वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-63, verse-16

सीतामभ्यवपन्नो ऽहं रावणश्च रणे मया ।
विध्वंसितरथच्छत्रः पातितो धरणीतले ॥१६॥

16. sītāmabhyavapanno'haṃ rāvaṇaśca raṇe mayā ,
vidhvaṃsitarathacchatraḥ pātito dharaṇītale.

16. sītām abhi ava-pannaḥ aham rāvaṇaḥ ca raṇe mayā
vidhvaṃsita-ratha-cchatraḥ pātitaḥ dharaṇī-tale

16. aham sītām abhi avapannaḥ raṇe mayā ca
vidhvaṃsita-ratha-cchatraḥ rāvaṇaḥ dharaṇī-tale pātitaḥ

16. I encountered Sītā, and Rāvaṇa, his chariot and umbrella destroyed, was struck down by me on the ground in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• अभि (abhi) - towards, against

• अवपन्नः (avapannaḥ) - fallen into, obtained, reached, encountered

• अहम् (aham) - I

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• च (ca) - and

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विध्वंसित-रथ-च्छत्रः (vidhvaṁsita-ratha-cchatraḥ) - whose chariot and umbrella were destroyed

• पातितः (pātitaḥ) - struck down, caused to fall

• धरणी-तले (dharaṇī-tale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun), furrow

अभि (abhi) - towards, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a compound with the following verb.

अवपन्नः (avapannaḥ) - fallen into, obtained, reached, encountered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avapanna

avapanna - fallen into, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root PAD (to go, fall) with preverbs AVA

Prefix: ava

Root: pad (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper noun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, fight, sound

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

विध्वंसित-रथ-च्छत्रः (vidhvaṁsita-ratha-cchatraḥ) - whose chariot and umbrella were destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhvaṃsita-ratha-cchatra

vidhvaṁsita-ratha-cchatra - whose chariot and umbrella are destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidhvaṃsita+ratha+cchatra)

• vidhvaṃsita – destroyed, ruined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root DHVAṂS (to fall, perish) with preverbs VI and SAM
  Prefixes: vi+sam
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• cchatra – umbrella, parasol
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Rāvaṇa.

पातितः (pātitaḥ) - struck down, caused to fall

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pātita

pātita - caused to fall, thrown down, struck down

Causative Past Passive Participle

Derived from root PAT (to fall) in causative

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Rāvaṇa.

धरणी-तले (dharaṇī-tale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇī-tala

dharaṇī-tala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, plain
  noun (masculine/neuter)

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