वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-20, verse-1

रामचापविसृष्टेन शरेणान्तकरेण तम् ।
दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं भूमौ तारा ताराधिपानना ॥१॥

1. rāmacāpavisṛṣṭena śareṇāntakareṇa tam ,
dṛṣṭvā vinihataṃ bhūmau tārā tārādhipānanā.

1. rāmacāpavīsṛṣṭena śareṇa antakareṇa tam
dṛṣṭvā vinihatam bhūmau tārā tārādhipānanā

1. tārādhipānanā tārā rāmacāpavīsṛṣṭena
antakareṇa śareṇa tam bhūmau vinihatam dṛṣṭvā

1. Seeing him (Vali) struck down on the ground by the death-dealing arrow discharged from Rama's bow, Tara, whose face resembled the moon...

Words meanings summery:

• रामचापवीसृष्टेन (rāmacāpavīsṛṣṭena) - by the one discharged from Rama's bow

• शरेण (śareṇa) - by the arrow

• अन्तकरेण (antakareṇa) - by the death-dealing one, by the one causing the end

• तम् (tam) - Vali (him)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• विनिहतम् (vinihatam) - Vali, who was struck down (struck down, killed)

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

• तारा (tārā) - Vali's wife, Tara (Tara (a proper name))

• ताराधिपानना (tārādhipānanā) - having a face like the moon

Words meanings and morphology

रामचापवीसृष्टेन (rāmacāpavīsṛṣṭena) - by the one discharged from Rama's bow

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāmacāpavīsṛṣṭa

rāmacāpavīsṛṣṭa - discharged from Rama's bow

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+cāpa+vīsṛṣṭa)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• vīsṛṣṭa – released, discharged, emitted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sṛj' with prefixes 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

शरेण (śareṇa) - by the arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

अन्तकरेण (antakareṇa) - by the death-dealing one, by the one causing the end

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of antakara

antakara - causing an end, death-dealing, death-maker

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (anta+kara)

• anta – end, limit, death
  noun (masculine)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'kṛ' with suffix 'a'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'śareṇa'.

तम् (tam) - Vali (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund form

विनिहतम् (vinihatam) - Vali, who was struck down (struck down, killed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinihata

vinihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' with prefixes 'vi-ni'

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

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

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

तारा (tārā) - Vali's wife, Tara (Tara (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - star; Tara (a proper name)

ताराधिपानना (tārādhipānanā) - having a face like the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārādhipānanā

tārādhipānanā - moon-faced (lit. having a face like the lord of stars)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tārādhipa+ānana)

• tārādhipa – lord of stars, i.e., the moon
  noun (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tārā'.

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