वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-40

तं तोलयित्वा बाहुभ्यां गतसत्त्वमचेतनम् ।
चिक्षेप वेगवान् वाली वेगेनैकेन योजनम् ॥४०॥

40. taṃ tolayitvā bāhubhyāṃ gatasattvamacetanam ,
cikṣepa vegavān vālī vegenaikena yojanam.

40. tam tolayitvā bāhubhyām gatasattvam acetanam
cikṣepa vegavān vālī vegena ekena yojanam

40. vegavān vālī bāhubhyām tam gatasattvam acetanam
tolayitvā ekena vegena yojanam cikṣepa

40. Having lifted that lifeless, unconscious one with his two arms, the mighty Vālī hurled him a yojana (unit of distance) with a single powerful throw.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that one (Dundubhi) (him, that)

• तोलयित्वा (tolayitvā) - having lifted, having weighed

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with (two) arms

• गतसत्त्वम् (gatasattvam) - lifeless, whose life has departed

• अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious, inanimate

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he threw, hurled

• वेगवान् (vegavān) - swift, powerful, endowed with speed/force

• वाली (vālī) - Vālī, the Vanara king (Vali (a famous Vanara king))

• वेगेन (vegena) - with force, with speed

• एकेन (ekena) - with one, with a single

• योजनम् (yojanam) - a yojana (a unit of distance)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that one (Dundubhi) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demon Dundubhi.

तोलयित्वा (tolayitvā) - having lifted, having weighed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the causative form of the root √tul (to weigh, lift) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: tul (class 1)

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with (two) arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

गतसत्त्वम् (gatasattvam) - lifeless, whose life has departed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gatasattva

gatasattva - lifeless, departed life

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+sattva)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the suffix -ta.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sattva – life, essence, being, spirit, vitality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (Dundubhi).

अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious, inanimate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, senseless, inanimate

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, sentient, animate
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (Dundubhi).

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he threw, hurled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of √kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

वेगवान् (vegavān) - swift, powerful, endowed with speed/force

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vegavat

vegavat - swift, powerful, having speed/force

Possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Agrees with 'Vālī'.

वाली (vālī) - Vālī, the Vanara king (Vali (a famous Vanara king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of a powerful Vanara king)

वेगेन (vegena) - with force, with speed

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - force, speed, velocity, impulse

एकेन (ekena) - with one, with a single

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole

Note: Agrees with 'vegena'.

योजनम् (yojanam) - a yojana (a unit of distance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yojana

yojana - a league, a measure of distance (typically 8-9 miles)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate distance.

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