वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-25, verse-15

स्थूलाक्षस्याक्षिणी तीक्ष्णैः पूरयामास सायकैः ।
स पपात हतो भूमौ विटपीव महाद्रुमः ॥१५॥

15. sthūlākṣasyākṣiṇī tīkṣṇaiḥ pūrayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ ,
sa papāta hato bhūmau viṭapīva mahādrumaḥ.

15. sthūlākṣasya akṣiṇī tīkṣṇaiḥ pūrayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ
saḥ papāta hataḥ bhūmau viṭapī iva mahādrumaḥ

15. (rāmaḥ) sāyakaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ sthūlākṣasya akṣiṇī
pūrayāmāsa; saḥ hataḥ mahādrumaḥ viṭapī iva bhūmau papāta

15. Rāma filled Sthūlākṣa's eyes with sharp arrows. Struck down, he fell to the ground like a mighty tree.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थूलाक्षस्य (sthūlākṣasya) - of Sthūlākṣa

• अक्षिणी (akṣiṇī) - two eyes

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp

• पूरयामास (pūrayāmāsa) - filled, made full

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

• सः (saḥ) - Sthūlākṣa (he)

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• हतः (hataḥ) - struck, slain, wounded

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

• विटपी (viṭapī) - a leafy tree, a tree

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• महाद्रुमः (mahādrumaḥ) - a great tree, a mighty tree

Words meanings and morphology

स्थूलाक्षस्य (sthūlākṣasya) - of Sthūlākṣa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sthūlākṣa

sthūlākṣa - Fat-eyed, a demon's name

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sthūla+akṣa)

• sthūla – thick, fat, large, gross
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye, axle, dice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive case for Sthūlākṣa.

अक्षिणी (akṣiṇī) - two eyes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of akṣi

akṣi - eye

Note: Object of filling.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, severe

Note: Agrees with sāyakaiḥ.

पूरयामास (pūrayāmāsa) - filled, made full

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pūray

perfect tense (causative)

Perfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada of causative of pṛ (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Main verb.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow

From root si (to bind) or so (to sharpen)

Root: si (class 4)

Note: Means by which the eyes were filled.

सः (saḥ) - Sthūlākṣa (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Sthūlākṣa.

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Past action of falling.

हतः (hataḥ) - struck, slain, wounded

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - struck, slain, wounded, killed

past passive participle

Derived from han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with saḥ.

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

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Note: Location of falling.

विटपी (viṭapī) - a leafy tree, a tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṭapin

viṭapin - a tree, a branched tree, having branches

Derived from viṭapa (branch) with -in suffix

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

महाद्रुमः (mahādrumaḥ) - a great tree, a mighty tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādruma

mahādruma - a great tree, a large tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+druma)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the simile.

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