वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-10, verse-16

तस्यास्यात्तु प्रवृत्तेन रुधिरौघेण तद्बिलम् ।
पूर्णमासीद्दुराक्रामं स्तनतस्तस्य भूतले ॥१६॥

16. tasyāsyāttu pravṛttena rudhiraugheṇa tadbilam ,
pūrṇamāsīddurākrāmaṃ stanatastasya bhūtale.

16. tasya āsyāt tu pravṛttena rudhira-augheṇa tat
bilam pūrṇam āsīt durākrāmam stanataḥ tasya bhūtale

16. tu tasya āsyāt pravṛttena rudhira-augheṇa tat bilam pūrṇam durākrāmam āsīt.
tasya bhūtale stanataḥ (sati).

16. But from his mouth, by the gushing stream of blood, that cave became filled and difficult to cross, while he was roaring on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• आस्यात् (āsyāt) - from the mouth

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• प्रवृत्तेन (pravṛttena) - by the flowing forth, by the issued

• रुधिर-औघेण (rudhira-augheṇa) - by the stream of blood

• तत् (tat) - that

• बिलम् (bilam) - cave, hole

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - filled, full

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• दुराक्रामम् (durākrāmam) - difficult to cross, impassable

• स्तनतः (stanataḥ) - of him roaring, while roaring

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the demon.

आस्यात् (āsyāt) - from the mouth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

From √as (to eat) or √ās (to sit, be present).

Note: Source of the blood.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Particle.

प्रवृत्तेन (pravṛttena) - by the flowing forth, by the issued

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - issued, flowing forth, arisen, commenced

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'pra' + root √vṛt (to turn, happen) + -ta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rudhiraugheṇa'.

रुधिर-औघेण (rudhira-augheṇa) - by the stream of blood

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rudhira-ogha

rudhira-ogha - stream/current of blood

Compound of 'rudhira' (blood) and 'ogha' (flood, stream).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudhira+ogha)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, stream, current, mass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent/means by which the cave was filled.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'bilam'.

बिलम् (bilam) - cave, hole

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - cave, hole, burrow

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - filled, full

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, filled, complete

Past Passive Participle

From root √pṛ (to fill) + -ṇa suffix.

Root: pṛ (class 9)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

दुराक्रामम् (durākrāmam) - difficult to cross, impassable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durākrāma

durākrāma - difficult to cross, impassable, inaccessible

Compound of 'dur' (difficult) and 'ākrāma' (to be crossed, from √kram with 'ā').

Compound type : praadi-tatpuruṣa (dur+ākrāma)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• ākrāma – stepping over, assailing, to be crossed
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'ā' + root √kram (to step, go).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'bilam'.

स्तनतः (stanataḥ) - of him roaring, while roaring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of stanat

stanat - roaring, thundering, sounding

Present Active Participle

From root √stan (to roar, thunder) + -at suffix.

Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Describes the demon.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the demon (demon's roaring).

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of 'bhū' (earth) and 'tala' (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of the demon's roaring.