामशनीमिव ।
शरेणोरसि विव्याध सा पपात ममार च ॥१४॥

14. tāmāpatantīṃ vegena vikrāntāmaśanīmiva ,
śareṇorasi vivyādha sā papāta mamāra ca.

14. tām āpatantīm vegena vikrāntām aśanīm iva
śareṇa urasi vivyādha sā papāta mamāra ca

14. śareṇa (Rāma) tām vegena āpatantīm aśanīm iva
vikrāntām urasi vivyādha; sā papāta ca mamāra

14. With an arrow, (Rāma) pierced her in the chest as she rapidly charged, formidable like a thunderbolt. She then fell and died.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - Tāṭakā (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - falling, approaching, charging

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

• विक्रान्ताम् (vikrāntām) - valorous, mighty, formidable

• अशनीम् (aśanīm) - thunderbolt, lightning

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow

• उरसि (urasi) - in the chest

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - Rāma pierced (he pierced, struck)

• सा (sā) - Tāṭakā (she)

• पपात (papāta) - she fell

• ममार (mamāra) - she died

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - Tāṭakā (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'vivyādha'.

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - falling, approaching, charging

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - falling, rushing, flying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (1st class, 'to fall') with upasarga 'ā-' and 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tām'.

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

Root: vij (class 6)

विक्रान्ताम् (vikrāntām) - valorous, mighty, formidable

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vikrānta

vikrānta - mighty, brave, valiant, strong, formidable

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kram' (1st class, 'to step') with upasarga 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tām' and 'aśanīm'.

अशनीम् (aśanīm) - thunderbolt, lightning

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aśanī

aśanī - thunderbolt, lightning, destructive power

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Compared to Tāṭakā.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of action.

उरसि (urasi) - in the chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, front

विव्याध (vivyādha) - Rāma pierced (he pierced, struck)

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular

From root 'vyadh' (4th class, 'to pierce'). Reduplicated perfect.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

सा (sā) - Tāṭakā (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'papāta' and 'mamāra'.

पपात (papāta) - she fell

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular

From root 'pat' (1st class, 'to fall'). Reduplicated perfect.

Root: pat (class 1)

ममार (mamāra) - she died

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular

From root 'mṛ' (1st class, 'to die'). Reduplicated perfect.

Root: mṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.