वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-29, verse-17

रणे प्रहरणस्यार्थे सर्वतो ह्यवलोकयन् ।
स तमुत्पाटयामास संदृश्य दशनच्छदम् ॥१७॥

17. raṇe praharaṇasyārthe sarvato hyavalokayan ,
sa tamutpāṭayāmāsa saṃdṛśya daśanacchadam.

17. raṇe praharaṇasya arthe sarvataḥ hi avalokayan
saḥ tam utpāṭayāmāsa saṃdṛśya daśanacchadam

17. saḥ raṇe praharaṇasya arthe hi sarvataḥ avalokayan
daśanacchadam saṃdṛśya tam utpāṭayāmāsa

17. In battle, indeed searching everywhere for a weapon, he uprooted that tree, revealing his lips.

Words meanings summery:

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war, in strife)

• प्रहरणस्य (praharaṇasya) - of a weapon (of a weapon, of striking)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, in the matter of)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, on all sides)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• अवलोकयन् (avalokayan) - looking, searching (looking, observing, seeing)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he (masculine))

• तम् (tam) - that (tree) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• उत्पाटयामास (utpāṭayāmāsa) - he uprooted (he uprooted, he tore out)

• संदृश्य (saṁdṛśya) - having revealed, having shown (having seen, having perceived, having shown)

• दशनच्छदम् (daśanacchadam) - his lips (lip, teeth-cover)

Words meanings and morphology

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war, in strife)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

From root raṇ (to rejoice, shout, sound).

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Denotes the location of the action.

प्रहरणस्य (praharaṇasya) - of a weapon (of a weapon, of striking)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of praharaṇa

praharaṇa - weapon, instrument for striking, striking, blow

From root hṛ (to carry, seize) with prefix pra (forth) and suffix -ana (instrument/action).

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifies arthe.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, in the matter of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (everywhere, on all sides)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from sarva (all) with suffix -tas.

Note: Modifies avalokayan.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अवलोकयन् (avalokayan) - looking, searching (looking, observing, seeing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lok

lok - to see, to perceive, to observe

Present Active Participle

From root lok (to see) with prefix ava. Conjugated in 10th class.

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Describes the subject (saḥ).

सः (saḥ) - he (he (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

The stem for the demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of utpāṭayāmāsa.

तम् (tam) - that (tree) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

The stem for the demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of utpāṭayāmāsa.

उत्पाटयामास (utpāṭayāmāsa) - he uprooted (he uprooted, he tore out)

(verb)

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

Causative of root paṭ (to split, burst) with prefix ut (out, up). Formed as a periphrastic perfect using āmāsa.

Prefix: ut

Root: paṭ (class 1)

संदृश्य (saṁdṛśya) - having revealed, having shown (having seen, having perceived, having shown)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix sam and suffix -ya for absolutive. Used in the sense of 'showing' or 'revealing'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दशनच्छदम् (daśanacchadam) - his lips (lip, teeth-cover)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśanacchada

daśanacchada - lip (lit. 'teeth-cover')

Tatpuruṣa compound: daśana (tooth) + chada (cover).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśana+chada)

• daśana – tooth, biting
  noun (masculine)
  From root daś (to bite).
  Root: daś (class 1)
• chada – cover, covering, leaf, wing
  noun (masculine)
  From root chad (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Object of saṃdṛśya.