वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-13

तत्र श्रुतो मया शब्दो जले कुम्भस्य पूर्यतः ।
द्विपो ऽयमिति मत्वा हि बाणेनाभिहतो मया ॥१३॥

13. tatra śruto mayā śabdo jale kumbhasya pūryataḥ ,
dvipo'yamiti matvā hi bāṇenābhihato mayā.

13. tatra śrutaḥ mayā śabdaḥ jale kumbhasya pūryataḥ
dvipaḥ ayam iti matvā hi bāṇena abhihataḥ mayā

13. tatra mayā jale kumbhasya pūryataḥ śabdaḥ śrutaḥ
ayam dvipaḥ iti matvā hi mayā bāṇena abhihataḥ

13. There, I heard a sound in the water, like a pot being filled. Indeed, thinking 'this is an elephant', I struck it with an arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

• जले (jale) - in the water

• कुम्भस्य (kumbhasya) - of a pot, of a pitcher

• पूर्यतः (pūryataḥ) - being filled, of being filled

• द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing direct speech or thought)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow, by means of an arrow

• अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, wounded

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous, known (as in śruti)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself, ego

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, voice, noise

जले (jale) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

कुम्भस्य (kumbhasya) - of a pot, of a pitcher

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - pot, pitcher, jar, water-pot

पूर्यतः (pūryataḥ) - being filled, of being filled

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pūryat

pūryat - being filled, filling (present passive participle)

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill) in passive voice, present tense

Root: pṛ (class 9)

द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to its trunk and mouth)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, present

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow, by means of an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, wounded, attacked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'abhi' (towards, upon)

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself, ego

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