वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-42, verse-8

तस्य तच्छुशुभे ताम्रं शरेणाभिहतं मुखम् ।
शरदीवाम्बुजं फुल्लं विद्धं भास्कररश्मिना ॥८॥

8. tasya tacchuśubhe tāmraṃ śareṇābhihataṃ mukham ,
śaradīvāmbujaṃ phullaṃ viddhaṃ bhāskararaśminā.

8. tasya tat śuśubhe tāmram śareṇa abhihatam mukham
śaradi iva ambujam phullam viddham bhāskararaśminā

8. tasya tāmram abhihatam śareṇa tat mukham śaradi
bhāskararaśminā viddham phullam ambujam iva śuśubhe

8. His reddish face, struck by an arrow, appeared beautiful, like an autumn lotus that is blooming and pierced by a sunbeam.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared beautiful

• ताम्रम् (tāmram) - coppery, reddish

• शरेण (śareṇa) - by the arrow

• अभिहतम् (abhihatam) - struck, hit

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus

• फुल्लम् (phullam) - blooming, expanded

• विद्धम् (viddham) - pierced, struck

• भास्कररश्मिना (bhāskararaśminā) - by the sun's ray

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the demon.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'mukham'.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh

ātmanepada

Root: śubh (class 1)

ताम्रम् (tāmram) - coppery, reddish

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāmra

tāmra - coppery, reddish, made of copper

Note: Qualifies 'mukham'.

शरेण (śareṇa) - by the arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṛ (class 1)

अभिहतम् (abhihatam) - struck, hit

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, injured

Past Passive Participle

From verb 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mukham'.

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhe'.

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn

Note: Adverbial usage indicating time.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - born from water, lotus

Compound: ambu (water) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+ja)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  kṛt affix
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Comparable to 'mukham'.

फुल्लम् (phullam) - blooming, expanded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phulla

phulla - blooming, expanded, open

Past Passive Participle (irregular)

From root 'phal' (to bear fruit, expand).

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ambujam'.

विद्धम् (viddham) - pierced, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, hurt

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vyadh' (to pierce, strike).

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'ambujam'.

भास्कररश्मिना (bhāskararaśminā) - by the sun's ray

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāskararaśmi

bhāskararaśmi - sun's ray, sunbeam

Compound: bhāskara (sun) + raśmi (ray).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāskara+raśmi)

• bhāskara – sun, producer of light
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of bhāsa (light) + kara (making).
• raśmi – ray, beam of light, rope
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rās

Note: Agent of 'viddham'.