वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-28, verse-26

खरबाहुप्रमुक्ता सा प्रदीप्ता महती गदा ।
भस्मवृक्षांश्च गुल्मांश्च कृत्वागात्तत्समीपतः ॥२६॥

26. kharabāhupramuktā sā pradīptā mahatī gadā ,
bhasmavṛkṣāṃśca gulmāṃśca kṛtvāgāttatsamīpataḥ.

26. kharabāhupramuktā sā pradīptā mahatī gadā
bhasmavṛkṣān ca gulmān ca kṛtvā agāt tat samīpataḥ

26. sā kharabāhupramuktā pradīptā mahatī gadā vṛkṣān
ca gulmān ca bhasma kṛtvā tat samīpataḥ agāt

26. That mighty, blazing mace, released by Khara's arm, turned trees and bushes into ashes and then came towards him.

Words meanings summery:

• खरबाहुप्रमुक्ता (kharabāhupramuktā) - released by Khara's arm

• सा (sā) - that, she

• प्रदीप्ता (pradīptā) - blazing, shining, ignited

• महती (mahatī) - great, mighty, large

• गदा (gadā) - mace, club

• भस्मवृक्षान् (bhasmavṛkṣān) - trees as ash, ash-trees

• च (ca) - and

• गुल्मान् (gulmān) - bushes, thickets

• च (ca) - and

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having turned

• अगात् (agāt) - went, came

• तत् (tat) - his, that

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from near, towards

Words meanings and morphology

खरबाहुप्रमुक्ता (kharabāhupramuktā) - released by Khara's arm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kharabāhupramukta

kharabāhupramukta - released by Khara's arm

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra-muc (to release) + kta suffix, compounded with kharabāhu (Khara's arm).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khara+bāhu+pramukta)

• khara – Khara (proper noun), sharp, cruel
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: khar (class 1)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• pramukta – released
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-muc (to release) + kta suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to 'gadā'.

प्रदीप्ता (pradīptā) - blazing, shining, ignited

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, shining, ignited

Past Passive Participle

From pra-dīp (to shine) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

महती (mahatī) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Root mah (to be great) + atU (present participle suffix), then converted to adjective.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

गदा (gadā) - mace, club

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भस्मवृक्षान् (bhasmavṛkṣān) - trees as ash, ash-trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhasmavṛkṣa

bhasmavṛkṣa - ash-tree, trees as ash

Compound of bhasma (ash) and vṛkṣa (tree).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhasma+vṛkṣa)

• bhasma – ash
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhas
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vrakṣ

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vṛkṣān' and 'gulmān'.

गुल्मान् (gulmān) - bushes, thickets

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gulma

gulma - bush, thicket, shrub

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vṛkṣān' and 'gulmān'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having turned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (to do, make) + tvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अगात् (agāt) - went, came

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect

From root gam, augmented with 'a' for Imperfect, 3rd person singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - his, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Adjective to 'samīpataḥ', refers to Rama.

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from near, towards

(indeclinable)

Derivative with -tas suffix indicating 'from/towards'.