वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-31, verse-20

तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायुः परमकोपनः ।
प्रविश्य सर्वगात्राणि बभञ्ज भगवान्प्रभुः ॥२०॥

20. tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyuḥ paramakopanaḥ ,
praviśya sarvagātrāṇi babhañja bhagavānprabhuḥ.

20. tāsām tat vacanam śrutvā vāyuḥ paramakopanaḥ
praviśya sarvagātrāṇi babhañja bhagavān prabhuḥ

20. tāsām tat vacanam śrutvā bhagavān prabhuḥ
paramakopanaḥ vāyuḥ sarvagātrāṇi praviśya babhañja

20. Having heard those words from them, the divine Lord Vāyu, who was exceedingly wrathful, entered all their limbs and broke them.

Words meanings summery:

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine), their

• तत् (tat) - that, those

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind god (Vāyu) (wind, the wind god)

• परमकोपनः (paramakopanaḥ) - exceedingly angry, very wrathful

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• सर्वगात्राणि (sarvagātrāṇi) - all limbs, all body parts

• बभञ्ज (babhañja) - broke, shattered

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, glorious, venerable lord

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master

Words meanings and morphology

तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine), their

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, they

Note: Refers to the girls mentioned in previous verses.

तत् (tat) - that, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Adjective modifying 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of the gerund 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix '-tvā'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind god (Vāyu) (wind, the wind god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god Vāyu

Note: Subject of the main clause.

परमकोपनः (paramakopanaḥ) - exceedingly angry, very wrathful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramakopana

paramakopana - exceedingly wrathful, very angry

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+kopana)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, ultimate, exceeding
  adjective (masculine)
• kopana – angry, wrathful, causing anger
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kup' (to be angry)
  Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vāyuḥ'.

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'pra' and root 'viś', suffix '-ya'

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Indicates an action preceding the main verb.

सर्वगात्राणि (sarvagātrāṇi) - all limbs, all body parts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvagātra

sarvagātra - all limbs, entire body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+gātra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• gātra – limb, body, member
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'praviśya'.

बभञ्ज (babhañja) - broke, shattered

(verb)

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

Perfect

3rd person singular Perfect, active voice

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, glorious, venerable lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, venerable; a lord, god

Note: Adjective modifying 'vāyuḥ' or 'prabhuḥ'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, ruler, powerful, capable

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'vāyuḥ'.