वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-19, verse-23

शक्रतुल्यपराक्रान्तं वृष्ट्वेवोपरतं घनम् ।
नर्दन्तं नर्दतां भीमं शूरं शूरेण पातितम् ॥२३॥

23. śakratulyaparākrāntaṃ vṛṣṭvevoparataṃ ghanam ,
nardantaṃ nardatāṃ bhīmaṃ śūraṃ śūreṇa pātitam.

23. śakratulyaparākrāntam vṛṣṭvā iva uparatam ghanam
nardantam nardatām bhīmam śūram śūreṇa pātitam

23. śūram śakratulyaparākrāntam ghanam iva vṛṣṭvā
uparatam bhīmam nardatām nardantam śūreṇa pātitam

23. Whose valor was equal to Śakra's (Indra), like a cloud that has ceased after pouring rain; roaring terrifyingly among other roarers, a hero struck down by a hero.

Words meanings summery:

• शक्रतुल्यपराक्रान्तम् (śakratulyaparākrāntam) - whose valor was equal to Śakra's (Indra) (whose valor is like Indra's, similar to Indra in prowess)

• वृष्ट्वा (vṛṣṭvā) - after pouring rain (having rained, after raining)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उपरतम् (uparatam) - ceased (ceased, stopped, desisted, dead)

• घनम् (ghanam) - cloud (cloud, mass, dense, compact)

• नर्दन्तम् (nardantam) - roaring (roaring, shouting, making noise)

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - among other roarers (of those who roar, of roarers)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying (terrifying, formidable, dreadful)

• शूरम् (śūram) - a hero (hero, brave, valorous)

• शूरेण (śūreṇa) - by a hero (by a hero, by a brave man)

• पातितम् (pātitam) - struck down (thrown down, felled, caused to fall, killed)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्रतुल्यपराक्रान्तम् (śakratulyaparākrāntam) - whose valor was equal to Śakra's (Indra) (whose valor is like Indra's, similar to Indra in prowess)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakratulyaparākrānta

śakratulyaparākrānta - possessing prowess like Śakra (Indra)

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakratulya+parākrānta)

• śakratulya – equal to Indra
  adjective (masculine)
• parākrānta – valorous, mighty, powerful, prowess
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kram- with prefix parā-
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

वृष्ट्वा (vṛṣṭvā) - after pouring rain (having rained, after raining)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root vṛṣ- with suffix -tvā.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उपरतम् (uparatam) - ceased (ceased, stopped, desisted, dead)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uparata

uparata - ceased, stopped, desisted, dead, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

From root ram- with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

घनम् (ghanam) - cloud (cloud, mass, dense, compact)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - cloud, mass, dense, thick, solid

नर्दन्तम् (nardantam) - roaring (roaring, shouting, making noise)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nardant

nardant - roaring, shouting, sounding

Present Active Participle

From root nard- (class 1) with suffix -at.

Root: nard (class 1)

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - among other roarers (of those who roar, of roarers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, a roarer

Present Active Participle (used as noun)

From root nard- (class 1) with suffix -at.

Root: nard (class 1)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying (terrifying, formidable, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fearful

Derived from root bhī- (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

शूरम् (śūram) - a hero (hero, brave, valorous)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valorous, warrior

शूरेण (śūreṇa) - by a hero (by a hero, by a brave man)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valorous, warrior

पातितम् (pātitam) - struck down (thrown down, felled, caused to fall, killed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle (causative of pat)

Causative root pāt- from pat- (to fall) and then Past Passive Participle suffix -ta.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: This is the accusative singular of the Past Passive Participle of the causative root pāt- (from pat-).

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