वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-19, verse-21

ते भित्त्वा रक्षसां वेगाद्वक्षांसि रुधिराप्लुताः ।
विनिष्पेतुस्तदा भूमौ न्यमज्जन्ताशनिस्वनाः ॥२१॥

21. te bhittvā rakṣasāṃ vegādvakṣāṃsi rudhirāplutāḥ ,
viniṣpetustadā bhūmau nyamajjantāśanisvanāḥ.

21. te bhittvā rakṣasām vegāt vakṣāṃsi rudhirāplutāḥ
viniṣpetuḥ tadā bhūmau nyamajjantaḥ aśanisvanāḥ

21. te rudhirāplutāḥ aśanisvanāḥ rakṣasām vakṣāṃsi
vegāt bhittvā tadā bhūmau nyamajjantaḥ viniṣpetuḥ

21. Having pierced the Rākṣasas' chests with great force, those blood-drenched arrows then flew out and sank into the ground with a sound like thunder.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those (referring to the arrows)

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons)

• वेगात् (vegāt) - with speed, with force, quickly

• वक्षांसि (vakṣāṁsi) - chests, breasts

• रुधिराप्लुताः (rudhirāplutāḥ) - drenched in blood, smeared with blood

• विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they flew out, they fell down, they came forth

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• न्यमज्जन्तः (nyamajjantaḥ) - sinking, submerging

• अशनिस्वनाः (aśanisvanāḥ) - with the sound of thunderbolts, having thunderous sounds

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those (referring to the arrows)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Nominative plural masculine of 'tad', referring to the arrows.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'bhid'.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Formed with suffix -tvā.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, a Rākṣasa

Note: Genitive plural neuter.

वेगात् (vegāt) - with speed, with force, quickly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

Note: Ablative singular masculine, used adverbially.

वक्षांसि (vakṣāṁsi) - chests, breasts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast

Note: Accusative plural neuter.

रुधिराप्लुताः (rudhirāplutāḥ) - drenched in blood, smeared with blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudhirāpluta

rudhirāpluta - drenched in blood, smeared with blood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudhira+āpluta)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• āpluta – drenched, bathed, immersed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'plu' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, qualifying 'te' (arrows).

विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they flew out, they fell down, they came forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of viniṣpat

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect tense of root 'pat' with prefixes 'vi' and 'nis'. The 'ṣ' is due to sandhi.

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: 3rd person plural perfect active of root 'pat' with 'vi' and 'nis' prefixes.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Locative singular feminine.

न्यमज्जन्तः (nyamajjantaḥ) - sinking, submerging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nyamajjant

nyamajjant - sinking, submerging

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'majj' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, qualifying 'te' (arrows).

अशनिस्वनाः (aśanisvanāḥ) - with the sound of thunderbolts, having thunderous sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśanisvana

aśanisvana - having the sound of thunderbolts, thunder-sounding

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśani+svana)

• aśani – thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svan' (to sound).
  Root: svan (class 2)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, qualifying 'te' (arrows).