वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-42, verse-13

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तालमात्रमथोत्पत्य न्यपतत् स शरातुरः ।
व्यनदद्भैरवं नादं धरण्यामल्पजीवितः ।
म्रियमाणस्तु मारीचो जहौ तां कृत्रिमां तनुम् ॥१३॥

13. tālamātramathotpatya nyapatat sa śarāturaḥ ,
vyanadadbhairavaṃ nādaṃ dharaṇyāmalpajīvitaḥ ,
mriyamāṇastu mārīco jahau tāṃ kṛtrimāṃ tanum.

13. tālamātram atha utpatya nyapatat saḥ
śarāturaḥ | vyanadat bhairavam nādam
dharaṇyām alpa-jīvitaḥ | mriyamāṇaḥ
tu mārīcaḥ jahau tām kṛtrimām tanum

13. atha saḥ śarāturaḥ tālamātram utpatya
nyapatat alpa-jīvitaḥ dharaṇyām
bhairavam nādam vyanadat mriyamāṇaḥ
tu mārīcaḥ tām kṛtrimām tanum jahau

13. Then, having sprung up just a palm's height, he fell down, afflicted by the arrow. With his life ebbing away, he roared a terrible sound on the ground. Maricha, as he was dying, abandoned that artificial body.

Words meanings summery:

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तालमात्रम् (tālamātram) - just a palm's height (merely a palm's length, only a measure of a tāla (palm))

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having sprung up (having sprung up, having flown up)

न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - he fell down

सः (saḥ) - he (Maricha) (he, that)

शरातुरः (śarāturaḥ) - afflicted by the arrow (tormented by an arrow, afflicted by a dart)

व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - he roared (he roared, he cried out)

भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

नादम् (nādam) - sound (sound, roar, cry)

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

अल्प-जीवितः (alpa-jīvitaḥ) - with little life left, his life ebbing away (having little life, short-lived)

म्रियमाणः (mriyamāṇaḥ) - as he was dying (dying, being about to die)

तु (tu) - then (contrastive or simply sequential) (but, however, indeed, then)

मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Maricha (Maricha (proper noun))

जहौ (jahau) - he abandoned (he abandoned, he gave up)

ताम् (tām) - that (that (feminine))

कृत्रिमाम् (kṛtrimām) - artificial (artificial, fake, fabricated)

तनुम् (tanum) - body (body, form, person)

Words meanings and morphology

तालमात्रम् (tālamātram) - just a palm's height (merely a palm's length, only a measure of a tāla (palm))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tālamātra

tālamātra - merely a palm's length/measure; an extent of a tāla (palm)

compound of tāla (palm) and mātra (mere, measure)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tāla+mātra)

tāla – palm (of the hand), cymbal, musical time
noun (masculine)
mātra – measure, mere, only, (as suffix) of the size/measure of
indeclinable (neuter)
From root mā 'to measure'
Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Adverbial accusative, 'to the extent of a palm'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having sprung up (having sprung up, having flown up)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root pat (to fly, fall) with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - he fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect, 3rd person singular active

From root pat with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (Maricha) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शरातुरः (śarāturaḥ) - afflicted by the arrow (tormented by an arrow, afflicted by a dart)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarātura

śarātura - tormented by an arrow

Compound of śara (arrow) and ātura (distressed, tormented)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ātura)

śara – arrow, reed
noun (masculine)
ātura – distressed, afflicted, sick, tormented
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Root: āt (class 1)

व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - he roared (he roared, he cried out)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nad

Imperfect, 3rd person singular active

From root nad (to roar) with upasarga vi + ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: nad (class 1)

भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhairava

bhairava - terrible, dreadful, formidable; a name of Shiva

From bhīru (fearful) or bhī (to fear) + rava (noise, roar)

Note: Qualifies 'nādam'.

नादम् (nādam) - sound (sound, roar, cry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, noise, roar, cry

From root nad (to roar)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vyanadat'.

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

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, land

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अल्प-जीवितः (alpa-jīvitaḥ) - with little life left, his life ebbing away (having little life, short-lived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpajīvita

alpajīvita - short-lived, having little life

Compound of alpa (little) and jīvita (life)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+jīvita)

alpa – little, small, few
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
jīvita – life, living, livelihood
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (from jīv, used as noun)
Root: jīv (class 1)

म्रियमाणः (mriyamāṇaḥ) - as he was dying (dying, being about to die)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mriyamāṇa

mriyamāṇa - dying, decaying, being killed

Present Middle Participle

From root mṛ (to die) in passive/middle voice.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies Maricha.

तु (tu) - then (contrastive or simply sequential) (but, however, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to indicate a slight shift or emphasis.

मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Maricha (Maricha (proper noun))