वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-29, verse-28

स वृत्र इव वज्रेण फेनेन नमुचिर्यथा ।
बलो वेन्द्राशनिहतो निपपात हतः खरः ॥२८॥

28. sa vṛtra iva vajreṇa phenena namuciryathā ,
balo vendrāśanihato nipapāta hataḥ kharaḥ.

28. saḥ vṛtraḥ iva vajreṇa phenena namuciḥ yathā
balaḥ vā indrāśanihataḥ nipapāta hataḥ kharaḥ

28. hataḥ saḥ kharaḥ,
vajreṇa vṛtraḥ iva,
phenena namuciḥ yathā,
vā indrāśanihataḥ balaḥ nipapāta

28. That Khara, now slain, fell down, just as Vṛtra (fell) by the thunderbolt, or Namuci by foam, or Bali (fell) struck by Indra's thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (Khara) (he, that)

• वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a demon) (Vṛtra)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt

• फेनेन (phenena) - by foam

• नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci (name of a demon) (Namuci)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• बलः (balaḥ) - Bali (name of a demon) (Bali, power, strength)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• इन्द्राशनिहतः (indrāśanihataḥ) - struck by Indra's thunderbolt

• निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down (fell down, sank down)

• हतः (hataḥ) - slain (slain, killed, struck)

• खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (Khara) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Khara.

वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a demon) (Vṛtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (name of an Asura slain by Indra); cover, enclosure

Note: Used in a simile, comparing Khara to Vṛtra.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a simile.

वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon); diamond

Note: Instrument by which Vṛtra was slain.

फेनेन (phenena) - by foam

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of phena

phena - foam, froth

Note: Instrument by which Namuci was slain (as per legend, Indra killed Namuci with foam, which was not considered a weapon).

नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci (name of a demon) (Namuci)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of namuci

namuci - Namuci (name of an Asura slain by Indra)

Note: Used in a simile, comparing Khara to Namuci.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a simile.

बलः (balaḥ) - Bali (name of a demon) (Bali, power, strength)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bala

bala - Bali (name of an Asura); strength, power, force

Note: Refers to the demon Bali.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, introducing an alternative simile.

इन्द्राशनिहतः (indrāśanihataḥ) - struck by Indra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrāśanihata

indrāśanihata - struck/killed by Indra's thunderbolt

Bahuvrīhi compound: one who has been struck by Indra's thunderbolt. 'hata' is a Past Passive Participle of 'han' (to strike, kill).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indra+aśani+hata)

• indra – Indra (name of the chief Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt
  noun (feminine)
• hata – struck, killed, slain
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'balaḥ'.

निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down (fell down, sank down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of nipāt

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni-' (down).

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, referring to a completed action.

हतः (hataḥ) - slain (slain, killed, struck)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kharaḥ'.

खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (proper name of a Rākṣasa)

Note: Subject of 'nipapāta'.