वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-57

ततो भ्रातुर्वचः श्रुत्वा वातापिर्मेषवन्नदन् ।
भित्त्वा भित्वा शरीराणि ब्राह्मणानां विनिष्पतत् ॥५७॥

57. tato bhrāturvacaḥ śrutvā vātāpirmeṣavannadan ,
bhittvā bhitvā śarīrāṇi brāhmaṇānāṃ viniṣpatat.

57. tataḥ bhrātuḥ vacaḥ śrutvā vātāpiḥ meṣavat nadan
bhittvā bhittvā śarīrāṇi brāhmaṇānām viniṣpatat

57. tataḥ bhrātuḥ vacaḥ śrutvā vātāpiḥ meṣavat nadan
brāhmaṇānām śarīrāṇi bhittvā bhittvā viniṣpatat

57. Then, Vātāpi, having heard his brother's words, came out, roaring like a ram and tearing open the bodies of the Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वातापिः (vātāpiḥ) - Vātāpi

• मेषवत् (meṣavat) - like a ram, ram-like

• नदन् (nadan) - roaring, shouting, making noise

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

• विनिष्पतत् (viniṣpatat) - came out, flew out

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the ktvā suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

वातापिः (vātāpiḥ) - Vātāpi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātāpi

vātāpi - Vātāpi (name of a demon/Asura, brother of Ilvala)

मेषवत् (meṣavat) - like a ram, ram-like

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'meṣa' (ram) with the possessive/similative suffix '-vat'.

नदन् (nadan) - roaring, shouting, making noise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding, making a noise, shouting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root nad (to roar, sound) with the śatṛ suffix.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vātāpiḥ'.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root bhid (to split, break) with the ktvā suffix.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Repeated for iterative action: 'tearing open repeatedly'.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root bhid (to split, break) with the ktvā suffix.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Repeated for iterative action: 'tearing open repeatedly'.

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal substance

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahmins, sacred, divine

विनिष्पतत् (viniṣpatat) - came out, flew out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of viniṣpat

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefixes: vi+niṣ

Root: pat (class 1)