वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-27, verse-22

सा विद्धा बहुभिर्वाक्यैर्दिग्धैरिव गजाङ्गना ।
चिर संनियतं बाष्पं मुमोचाग्निमिवारणिः ॥२२॥

22. sā viddhā bahubhirvākyairdigdhairiva gajāṅganā ,
cira saṃniyataṃ bāṣpaṃ mumocāgnimivāraṇiḥ.

22. sā viddhā bahubhiḥ vākyaiḥ digdhaiḥ iva gajāṅganā
cira saṃniyatam bāṣpam mumoca agnim iva araṇiḥ

22. sā gajāṅganā iva bahubhiḥ digdhaiḥ vākyaiḥ viddhā,
araṇiḥ agnim iva,
cira saṃniyatam bāṣpam mumoca

22. Struck by many poisoned words, she, like a female elephant hit by poisoned darts, released her long-restrained tears, just as a fire-stick (araṇi) produces fire.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

• विद्धा (viddhā) - struck, pierced (pierced, struck, wounded (feminine))

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (by many, by much)

• वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - by words (by words, by statements)

• दिग्धैः (digdhaiḥ) - by poisoned (words) (by smeared (things), by poisoned (things))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• गजाङ्गना (gajāṅganā) - a female elephant

• चिर (cira) - long (for a long time, long-lasting)

• संनियतम् (saṁniyatam) - restrained (restrained, held back, controlled)

• बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears (tears, vapor)

• मुमोच (mumoca) - she released (she released, she let go, she abandoned)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire (fire, Agni (god))

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अरणिः (araṇiḥ) - a fire-stick (araṇi) (fire-stick, kindling wood)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Feminine nominative singular of tad

Note: Subject of the verb 'mumoca'.

विद्धा (viddhā) - struck, pierced (pierced, struck, wounded (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, wounded, hit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vyadh (to pierce, strike)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (by many, by much)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, great, abundant

Instrumental plural of bahu

Note: Qualifies 'vākyaiḥ'.

वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - by words (by words, by statements)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agent/instrument of 'viddhā'.

दिग्धैः (digdhaiḥ) - by poisoned (words) (by smeared (things), by poisoned (things))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of digdha

digdha - smeared, anointed, covered, poisoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dih (to smear, anoint)

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyaiḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'viddhā' to the simile of the female elephant.

गजाङ्गना (gajāṅganā) - a female elephant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gajāṅganā

gajāṅganā - female elephant

Compound: gaja (elephant) + aṅganā (woman, female)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+aṅganā)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaj (class 1)
• aṅganā – woman, female, beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)

Note: Compared to 'sā'.

चिर (cira) - long (for a long time, long-lasting)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'saṃniyatam'.

संनियतम् (saṁniyatam) - restrained (restrained, held back, controlled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃniyata

saṁniyata - restrained, held in, controlled, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ni-√yam (to restrain, hold in)

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṣpam'.

बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears (tears, vapor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tears, vapor, steam

Note: Object of 'mumoca'.

मुमोच (mumoca) - she released (she released, she let go, she abandoned)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd Person Singular

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Main verb.

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire (fire, Agni (god))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire, sacrificial fire

Note: Object of implicit 'releases' in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'mumoca bāṣpam' to the simile of the fire-stick.

अरणिः (araṇiḥ) - a fire-stick (araṇi) (fire-stick, kindling wood)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of araṇi

araṇi - fire-stick (used for kindling sacrificial fire by friction), kindling wood

Note: Subject in the simile.