वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-17, verse-7

तस्य माला च देहश्च मर्मघाती च यः शरः ।
त्रिधेव रचिता लक्ष्मीः पतितस्यापि शोभते ॥७॥

7. tasya mālā ca dehaśca marmaghātī ca yaḥ śaraḥ ,
tridheva racitā lakṣmīḥ patitasyāpi śobhate.

7. tasya mālā ca dehaḥ ca marmaghātī ca yaḥ śaraḥ
tridhā iva racitā lakṣmīḥ patitasya api śobhate

7. tasya mālā ca dehaḥ ca yaḥ marmaghātī śaraḥ ca
tridhā iva racitā lakṣmīḥ patitasya api śobhate

7. His garland, his body, and the deadly arrow that struck his vital points—these three, as if a single splendor (lakṣmī) arranged in three parts, shone beautifully, even for him who had fallen.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• माला (mālā) - garland, necklace

• च (ca) - and

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• च (ca) - and

• मर्मघाती (marmaghātī) - striking vital points, deadly, piercing to the quick

• च (ca) - and

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

• शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• रचिता (racitā) - composed, created, arranged (feminine)

• लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - splendor, beauty, fortune

• पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen one

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, looks beautiful, is adorned

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

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

Note: Refers to the fallen hero mentioned in previous verses.

माला (mālā) - garland, necklace

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace, rosary

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person, physical frame

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मर्मघाती (marmaghātī) - striking vital points, deadly, piercing to the quick

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marmaghātin

marmaghātin - striking vital spots, fatal, deadly, piercing the heart/vulnerable points

Agent noun derived from marman (vital spot) + root han (to strike, kill) + suffix -in.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (marman+ghātin)

• marman – vital spot, vulnerable point, secret
  noun (neuter)
• ghātin – striking, killing, destroying, killer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -in.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'śaraḥ'.

शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed, water-reed

त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold

(indeclinable)

Derived from tri (three) + suffix -dhā (indicating manner).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

रचिता (racitā) - composed, created, arranged (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of racita

racita - made, prepared, arranged, composed, built

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rac (to make, prepare, compose) + suffix -ta (kta).

Root: rac (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'lakṣmīḥ'.

लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - splendor, beauty, fortune

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, beauty, splendor, wealth; the goddess Lakṣmī

पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, thrown down, descended

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: pat (class 1)

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

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, looks beautiful, is adorned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

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