वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-60, verse-32

दीप्तपावकसंकाशो द्युतिमान् समरध्वजः ।
अपविद्धश्च भग्नश्च कस्य सांग्रामिको रथः ॥३२॥

32. dīptapāvakasaṃkāśo dyutimān samaradhvajaḥ ,
apaviddhaśca bhagnaśca kasya sāṃgrāmiko rathaḥ.

32. dīptapāvakasaṃkāśaḥ dyutimān samaradhvajaḥ
apaviddhaḥ ca bhagnaḥ ca kasya sāṃgrāmikaḥ rathaḥ

32. kasya dyutimān dīptapāvakasaṃkāśaḥ samaradhvajaḥ
sāṃgrāmikaḥ rathaḥ apaviddhaḥ ca bhagnaḥ ca

32. Whose martial chariot is this, which was radiant and bright like a blazing fire, marked by its battle-flag, and is now cast down and broken?

Words meanings summery:

• दीप्तपावकसंकाशः (dīptapāvakasaṁkāśaḥ) - resembling a blazing fire, shining like a bright flame

• द्युतिमान् (dyutimān) - radiant, luminous, brilliant

• समरध्वजः (samaradhvajaḥ) - battle-flag, banner of war

• अपविद्धः (apaviddhaḥ) - thrown down, cast away, abandoned

• च (ca) - and

• भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken, shattered, destroyed

• च (ca) - and

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• सांग्रामिकः (sāṁgrāmikaḥ) - martial, warlike, pertaining to battle

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, car

Words meanings and morphology

दीप्तपावकसंकाशः (dīptapāvakasaṁkāśaḥ) - resembling a blazing fire, shining like a bright flame

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīptapāvakasaṃkāśa

dīptapāvakasaṁkāśa - resembling a blazing fire, shining like a bright flame

Compound adjective describing the chariot.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+pāvaka+saṃkāśa)

• dīpta – blazing, glowing, inflamed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dīp (to shine, blaze)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  From √pū (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing like, similar
  adjective
  From saṃ- + √kāś (to appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaḥ'.

द्युतिमान् (dyutimān) - radiant, luminous, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dyutimat

dyutimat - luminous, splendid, glorious

Possessive suffix -mat applied to dyuti (splendor, light).

Note: Qualifies 'rathaḥ'.

समरध्वजः (samaradhvajaḥ) - battle-flag, banner of war

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaradhvaja

samaradhvaja - battle-flag, banner of war

Compound of samara (battle) and dhvaja (flag).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samara+dhvaja)

• samara – battle, conflict, war
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + √ṛ (to go, move)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• dhvaja – flag, banner, standard
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhvaj (to move swiftly)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to the chariot's attribute.

अपविद्धः (apaviddhaḥ) - thrown down, cast away, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaviddha

apaviddha - cast off, thrown down, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From apa- + vi- + √vyadh (to pierce, strike, throw).

Prefixes: apa+vi

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'apaviddhaḥ' and 'bhagnaḥ'.

भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken, shattered, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhañj (to break).

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'rathaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'bhagnaḥ' to the preceding.

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, asking 'whose chariot'.

सांग्रामिकः (sāṁgrāmikaḥ) - martial, warlike, pertaining to battle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāṃgrāmika

sāṁgrāmika - relating to battle or war, martial

Formed from saṃgrāma (battle) with suffix -ika.

Note: Qualifies 'rathaḥ'.

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, car

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

From √ramh (to go swiftly) or √rādh (to prepare).

Root: ramh / rādh

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').