वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-14

तच्छूलं वज्रसंकाशं गगने ज्वलनोपमम् ।
द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां चिच्छेद रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥१४॥

14. tacchūlaṃ vajrasaṃkāśaṃ gagane jvalanopamam ,
dvābhyāṃ śarābhyāṃ ciccheda rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ.

14. tat śūlam vajrasaṃkāśam gagane jvalanopamam dvābhyām
śarābhyām ciccheda rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtām varaḥ

14. rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtām varaḥ dvābhyām śarābhyām gagane
vajrasaṃkāśam jvalanopamam tat śūlam ciccheda

14. Rama, the best of those who bear weapons, cut that spear — which was like a thunderbolt and resembled fire in the sky — with two arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the spear) (that, it)

• शूलम् (śūlam) - the spear (a spear, pike, trident)

• वज्रसंकाशम् (vajrasaṁkāśam) - resembling a thunderbolt (resembling a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-like)

• गगने (gagane) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

• ज्वलनोपमम् (jvalanopamam) - like fire (resembling fire, fire-like)

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two

• शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - with two arrows

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut (cut, split, broke)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a proper name))

• शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of those who bear weapons (of weapon-wielders)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, choicest)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the spear) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with śūlam.

शूलम् (śūlam) - the spear (a spear, pike, trident)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, trident

वज्रसंकाशम् (vajrasaṁkāśam) - resembling a thunderbolt (resembling a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vajrasaṃkāśa

vajrasaṁkāśa - resembling a thunderbolt

Compound of vajra (thunderbolt) and saṃkāśa (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+saṃkāśa)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar, shining
  adjective

Note: Agrees with śūlam.

गगने (gagane) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere

ज्वलनोपमम् (jvalanopamam) - like fire (resembling fire, fire-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jvalanopama

jvalanopama - resembling fire

Compound of jvalana (fire) and upama (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvalana+upama)

• jvalana – fire, burning
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √jval (to burn, shine)
  Root: √jval (class 1)
• upama – likeness, resemblance, comparable to
  adjective

Note: Agrees with śūlam.

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with śarābhyām.

शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - with two arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of śara

śara - arrow

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut (cut, split, broke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √chid (reduplicated perfect)

Root: √chid (class 7)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king of Ayodhya, hero of Ramayana)

Note: Subject of ciccheda.

शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of those who bear weapons (of weapon-wielders)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śastrabhṛt

śastrabhṛt - weapon-bearer, warrior

Compound of śastra (weapon) and bhṛt (bearing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+bhṛt)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √śas (to cut)
  Root: √śas (class 2)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining
  adjective
  Agent noun/participial suffix
  Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, carry)
  Root: √bhṛ (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, choicest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; boon, choice

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with rāmaḥ.

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