वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-10, verse-19

पादप्रहारैस्तु मया बहुशस्तद्विदारितम् ।
ततो ऽहं तेन निष्क्रम्य यथा पुनरुपागतः ॥१९॥

19. pādaprahāraistu mayā bahuśastadvidāritam ,
tato'haṃ tena niṣkramya yathā punarupāgataḥ.

19. pādaprahāraiḥ tu mayā bahuśaḥ tat vidāritam
tataḥ aham tena niṣkramya yathā punaḥ upāgataḥ

19. tu mayā pādaprahāraiḥ bahuśaḥ tat vidāritam.
tataḥ aham tena niṣkramya yathā punaḥ upāgataḥ

19. But I repeatedly broke open that [cave entrance] with kicks. Then, having exited through that opening, I returned as I had come.

Words meanings summery:

• पादप्रहारैः (pādaprahāraiḥ) - with kicks (by foot-blows, by kicks)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (many times, often, repeatedly)

• तत् (tat) - that (cave entrance) (that, it)

• विदारितम् (vidāritam) - broken open (torn open, split, broken open)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तेन (tena) - through that (opening) (by that, through that)

• निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having exited (having gone out, having exited)

• यथा (yathā) - as (I had come) (as, just as, according to)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back)

• उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - returned (returned, arrived, approached)

Words meanings and morphology

पादप्रहारैः (pādaprahāraiḥ) - with kicks (by foot-blows, by kicks)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādaprahāra

pādaprahāra - kick, blow with the foot

Compound of pāda (foot) and prahāra (blow).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+prahāra)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• prahāra – blow, stroke, attack
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + √hṛ (to seize, take).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of action in passive construction (implied vidāritam).

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous sentence.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in the passive construction (with vidāritam).

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (many times, often, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas for repetition.

Note: Modifies vidāritam.

तत् (tat) - that (cave entrance) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the passive vidāritam.

विदारितम् (vidāritam) - broken open (torn open, split, broken open)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidārita

vidārita - torn open, split, broken, pierced

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + √dṛ (to tear, split) + -kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: √dṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with tat.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from tad.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of upāgataḥ.

तेन (tena) - through that (opening) (by that, through that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Indicates the means or path.

निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having exited (having gone out, having exited)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From niṣ- + √kram (to step, go) + -lyaP suffix (when prefixed).

Prefix: nis

Root: √kram (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as (I had come) (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies upāgataḥ.

उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - returned (returned, arrived, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - returned, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From upa- + ā- + √gam (to go) + -kta suffix.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with aham.