वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-20, verse-8

ते तु रामेण सामर्षाः शूलपट्टिशपाणयः ।
समरे निहताः सर्वे सायकैर्मर्मभेदिभिः ॥८॥

8. te tu rāmeṇa sāmarṣāḥ śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ ,
samare nihatāḥ sarve sāyakairmarmabhedibhiḥ.

8. te tu rāmeṇa sāmarṣāḥ śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ |
samare nihatāḥ sarve sāyakaiḥ marmabhedibhiḥ

8. tu te sāmarṣāḥ śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ sarve
rāmeṇa marmabhedibhiḥ sāyakaiḥ samare nihatāḥ

8. But all of those demons, who were full of indignation and held spears and pattiśa weapons in their hands, were killed in battle by Rāma with arrows that pierced their vital spots.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• सामर्षाः (sāmarṣāḥ) - indignant, wrathful, angry (masculine plural)

• शूलपट्टिशपाणयः (śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ) - having spears and pattiśa weapons in their hands (masculine plural)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down, slain (masculine plural)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every (masculine plural)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows (instrumental plural)

• मर्मभेदिभिः (marmabhedibhiḥ) - by those piercing vital spots (instrumental plural)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the passive verb `nihatāḥ`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Adversative particle.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive verb `nihatāḥ`.

सामर्षाः (sāmarṣāḥ) - indignant, wrathful, angry (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāmarṣa

sāmarṣa - with indignation, wrathful, angry, intolerant

Compound of 'sa-' (with) and 'amarṣa' (indignation/anger).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+amarṣa)

• sa – with, accompanied by, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating association.
• amarṣa – indignation, anger, impatience, intolerance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'a-mṛṣ' (not tolerating).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implicit 'rākṣasāḥ'.

शूलपट्टिशपाणयः (śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ) - having spears and pattiśa weapons in their hands (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇi

śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇi - holding spears and pattiśa weapons in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'śūla-paṭṭiśa' (spear and pattiśa) in 'pāṇi' (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūlapaṭṭiśa+pāṇi)

• śūla – spear, pike, dart
  noun (masculine)
• paṭṭiśa – a kind of sharp-edged spear, a battle-axe
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implicit 'rākṣasāḥ'.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the place of action.

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down, slain (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'ni-han' (to strike down, to kill).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Main verb in a passive construction.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun.

Note: Qualifies the implicit 'rākṣasāḥ'.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows (instrumental plural)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, projectile, missile

Derived from 'sāyu' (arrow) or root 'si' (to bind/shoot).

Root: si (class 4)

Note: Instrument of the killing.

मर्मभेदिभिः (marmabhedibhiḥ) - by those piercing vital spots (instrumental plural)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marmabhedin

marmabhedin - piercing vital spots, heart-piercing

Agent Noun/Adjective

Compound of 'marma' (vital spot) and 'bhedin' (piercing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (marma+bhedin)

• marma – a vital spot, vulnerable point
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• bhedin – piercing, breaking, splitting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root 'bhid' (to break/pierce) + '-in' suffix.
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'sāyakaiḥ'.

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