वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-42, verse-15

सलिलेनैव सलिलं क्व चिदभ्याहतं पुनः ।
मुहुरूर्ध्वपथं गत्वा पपात वसुधां पुनः ॥१५॥

15. salilenaiva salilaṃ kva cidabhyāhataṃ punaḥ ,
muhurūrdhvapathaṃ gatvā papāta vasudhāṃ punaḥ.

15. salilena eva salilam kva cit abhyāhatam punaḥ
muhuḥ ūrdhvapatham gatvā papāta vasudhām punaḥ

15. kva cit salilam salilena eva abhyāhatam punaḥ
muhuḥ ūrdhvapatham gatvā punaḥ vasudhām papāta

15. Sometimes, water was dashed by water itself. Repeatedly, after reaching an upward course, it fell back to the earth again.

Words meanings summery:

• सलिलेन (salilena) - by water

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'by water itself' (indeed, only, very)

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• क्व (kva) - in conjunction with cit means 'sometimes' (where, at times)

• चित् (cit) - in conjunction with kva means 'sometimes' (indefinite particle, some, any)

• अभ्याहतम् (abhyāhatam) - dashed against (struck, hit, dashed, wounded)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, moreover

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, constantly, frequently

• ऊर्ध्वपथम् (ūrdhvapatham) - upward path, upward course

• गत्वा (gatvā) - after reaching (an upward course) (having gone, after going)

• पपात (papāta) - it fell

• वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - to the earth (the earth, ground)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

सलिलेन (salilena) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'by water itself' (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

Note: Object of abhyāhatam.

क्व (kva) - in conjunction with cit means 'sometimes' (where, at times)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - in conjunction with kva means 'sometimes' (indefinite particle, some, any)

(indeclinable)

अभ्याहतम् (abhyāhatam) - dashed against (struck, hit, dashed, wounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhyāhata

abhyāhata - struck, hit, dashed against, wounded, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root HAN (to strike) with prefixes ABHI + Ā.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle functioning as predicate adjective.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, moreover

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, constantly, frequently

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

ऊर्ध्वपथम् (ūrdhvapatham) - upward path, upward course

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvatha

ūrdhvatha - upward path, elevated position

Compound of ūrdhva (upward) and patha (path).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ūrdhva+patha)

• ūrdhva – upward, elevated, high
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

गत्वा (gatvā) - after reaching (an upward course) (having gone, after going)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root GAM.

Root: gam (class 1)

पपात (papāta) - it fell

(verb)

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

third person singular, perfect active (reduplicated perfect)

Root: pat (class 1)

वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - to the earth (the earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - the earth, ground, land (lit. 'possessing wealth')

Compound of vasu (wealth) and dhā (holding).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vasu+dhā)

• vasu – wealth, riches, good, excellent
  noun (neuter)
• dhā – holding, carrying, bestowing
  noun (feminine)
  From root DHĀ (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, moreover

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

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