वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-17, verse-4

भूमौ निपतितस्यापि तस्य देहं महात्मनः ।
न श्रीर्जहाति न प्राणा न तेजो न पराक्रमः ॥४॥

4. bhūmau nipatitasyāpi tasya dehaṃ mahātmanaḥ ,
na śrīrjahāti na prāṇā na tejo na parākramaḥ.

4. bhūmau nipatitasya api tasya deham mahātmanaḥ
na śrīḥ jahāti na prāṇāḥ na tejaḥ na parākramaḥ

4. mahātmanaḥ tasya deham bhūmau nipatitasya api
śrīḥ na jahāti prāṇāḥ na tejaḥ na parākramaḥ na

4. Even though the body of that great soul (mahātman) had fallen to the ground, neither his splendor (śrī), his life-breath (prāṇa), his vigor, nor his prowess abandoned him.

Words meanings summery:

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• निपतितस्य (nipatitasya) - of the one who has fallen

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• देहम् (deham) - body

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul, of the magnanimous one

• न (na) - not, neither

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - splendor, fortune, glory

• जहाति (jahāti) - leaves, abandons, gives up

• न (na) - not, neither

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life-breaths, vital airs, life

• न (na) - not, neither

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - vigor, radiance, spiritual power

• न (na) - not, neither

• पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor, prowess, might

Words meanings and morphology

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

निपतितस्य (nipatitasya) - of the one who has fallen

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, thrown down, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ni- + root pat (to fall) + suffix -ta (kta).

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Adjectival form agreeing with an implied 'puruṣa' or 'hero'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the 'mahātman'.

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person, physical frame

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul, of the magnanimous one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble; a great person, a venerable individual

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - splendor, fortune, glory

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty, success, high rank; goddess Lakṣmī

जहाति (jahāti) - leaves, abandons, gives up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life-breaths, vital airs, life

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit; one of the five vital breaths

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - vigor, radiance, spiritual power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharpness, brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power, fiery energy

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor, prowess, might

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, might, heroism, enterprise, exertion

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