वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-12, verse-3

स विसृष्टो बलवता बाणः स्वर्णपरिष्कृतः ।
भित्त्वा सालान् गिरिप्रस्थे सप्त भूमिं विवेश ह ॥३॥

3. sa visṛṣṭo balavatā bāṇaḥ svarṇapariṣkṛtaḥ ,
bhittvā sālān giriprasthe sapta bhūmiṃ viveśa ha.

3. saḥ visṛṣṭaḥ balavatā bāṇaḥ svarṇapariṣkṛtaḥ
bhittvā sālān giriprasthe sapta bhūmim viveśa ha

3. balavatā svarṇapariṣkṛtaḥ saḥ bāṇaḥ visṛṣṭaḥ
giriprasthe sapta sālān bhittvā bhūmim viveśa ha

3. That gold-adorned arrow, discharged by the powerful Rāma, having pierced the seven śāla trees on the mountain plateau, indeed entered the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (arrow) (that, he, it)

• विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - discharged, shot (referring to the arrow) (discharged, released, abandoned, created)

• बलवता (balavatā) - by the powerful one (Rāma) (by the powerful one)

• बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - the arrow (shot by Rāma) (arrow)

• स्वर्णपरिष्कृतः (svarṇapariṣkṛtaḥ) - gold-adorned (describing the arrow) (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced through (the trees) (having pierced, having split, having broken)

• सालान् (sālān) - the śāla trees (śāla trees)

• गिरिप्रस्थे (giriprasthe) - on the mountain plateau (where the trees stood) (on the mountain plateau/table-land)

• सप्त (sapta) - the seven (śāla trees) (seven)

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, the ground (earth, ground, land)

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered (the earth) (entered, penetrated)

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, surely)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (arrow) (that, he, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to 'bāṇaḥ'

विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - discharged, shot (referring to the arrow) (discharged, released, abandoned, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛṣṭa

visṛṣṭa - discharged, released, sent, abandoned, created

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sṛj (to discharge, create) with prefix vi- and suffix -ta

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: modifies 'bāṇaḥ'

बलवता (balavatā) - by the powerful one (Rāma) (by the powerful one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty; a powerful one

possessive suffix -vat added to bala

Note: agent of the passive action 'visṛṣṭaḥ'

बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - the arrow (shot by Rāma) (arrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow; reed, sugarcane

Note: subject of 'viveśa'

स्वर्णपरिष्कृतः (svarṇapariṣkṛtaḥ) - gold-adorned (describing the arrow) (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarṇapariṣkṛta

svarṇapariṣkṛta - adorned with gold, embellished with gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarṇa+pariṣkṛta)

• svarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• pariṣkṛta – adorned, decorated, prepared, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix pari- and suffix -ta, undergoing cerebralization of s
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: modifies 'bāṇaḥ'

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced through (the trees) (having pierced, having split, having broken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root bhid (to split, break) with suffix -tvā

Root: bhid (class 7)

सालान् (sālān) - the śāla trees (śāla trees)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāla

sāla - śāla tree (Shorea robusta); palmyra tree

Note: object of 'bhittvā'

गिरिप्रस्थे (giriprasthe) - on the mountain plateau (where the trees stood) (on the mountain plateau/table-land)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of giriprastha

giriprastha - mountain plateau, table-land on a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+prastha)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• prastha – plateau, table-land; extent, amount
  noun (neuter)

Note: indicates location

सप्त (sapta) - the seven (śāla trees) (seven)

(numeral)

Note: modifies 'sālān'

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, the ground (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, place

Note: object of 'viveśa'

विवेश (viveśa) - entered (the earth) (entered, penetrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of viś

reduplicated perfect tense form (Lit. 3rd conjugation)

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: main verb of the sentence

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)