वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-25, verse-8

भ्रष्टस्तस्य महाकायः पपात रणमूर्धनि ।
परिघश्छिन्नहस्तस्य शक्रध्वज इवाग्रतः ॥८॥

8. bhraṣṭastasya mahākāyaḥ papāta raṇamūrdhani ,
parighaśchinnahastasya śakradhvaja ivāgrataḥ.

8. bhraṣṭaḥ tasya mahākāyaḥ papāta raṇamūrdhani
parighaḥ chinna-hastasya śakradhvajaḥ iva agrataḥ

8. tasya chinna-hastasya mahākāyaḥ parighaḥ agrataḥ
śakradhvajaḥ iva raṇamūrdhani bhraṣṭaḥ papāta

8. His huge mace fell on the battlefield, having dropped, like Indra's banner falling forward, as his hand was severed.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, dropped, having fallen

• तस्य (tasya) - of Dūṣaṇa (his, of him)

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - massive (referring to the mace) (huge-bodied, massive)

• पपात (papāta) - fell

• रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield, at the forefront of battle

• परिघः (parighaḥ) - mace, iron club, cross-bar

• छिन्न-हस्तस्य (chinna-hastasya) - of Dūṣaṇa, whose hand was severed (of him whose hand was cut off, of the one with a severed hand)

• शक्रध्वजः (śakradhvajaḥ) - Indra's banner/standard

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, forward, before

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, dropped, having fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, dropped, corrupt, depraved

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhraṃś (to fall) with suffix -ta.

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'parighaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Dūṣaṇa (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dūṣaṇa.

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - massive (referring to the mace) (huge-bodied, massive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - huge-bodied, having a large body, massive

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'parighaḥ'.

पपात (papāta) - fell

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated root.

Root: pat (class 1)

रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield, at the forefront of battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇamūrdhan

raṇamūrdhan - battle-head, battlefield, forefront of battle

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit, forefront
  noun (masculine)

परिघः (parighaḥ) - mace, iron club, cross-bar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - mace, iron club, cross-bar, bolt

From prefix 'pari-' and root 'han' (to strike), or 'ghā' (to strike).

Prefix: pari

Root: han

Note: Subject of 'papāta'.

छिन्न-हस्तस्य (chinna-hastasya) - of Dūṣaṇa, whose hand was severed (of him whose hand was cut off, of the one with a severed hand)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of chinna-hasta

chinna-hasta - one with a severed hand, whose hand is cut off

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+hasta)

• chinna – cut, severed, broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √chid (to cut) with suffix -ta.
  Root: chid (class 7)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya' or Dūṣaṇa implied.

शक्रध्वजः (śakradhvajaḥ) - Indra's banner/standard

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakradhvaja

śakradhvaja - Indra's banner, Indra's standard

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+dhvaja)

• śakra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, standard, flag
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, forward, before

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from 'agra'.