वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-16, verse-27

अथोक्षितः शोणिततोयविस्रवैः सुपुष्पिताशोक इवानिलोद्धतः ।
विचेतनो वासवसूनुराहवे प्रभ्रंशितेन्द्रध्वजवत् क्षितिं गतः ॥२७॥

27. athokṣitaḥ śoṇitatoyavisravaiḥ supuṣpitāśoka ivāniloddhataḥ ,
vicetano vāsavasūnurāhave prabhraṃśitendradhvajavat kṣitiṃ gataḥ.

27. atho ukṣitaḥ śoṇitatoyavisravaiḥ
supuṣpitāśokaḥ iva aniloddhataḥ
vicetanaḥ vāsavasūnuḥ āhave
prabhraṃśitendradhvajavat kṣitiṃ gataḥ

27. atha āhave vāsavasūnuḥ vicetanaḥ
śoṇitatoyavisravaiḥ ukṣitaḥ kṣitiṃ
gataḥ supuṣpitāśokaḥ aniloddhataḥ
iva prabhraṃśitendradhvajavat

27. Then, the son of Indra (Vāsava), rendered unconscious in battle, fell to the ground. He was drenched by streams of blood-water, resembling a beautiful Ashoka tree in full bloom that has been uprooted by the wind, and was like Indra's fallen banner.

Words meanings summery:

• अथो (atho) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• उक्षितः (ukṣitaḥ) - drenched (sprinkled, moistened, drenched)

• शोणिततोयविस्रवैः (śoṇitatoyavisravaiḥ) - by streams of blood (by streams of blood-water)

• सुपुष्पिताशोकः (supuṣpitāśokaḥ) - a beautiful Ashoka tree in full bloom (a well-flowered Ashoka tree, a beautiful Ashoka tree in full bloom)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनिलोद्धतः (aniloddhataḥ) - uprooted by the wind (agitated by the wind, uprooted by the wind)

• विचेतनः (vicetanaḥ) - unconscious (unconscious, senseless, bewildered)

• वासवसूनुः (vāsavasūnuḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Indra (son of Vāsava (Indra), Arjuna)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• प्रभ्रंशितेन्द्रध्वजवत् (prabhraṁśitendradhvajavat) - like Indra's fallen banner (like Indra's fallen banner, like a fallen flag of Indra)

• क्षितिं (kṣitiṁ) - to the ground (earth, ground, land)

• गतः (gataḥ) - fell (to the ground) (gone, reached, attained, fallen)

Words meanings and morphology

अथो (atho) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: This is a sandhi form of 'atha' with an implied 'u' or the start of the next word. In this context, it simply means 'then' or 'furthermore'.

उक्षितः (ukṣitaḥ) - drenched (sprinkled, moistened, drenched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukṣita

ukṣita - sprinkled, moistened, drenched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ukṣ (to sprinkle)

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Vāsavasūnu (Arjuna).

शोणिततोयविस्रवैः (śoṇitatoyavisravaiḥ) - by streams of blood (by streams of blood-water)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śoṇitatoyavisrava

śoṇitatoyavisrava - flow of blood-water

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṇita+toya+visrava)

• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• visrava – flowing forth, discharge, stream
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √sru with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Describes the agent of 'ukṣitaḥ'.

सुपुष्पिताशोकः (supuṣpitāśokaḥ) - a beautiful Ashoka tree in full bloom (a well-flowered Ashoka tree, a beautiful Ashoka tree in full bloom)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supuṣpitāśoka

supuṣpitāśoka - a well-flowered Ashoka tree

Compound noun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (supuṣpita+aśoka)

• supuṣpita – well-flowered, in full bloom
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √puṣ with prefix su-
  Prefix: su
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• aśoka – Ashoka tree (Saraca indica)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison to Arjuna.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अनिलोद्धतः (aniloddhataḥ) - uprooted by the wind (agitated by the wind, uprooted by the wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniloddhata

aniloddhata - agitated by the wind, uprooted by the wind

Past Passive Participle

Compound noun acting as an adjective. Root √han with upasarga ud-

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anila+uddhata)

• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• uddhata – agitated, uprooted, arrogant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to the Ashoka tree in the simile.

विचेतनः (vicetanaḥ) - unconscious (unconscious, senseless, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicetana

vicetana - unconscious, senseless, bewildered

From vi- + cetana (conscious)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+cetana)

• vi – apart, asunder, without
  prefix
• cetana – conscious, animate, intelligence
  adjective (masculine)
  From √cit (to perceive)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Describes Vāsavasūnu (Arjuna).

वासवसूनुः (vāsavasūnuḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Indra (son of Vāsava (Indra), Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsavasūnu

vāsavasūnu - son of Vāsava (Indra), Arjuna

Compound noun (tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsava+sūnu)

• vāsava – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

Derived from √hū (to call) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hū (class 3)

प्रभ्रंशितेन्द्रध्वजवत् (prabhraṁśitendradhvajavat) - like Indra's fallen banner (like Indra's fallen banner, like a fallen flag of Indra)

(indeclinable)

Compound noun with the suffix -vat (like, resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhraṃśita+indra+dhvaja+-vat)

• pra-bhraṃśita – fallen, thrown down
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhraṃś (to fall) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, resembling (suffix)
  indeclinable
  Possessive suffix indicating similarity

Note: Adverbial comparison, describing the manner of falling.

क्षितिं (kṣitiṁ) - to the ground (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land, dwelling

From √kṣi (to dwell)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'gataḥ'.

गतः (gataḥ) - fell (to the ground) (gone, reached, attained, fallen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, fallen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb, in concord with Vāsavasūnu.