वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-17

ततो ऽहं शरमुद्धृत्य दीप्तमाशीविषोपमम् ।
अमुञ्चं निशितं बाणमहमाशीविषोपमम् ॥१७॥

17. tato'haṃ śaramuddhṛtya dīptamāśīviṣopamam ,
amuñcaṃ niśitaṃ bāṇamahamāśīviṣopamam.

17. tataḥ aham śaram uddhṛtya dīptam āśīviṣopamam
amuñcam niśitam bāṇam aham āśīviṣopamam

17. tataḥ aham dīptam āśīviṣopamam śaram uddhṛtya
niśitam bāṇam amuñcam aham āśīviṣopamam

17. Then I, having drawn out a blazing arrow that resembled a venomous snake, released a keen arrow, as I myself was like a venomous snake.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

• शरम् (śaram) - an arrow

• उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having drawn out (an arrow) (having drawn up, having lifted, having taken out)

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - a blazing (arrow) (blazing, shining, illuminated)

• आशीविषोपमम् (āśīviṣopamam) - resembling a venomous snake

• अमुञ्चम् (amuñcam) - I released (I released, I discharged)

• निशितम् (niśitam) - a keen (arrow) (sharpened, keen, whetted)

• बाणम् (bāṇam) - an arrow

• अहम् (aham) - I myself (I, myself)

• आशीविषोपमम् (āśīviṣopamam) - resembling a venomous snake (describing the speaker's state) (resembling a venomous snake)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'amuñcam'

शरम् (śaram) - an arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed, dart

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'uddhṛtya'

उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having drawn out (an arrow) (having drawn up, having lifted, having taken out)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund, indicating a prior action to 'amuñcam'

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - a blazing (arrow) (blazing, shining, illuminated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, inflamed, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dīp' (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śaram'

आशीविषोपमम् (āśīviṣopamam) - resembling a venomous snake

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣopama

āśīviṣopama - resembling a venomous snake

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'āśīviṣa' (venomous snake) + 'upama' (similar)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśīviṣa+upama)

• āśīviṣa – venomous snake, fangs (lit. having poison in its blessing/mouth)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound 'āśīs' (blessing/fang) + 'viṣa' (poison)
• upama – like, resembling, comparable
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śaram' and 'bāṇam'

अमुञ्चम् (amuñcam) - I released (I released, I discharged)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of muc

Imperfect 1st person singular

Imperfect tense, from root muc

Root: muc (class 6)

निशितम् (niśitam) - a keen (arrow) (sharpened, keen, whetted)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śā' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇam'

बाणम् (bāṇam) - an arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, reed

Root: baṇ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'amuñcam'

अहम् (aham) - I myself (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Emphasizes the subject 'I' again, agreeing with 'āśīviṣopamam'

आशीविषोपमम् (āśīviṣopamam) - resembling a venomous snake (describing the speaker's state) (resembling a venomous snake)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣopama

āśīviṣopama - resembling a venomous snake

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'āśīviṣa' (venomous snake) + 'upama' (similar)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśīviṣa+upama)

• āśīviṣa – venomous snake, fangs (lit. having poison in its blessing/mouth)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound 'āśīs' (blessing/fang) + 'viṣa' (poison)
• upama – like, resembling, comparable
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'aham', indicating the speaker's state of mind or nature during the action.

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