वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-12

ते शरीरं विराधस्य भित्त्वा बर्हिणवाससः ।
निपेतुः शोणितादिग्धा धरण्यां पावकोपमाः ॥१२॥

12. te śarīraṃ virādhasya bhittvā barhiṇavāsasaḥ ,
nipetuḥ śoṇitādigdhā dharaṇyāṃ pāvakopamāḥ.

12. te śarīram virādhasya bhittvā barhiṇavāsasaḥ
nipetuḥ śoṇitādigdhāḥ dharaṇyām pāvakopamāḥ

12. te śoṇitādigdhāḥ pāvakopamāḥ barhiṇavāsasaḥ
virādhasya śarīram bhittvā dharaṇyām nipetuḥ

12. Having pierced the body of Viradha, who wore garments adorned with peacock feathers, those arrows, smeared with blood, fell onto the ground resembling flames.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (arrows) (they, those (nominative plural, masculine))

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• विराधस्य (virādhasya) - of Viradha (of Viradha (proper noun))

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken, having split)

• बर्हिणवाससः (barhiṇavāsasaḥ) - of (Viradha) who wore garments adorned with peacock feathers (of him whose garment is of peacock feathers; clad in peacock feathers)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (they fell, they descended)

• शोणितादिग्धाः (śoṇitādigdhāḥ) - smeared with blood (smeared with blood, blood-stained)

• धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

• पावकोपमाः (pāvakopamāḥ) - resembling flames (resembling fire, like fire)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (arrows) (they, those (nominative plural, masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (pronoun)

Note: Refers to the arrows mentioned in the previous verse.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical frame

विराधस्य (virādhasya) - of Viradha (of Viradha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virādha

virādha - Viradha (name of a demon in the Ramayana)

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken, having split)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -tvā to the root.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Functions as an absolutive, indicating a preceding action.

बर्हिणवाससः (barhiṇavāsasaḥ) - of (Viradha) who wore garments adorned with peacock feathers (of him whose garment is of peacock feathers; clad in peacock feathers)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of barhiṇavāsas

barhiṇavāsas - having a garment of peacock feathers, clad in peacock feathers

Compound of barhiṇa (peacock) and vāsas (garment).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (barhiṇa+vāsas)

• barhiṇa – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'virādhasya'.

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (they fell, they descended)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nipat

Root pat with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense verb form.

शोणितादिग्धाः (śoṇitādigdhāḥ) - smeared with blood (smeared with blood, blood-stained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śoṇitādigdha

śoṇitādigdha - smeared with blood, stained with blood

Compound of śoṇita (blood) and adigdha (smeared, stained). adigdha is from root dih (to smear) with upasarga a.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṇita+adigdha)

• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• adigdha – smeared, anointed, stained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dih (to smear) with upasarga a.
  Prefix: a
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'te' (the arrows).

धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, land

पावकोपमाः (pāvakopamāḥ) - resembling flames (resembling fire, like fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāvakopama

pāvakopama - resembling fire, like fire

Compound of pāvaka (fire) and upama (resembling, comparable).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāvaka+upama)

• pāvaka – fire, purifying, brilliant
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, like, similar, comparison
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'te' (the arrows).

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