वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-15

तस्य रौद्रस्य सौमित्रिर्बाहुं सव्यं बभञ्ज ह ।
रामस्तु दक्षिणं बाहुं तरसा तस्य रक्षसः ॥१५॥

15. tasya raudrasya saumitrirbāhuṃ savyaṃ babhañja ha ,
rāmastu dakṣiṇaṃ bāhuṃ tarasā tasya rakṣasaḥ.

15. tasya raudrasya saumitriḥ bāhum savyam babhañja
ha rāmaḥ tu dakṣiṇam bāhum tarasā tasya rakṣasaḥ

15. saumitriḥ tasya raudrasya savyam bāhum ha babhañja .
rāmaḥ tu tarasā tasya rakṣasaḥ dakṣiṇam bāhum (babhañja)

15. Lakshmana (Saumitri) indeed broke the left arm of that fierce (demon). But Rama, with great force, broke the right arm of that demon.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (of Viradha) (his, of that)

• रौद्रस्य (raudrasya) - of the fierce (demon) (of the fierce, terrible, belonging to Rudra)

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (Saumitri) (son of Sumitra, Lakshmana)

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm (arm, fore-arm)

• सव्यम् (savyam) - left (left, reverse, crooked)

• बभञ्ज (babhañja) - broke (broke, shattered)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily (an expletive particle))

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (right, southern, clever)

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm (arm, fore-arm)

• तरसा (tarasā) - with force (swiftly, forcibly, with speed/might)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (of the demon) (his, of that)

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of that demon (of the demon/fiend)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (of Viradha) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with raudrasya.

रौद्रस्य (raudrasya) - of the fierce (demon) (of the fierce, terrible, belonging to Rudra)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, dreadful; belonging to Rudra

Note: Agrees with tasya (implied demon).

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (Saumitri) (son of Sumitra, Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (referring to Lakshmana)

Patronymic from Sumitrā

Note: Subject of babhañja.

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm (arm, fore-arm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Object of babhañja.

सव्यम् (savyam) - left (left, reverse, crooked)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of savya

savya - left, left-hand; reverse, crooked

Note: Agrees with bāhum.

बभञ्ज (babhañja) - broke (broke, shattered)

(verb)

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

perfect active

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

Root: √bhañj (class 7)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily (an expletive particle))

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

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

Note: Subject for the implied babhañja in the second clause.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

A conjunction expressing contrast or emphasis.

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (right, southern, clever)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right, southern; clever, able

Note: Agrees with bāhum (implied).

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm (arm, fore-arm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Object of implied babhañja.

तरसा (tarasā) - with force (swiftly, forcibly, with speed/might)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - speed, velocity, might, force

तस्य (tasya) - his (of the demon) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with rakṣasaḥ.

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of that demon (of the demon/fiend)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, fiend

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