वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-26, verse-14

चतुर्भिस्तुरगानस्य शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
न्यपातयत तेजस्वी चतुरस्तस्य वाजिनः ॥१४॥

14. caturbhisturagānasya śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ,
nyapātayata tejasvī caturastasya vājinaḥ.

14. caturbhiḥ turagān asya śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
nyapātayat tejasvī caturaḥ tasya vājinaḥ

14. tejasvī tasya caturaḥ vājinaḥ caturbhiḥ
saṃnataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ nyapātayat

14. The radiant one (Rama), with four well-formed arrows, felled his (Triśiras') four horses.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four, with four

• तुरगान् (turagān) - horses

• अस्य (asya) - of Triśiras (his, of him)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-formed joints, with well-bent nodes

• न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - he felled, he struck down, he caused to fall

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - Rama, the radiant hero (the radiant one, brilliant, glorious)

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• तस्य (tasya) - of Triśiras (his, of him, of that)

• वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses, steeds

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four, with four

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'

तुरगान् (turagān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of turaga

turaga - horse, steed

अस्य (asya) - of Triśiras (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-formed joints, with well-bent nodes

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan

saṁnataparvan - having well-formed joints/nodes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃnata+parvan)

• saṃnata – bent, bowed, humbled, well-formed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, section, festival
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'

न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - he felled, he struck down, he caused to fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of nipātaya

Imperfect (Laṅ) third person singular, causal, active voice

Causal form of root pat with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - Rama, the radiant hero (the radiant one, brilliant, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - radiant, brilliant, glorious, energetic, powerful

Derived from 'tejas' (splendor) with suffix -vin

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

Note: Agrees with 'vājinaḥ'

तस्य (tasya) - of Triśiras (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses, steeds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, steed, strong, swift

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