वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-28, verse-27

तामापतन्तीं ज्वलितां मृत्युपाशोपमां गदा ।
अन्तरिक्षगतां रामश्चिच्छेद बहुधा शरैः ॥२७॥

27. tāmāpatantīṃ jvalitāṃ mṛtyupāśopamāṃ gadā ,
antarikṣagatāṃ rāmaściccheda bahudhā śaraiḥ.

27. tām āpatantīm jvalitām mṛtyupāśopamām gadām
antarikṣagatām rāmaḥ ciccheda bahudhā śaraiḥ

27. rāmaḥ tām āpatantīm jvalitām mṛtyupāśopamām
antarikṣagatām gadām śaraiḥ bahudhā ciccheda

27. Rama, using his arrows, cut that approaching, blazing mace, which was like the noose of Death and was moving through the sky, into many pieces.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine, accusative)

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - approaching, falling, coming down

• ज्वलिताम् (jvalitām) - blazing, burning, ignited

• मृत्युपाशोपमाम् (mṛtyupāśopamām) - resembling the noose of Death

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• अन्तरिक्षगताम् (antarikṣagatām) - moving through the sky, airborne, gone into space

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper noun)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, pierced, broke

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, into many pieces

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to 'gadām'.

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - approaching, falling, coming down

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - approaching, falling, coming down

Present Active Participle

From ā-pat (to fall, approach) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadām'.

ज्वलिताम् (jvalitām) - blazing, burning, ignited

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalita

jvalita - blazing, burning, ignited

Past Passive Participle

From jval (to blaze) + kta suffix.

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadām'.

मृत्युपाशोपमाम् (mṛtyupāśopamām) - resembling the noose of Death

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛtyupāśopama

mṛtyupāśopama - resembling the noose of Death

Compound: mṛtyupāśa (Death's noose) + upama (resembling).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛtyupāśa+upama)

• mṛtyupāśa – noose of Death
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mṛtyu (death) and pāśa (noose).
• upama – resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  From upa-mā (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'gadām'.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Direct object of 'ciccheda'.

अन्तरिक्षगताम् (antarikṣagatām) - moving through the sky, airborne, gone into space

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of antarikṣagata

antarikṣagata - gone into space, moving through the sky

Past Passive Participle

Compound of antarikṣa (sky/space) and gata (gone), from root gam + kta suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antarikṣa+gata)

• antarikṣa – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) + kta suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadām'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, charming, pleasing

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ciccheda'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, pierced, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of chid

Perfect (Lit)

From root chid (to cut), reduplicated, 3rd person singular.

Root: chid (class 7)

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, into many pieces

(indeclinable)

Formed from bahu (many) with -dhā suffix (indicating 'in X ways').

Note: Adverb modifying 'ciccheda'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the instrument used for cutting.

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