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

सा विशीर्णा शरैर्भिन्ना पपात धरणीतले ।
गदामन्त्रौषधिबलैर्व्यालीव विनिपातिता ॥२८॥

28. sā viśīrṇā śarairbhinnā papāta dharaṇītale ,
gadāmantrauṣadhibalairvyālīva vinipātitā.

28. sā viśīrṇā śaraiḥ bhinnā papāta dharaṇītale
gadāmantrauṣadhibalaiḥ vyālī iva vinipātitā

28. sā śaraiḥ viśīrṇā bhinnā dharaṇītale papāta,
(sā) gadāmantrauṣadhibalaiḥ vyālī iva vinipātitā

28. That mace, shattered and split by the arrows, fell to the ground. It was struck down like a poisonous female serpent (vyālī) [that is subdued] by the power of maces, mantras, and potent herbs.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that, she

• विशीर्णा (viśīrṇā) - shattered, broken, disintegrated

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• भिन्ना (bhinnā) - split, broken, pierced

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

• गदामन्त्रौषधिबलैः (gadāmantrauṣadhibalaiḥ) - by the powers of maces, mantras, and potent herbs

• व्याली (vyālī) - female serpent, poisonous snake

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विनिपातिता (vinipātitā) - struck down, caused to fall, killed

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to 'gadā' from previous verse.

विशीर्णा (viśīrṇā) - shattered, broken, disintegrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśīrṇa

viśīrṇa - shattered, broken, disintegrated

Past Passive Participle

From vi-śṛ (to break, decay) + kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'sā' (the mace).

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the instrument for breaking.

भिन्ना (bhinnā) - split, broken, pierced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - split, broken, pierced

Past Passive Participle

From bhid (to split, break) + kta suffix.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'sā' (the mace).

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

From root pat (to fall), reduplicated, 3rd person singular.

Root: pat (class 1)

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of dharaṇī (earth) and tala (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṛ

Note: Indicates location where it fell.

गदामन्त्रौषधिबलैः (gadāmantrauṣadhibalaiḥ) - by the powers of maces, mantras, and potent herbs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gadāmantrauṣadhibala

gadāmantrauṣadhibala - power of maces, mantras, and potent herbs

Dvandva compound of gadā (mace), mantra (incantation), auṣadhi (herb), combined with bala (power).

Compound type : dvandva (gadā+mantra+auṣadhi+bala)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• mantra – sacred utterance, incantation, spell
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think) + tra suffix.
  Root: man (class 4)
• auṣadhi – medicinal herb, drug
  noun (feminine)
  From oṣa (plant) + -dhi suffix (holding).
  Root: uṣ (class 1)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which the snake is subdued, for comparison.

व्याली (vyālī) - female serpent, poisonous snake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyālī

vyālī - female serpent, poisonous snake

Feminine form of vyāla (snake).

Note: Part of the simile: 'like a female serpent'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Indicates comparison.

विनिपातिता (vinipātitā) - struck down, caused to fall, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinipātita

vinipātita - struck down, caused to fall, overthrown

Past Passive Participle

From vi-ni-pat (to fall down) in causative + kta suffix.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sā' (the mace).