वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-26, verse-15

अष्टभिः सायकैः सूतं रथोपस्थे न्यपातयत् ।
रामश्चिच्छेद बाणेन ध्वजं चास्य समुच्छ्रितम् ॥१५॥

15. aṣṭabhiḥ sāyakaiḥ sūtaṃ rathopasthe nyapātayat ,
rāmaściccheda bāṇena dhvajaṃ cāsya samucchritam.

15. aṣṭabhiḥ sāyakaiḥ sūtam rathopasthe nyapātayat
rāmaḥ ciccheda bāṇena dhvajam ca asya samucchritam

15. rāmaḥ aṣṭabhiḥ sāyakaiḥ sūtam rathopasthe nyapātayat
ca bāṇena asya samucchritam dhvajam ciccheda

15. With eight arrows, (Rama) struck down the charioteer from the chariot's platform. And Rama severed his high-flying banner with an arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टभिः (aṣṭabhiḥ) - by eight, with eight

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• सूतम् (sūtam) - Triśiras's charioteer (the charioteer)

• रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - in the chariot-seat, on the chariot-platform

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

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, the hero of Ramayana (Rama)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow, by an arrow

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the banner, the flag

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• समुच्छ्रितम् (samucchritam) - raised aloft, high, elevated

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टभिः (aṣṭabhiḥ) - by eight, with eight

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṣṭan

aṣṭan - eight

Note: Agrees with 'sāyakaiḥ'

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

Root: si (class 4)

सूतम् (sūtam) - Triśiras's charioteer (the charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, carpenter

रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - in the chariot-seat, on the chariot-platform

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rathopastha

rathopastha - chariot-seat, platform of a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+upastha)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• upastha – seat, platform, lap, proximity
  noun (masculine)

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)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, the hero of Ramayana (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name); pleasing, charming

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit) third person singular, active voice

Reduplicated perfect form of root chid

Root: chid (class 7)

बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow, by an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the banner, the flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

समुच्छ्रितम् (samucchritam) - raised aloft, high, elevated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samucchrita

samucchrita - raised aloft, high, elevated, uplifted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri with prefixes sam- and ud-

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhvajam'

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