वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-29, verse-23

तमापतन्तं संरब्धं कृतास्त्रो रुधिराप्लुतम् ।
अपसर्पत् प्रतिपदं किं चित्त्वरितविक्रमः ॥२३॥

23. tamāpatantaṃ saṃrabdhaṃ kṛtāstro rudhirāplutam ,
apasarpat pratipadaṃ kiṃ cittvaritavikramaḥ.

23. tam āpatantam saṃrabdham kṛtāstraḥ rudhirāplutam
apasarpat pratipadam kim cit tvaritavikramaḥ

23. kṛtāstraḥ (rāmaḥ) tam saṃrabdham rudhirāplutam āpatantam
(kharam) apasarpat pratipadam kim cit tvaritavikramaḥ

23. Seeing that enraged and blood-covered Khara approaching, Rama, who was an expert in weaponry, retreated step by step with somewhat quickened movements.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - referring to Khara (him)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon

• संरब्धम् (saṁrabdham) - enraged, furious, agitated

• कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - referring to Rama (one who has mastered weapons, skilled in weaponry)

• रुधिराप्लुतम् (rudhirāplutam) - covered in blood, drenched in blood

• अपसर्पत् (apasarpat) - he retreated, moved back

• प्रतिपदम् (pratipadam) - step by step, at every step

• किम् (kim) - a little, somewhat (in 'kim cit')

• चित् (cit) - a particle denoting indefiniteness, a little, somewhat

• त्वरितविक्रमः (tvaritavikramaḥ) - with quickened strides, swift in action/movement

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - referring to Khara (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - approaching, falling, coming towards

Present Active Participle

Derived from 'ā-' (prefix) + root 'pat'

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

संरब्धम् (saṁrabdham) - enraged, furious, agitated

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃrabdha

saṁrabdha - enraged, furious, agitated, provoked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'sam-' (prefix) + root 'rabh'

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - referring to Rama (one who has mastered weapons, skilled in weaponry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāstra

kṛtāstra - one who has mastered weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+astra)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

रुधिराप्लुतम् (rudhirāplutam) - covered in blood, drenched in blood

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudhirāpluta

rudhirāpluta - covered/drenched in blood

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudhira+āpluta)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• āpluta – covered, drenched, immersed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'ā-' (prefix) + root 'plu'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: plu (class 1)

अपसर्पत् (apasarpat) - he retreated, moved back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of apa-sṛp

Prefix: apa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

प्रतिपदम् (pratipadam) - step by step, at every step

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - a little, somewhat (in 'kim cit')

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? which? who?; (with cit/cana) some, a little

चित् (cit) - a particle denoting indefiniteness, a little, somewhat

(indeclinable)

त्वरितविक्रमः (tvaritavikramaḥ) - with quickened strides, swift in action/movement

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaritavikrama

tvaritavikrama - having swift strides/valor/prowess

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tvarita+vikrama)

• tvarita – hastened, swift, quick
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'tvar'
  Root: tvar (class 1)
• vikrama – step, stride, prowess, valor, courage
  noun (masculine)