वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-14

स्वल्पं हि कृतमिन्द्रेण क्षिपता ह्यशनिं पुरा ।
लक्ष्मणो निशितैर्बाणैर्भिन्द्यात् पत्रपुटं यथा ।
लक्ष्मणस्य च नाराचा बहवः सन्ति तद्विधाः ॥१४॥

14. svalpaṃ hi kṛtamindreṇa kṣipatā hyaśaniṃ purā ,
lakṣmaṇo niśitairbāṇairbhindyāt patrapuṭaṃ yathā ,
lakṣmaṇasya ca nārācā bahavaḥ santi tadvidhāḥ.

14. sv-alpaṃ hi kṛtam indreṇa kṣipatā hi
aśanim purā lakṣmaṇaḥ niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ
bhindyāt patra-puṭam yathā lakṣmaṇasya
ca nārācāḥ bahavaḥ santi tad-vidhāḥ

14. indreṇa purā aśanim kṣipatā kṛtam
sv-alpaṃ hi yathā lakṣmaṇaḥ niśitaiḥ
bāṇaiḥ patra-puṭam bhindyāt ca lakṣmaṇasya
tad-vidhāḥ bahavaḥ nārācāḥ santi

14. Indeed, what was accomplished by Indra in the past, when he hurled his thunderbolt, was very little. Just as Lakṣmaṇa could tear even a leaf-container with his sharp arrows, so too Lakṣmaṇa possesses many more iron arrows of that kind.

Words meanings summery:

• स्व्-अल्पं (sv-alpaṁ) - very little, small, meager

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (referring to an action) (done, made, performed, accomplished)

• इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

• क्षिपता (kṣipatā) - by throwing, by hurling

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• अशनिम् (aśanim) - thunderbolt, lightning

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before, in the past

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• भिन्द्यात् (bhindyāt) - would tear (would pierce, would tear, should break)

• पत्र-पुटम् (patra-puṭam) - leaf-cup, leaf-container, a cup made of leaves

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• नाराचाः (nārācāḥ) - iron arrows

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• तद्-विधाः (tad-vidhāḥ) - of that kind, similar to that

Words meanings and morphology

स्व्-अल्पं (sv-alpaṁ) - very little, small, meager

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sv-alpa

sv-alpa - very small, little, minute, trifling, slight

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+alpa)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• alpa – small, little, few, insignificant
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially to modify 'kṛtam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (referring to an action) (done, made, performed, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ- (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a noun in this context ('what was done').

इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity, king of gods)

Note: Agent of 'kṛtam'.

क्षिपता (kṣipatā) - by throwing, by hurling

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣipat

kṣipat - throwing, hurling, casting

Present Active Participle

From root kṣip- (to throw)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'indreṇa'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle. Appears as 'hy' in Devanagari due to sandhi with preceding 'kṣipatā'.

अशनिम् (aśanim) - thunderbolt, lightning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśani

aśani - thunderbolt, lightning, arrow, weapon

Note: Object of 'kṣipatā'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before, in the past

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rama), having auspicious marks

Note: Subject of 'bhindyāt'.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen, pointed, intense

Past Passive Participle

From root śā- (to sharpen) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument for 'bhindyāt'.

भिन्द्यात् (bhindyāt) - would tear (would pierce, would tear, should break)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhid

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Root bhid-, 7th class verb (bhinad-)

Root: bhid (class 7)

पत्र-पुटम् (patra-puṭam) - leaf-cup, leaf-container, a cup made of leaves

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of patra-puṭa

patra-puṭa - a cup or container made of leaves, a leaf-bundle, a small basket made of leaves

Compound type : tatpurusha (patra+puṭa)

• patra – leaf, feather, wing, petal
  noun (neuter)
• puṭa – a pocket, a cup, a cone, a folded container, a cavity
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Object of 'bhindyāt'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rama), having auspicious marks

Note: Possessive, 'of Lakṣmaṇa'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

नाराचाः (nārācāḥ) - iron arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - an iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow

Note: Subject of 'santi'.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'nārācāḥ'.

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative, 3rd Person Plural

Root as-, 2nd class verb

Root: as (class 2)

तद्-विधाः (tad-vidhāḥ) - of that kind, similar to that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad-vidha

tad-vidha - of that kind, like that, such

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+vidha)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, form, measure
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'nārācāḥ'.

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