वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-23, verse-17

उद्बबर्ह शरं नीलस्तस्य गात्रगतं तदा ।
गिरिगह्वरसंलीनं दीप्तमाशीविषं यथा ॥१७॥

17. udbabarha śaraṃ nīlastasya gātragataṃ tadā ,
girigahvarasaṃlīnaṃ dīptamāśīviṣaṃ yathā.

17. udbabarha śaram nīlaḥ tasya gātragatam tadā
girigahvarasaṃlīnam dīptam āśīviṣam yathā

17. tadā nīlaḥ tasya gātragatam śaram udbabarha,
yathā girigahvarasaṃlīnam dīptam āśīviṣam

17. Then Nīla pulled out that arrow, which was lodged in Vāli's body, just as one might pull out a fiery poisonous snake (āśīviṣa) hidden within a mountain cave.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्बबर्ह (udbabarha) - he pulled out, he drew out, he took out

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (proper name)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Vāli. (his, of him)

• गात्रगतम् (gātragatam) - lodged in the body (of Vāli) (gone into the body, stuck in the body)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• गिरिगह्वरसंलीनम् (girigahvarasaṁlīnam) - hidden in a mountain cave

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, glowing, fiery, bright

• आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - poisonous snake (āśīviṣa)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

उद्बबर्ह (udbabarha) - he pulled out, he drew out, he took out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of udbhṛ

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, from the root √bhṛ (to bear, carry) with the prefix ud- (up, out).

Prefix: ud

Root: √bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Masculine 'a'-ending noun.

Note: Direct object of 'udbabarha'.

नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nīla (name of a monkey general), blue, dark

Masculine 'a'-ending noun.

Note: Subject of the verb 'udbabarha'.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Vāli. (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular masculine form of 'tad'.

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to Vāli, modifying the implicit 'gātram' within 'gātragatam'.

गात्रगतम् (gātragatam) - lodged in the body (of Vāli) (gone into the body, stuck in the body)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gātragata

gātragata - gone into the body, situated in the body

Past Passive Participle compound

Tatpurusha compound: 'gātre gatam' (gone into the body).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (gātra+gata)

• gātra – body, limb
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, entered, reached
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root √gam (to go, move).
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śaram'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time, derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-dā'.

Note: Modifies the verb 'udbabarha'.

गिरिगह्वरसंलीनम् (girigahvarasaṁlīnam) - hidden in a mountain cave

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of girigahvarasaṃlīna

girigahvarasaṁlīna - hidden/concealed in a mountain cave

Past Passive Participle compound

Tatpurusha compound: 'girigahvare saṃlīnam' (hidden in a mountain cave).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (girigahvara+saṃlīna)

• girigahvara – mountain cave
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpurusha compound: 'girer gahvaram' (cave of a mountain).
• saṃlīna – hidden, concealed, merged, absorbed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root √lī (to cling, hide, melt) with the prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √lī (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'āśīviṣam' in the simile.

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, glowing, fiery, bright

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, glowing, shining, fiery

Past Passive Participle

From the root √dīp (to shine, blaze).

Root: √dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'āśīviṣam'.

आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - poisonous snake (āśīviṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a poisonous snake (whose breath or fangs are venomous)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'āśīḥ viṣaṃ yasya saḥ' (one whose breath/fangs are poison).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āśīs+viṣa)

• āśīs – wish, prayer, blessing, breath, fangs (in context of snake)
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine 'īś'-ending noun; here specifically refers to the venomous breath or fangs of a snake.
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
  Neuter 'a'-ending noun.

Note: Object of comparison for the arrow.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Adverb of comparison.

Note: Introduces the simile.