वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-19

तथा लाङ्गूलहस्तैश्च चरणाभ्यां च मर्दिता ।
बभूवाशोकवनिका प्रभग्नवरपादपा ॥१९॥

19. tathā lāṅgūlahastaiśca caraṇābhyāṃ ca marditā ,
babhūvāśokavanikā prabhagnavarapādapā.

19. tathā lāṅgūlahastaiḥ ca caraṇābhyām ca marditā
babhūva aśokavanikā prabhagnavarapadapā

19. Similarly, the (aśoka) grove, with its finest trees completely shattered, became ravaged by (Hanuman's) tail, hands, and feet.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

• लाङ्गूलहस्तैः (lāṅgūlahastaiḥ) - by tail and hands

• च (ca) - and

• चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) - by feet

• च (ca) - and

• मर्दिता (marditā) - crushed, trampled, ravaged

• बभूव (babhūva) - became

• अशोकवनिका (aśokavanikā) - the Aśoka grove

• प्रभग्नवरपदपा (prabhagnavarapadapā) - with its excellent trees completely broken

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

लाङ्गूलहस्तैः (lāṅgūlahastaiḥ) - by tail and hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lāṅgūlahasta

lāṅgūlahasta - tail and hand

Compound type : dvandva (lāṅgūla+hasta)

• lāṅgūla – tail
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) - by feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मर्दिता (marditā) - crushed, trampled, ravaged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mardita

mardita - crushed, trampled, afflicted, ravaged

Past Passive Participle

Root: mṛd (class 9)

बभूव (babhūva) - became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अशोकवनिका (aśokavanikā) - the Aśoka grove

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśokavanikā

aśokavanikā - a grove of aśoka trees

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśoka+vanikā)

• aśoka – aśoka tree
  noun (masculine)
• vanikā – grove, small forest
  noun (feminine)

प्रभग्नवरपदपा (prabhagnavarapadapā) - with its excellent trees completely broken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhagnavarapadapa

prabhagnavarapadapa - having its best trees completely broken

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prabhagna+vara+pādapa)

• prabhagna – completely broken, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• vara – best, excellent, choicest
  adjective
• pādapa – tree
  noun (masculine)

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