वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-95, verse-9

वाग्वज्रं भरतेनोक्तममनोज्ञं परंतपः ।
प्रगृह्य बाहू रामो वै पुष्पिताग्रो यथा द्रुमः ।
वने परशुना कृत्तस्तथा भुवि पपात ह ॥९॥

9. vāgvajraṃ bharatenoktamamanojñaṃ paraṃtapaḥ ,
pragṛhya bāhū rāmo vai puṣpitāgro yathā drumaḥ ,
vane paraśunā kṛttastathā bhuvi papāta ha.

9. vāgvajram bharatena uktam amanojñam
paraṃtapaḥ pragṛhya bāhū rāmaḥ
vai puṣpitāgraḥ yathā drumaḥ vane
paraśunā kṛttaḥ tathā bhuvi papāta ha

9. rāmaḥ paraṃtapaḥ bharatena uktam
amanojñam vāgvajram bāhū pragṛhya
yathā puṣpitāgraḥ drumaḥ vane paraśunā
kṛttaḥ tathā bhuvi papāta ha vai

9. The tormentor of foes (paraṃtapaḥ), Rāma, (upon hearing) Bharata's unpleasant speech, which was like a thunderbolt, seized his arms and, like a tree with blossoming tips cut down by an axe in the forest, he thus fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• वाग्वज्रम् (vāgvajram) - speech-thunderbolt, words like a thunderbolt

• भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• अमनोज्ञम् (amanojñam) - unpleasant, disagreeable

• परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - epithet for Rāma (tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having grasped

• बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• पुष्पिताग्रः (puṣpitāgraḥ) - having blossoming tips

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

• परशुना (paraśunā) - by an axe

• कृत्तः (kṛttaḥ) - cut, cut down

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• पपात (papāta) - fell down, dropped

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

वाग्वज्रम् (vāgvajram) - speech-thunderbolt, words like a thunderbolt

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāgvajra

vāgvajra - speech-thunderbolt, words like a thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+vajra)

• vāc – word, speech, voice
  noun (feminine)
• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implicit 'śrutvā' (having heard).

भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Agent of 'uktam'.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vāgvajram'. Can also be accusative.

अमनोज्ञम् (amanojñam) - unpleasant, disagreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amanojña

amanojña - unpleasant, disagreeable, charming, handsome (as antonym)

From a- (negation) + manojña (pleasant, agreeable, charming)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+manojña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• manojña – pleasant, agreeable, charming
  adjective
  Derived from 'manas' (mind) and suffix '-jña' (knowing, born from, skilled in)

Note: Qualifies 'vāgvajram'. Can also be accusative.

परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - epithet for Rāma (tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (param+tapa)

• para – other, hostile
  pronoun (masculine)
• tapa – heating, tormenting
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √tap (to heat, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Rāma.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having grasped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From upasarga 'pra' + root √grah (to seize, grasp)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Object of 'pragṛhya'. Can also be nominative dual. Accusative fits better.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, charming

Note: Subject of 'papāta'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुष्पिताग्रः (puṣpitāgraḥ) - having blossoming tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpitāgra

puṣpitāgra - having blossoming tips, having flowers on its top

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpita+agra)

• puṣpita – flowered, in blossom
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (from a denominative verb 'puṣpyati' from 'puṣpa')
  From 'puṣpa' (flower)
• agra – tip, top, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'drumaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree

Note: The subject of the comparison.

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

परशुना (paraśunā) - by an axe

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paraśu

paraśu - axe, hatchet

Note: Agent of 'kṛttaḥ'.

कृत्तः (kṛttaḥ) - cut, cut down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtta

kṛtta - cut, cut down, divided

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṛt (to cut)

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'drumaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

पपात (papāta) - fell down, dropped

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular

From root √pat (1st class, P.P. - patati), reduplicated perfect form.

Root: pat (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.