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5,44

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-44, verse-33

पट्टिशेन शिताग्रेण प्रघसः प्रत्यपोथयत् ।
भासकर्णश्च शूलेन राक्षसः कपिसत्तमम् ॥३३॥
33. paṭṭiśena śitāgreṇa praghasaḥ pratyapothayat ,
bhāsakarṇaśca śūlena rākṣasaḥ kapisattamam.
33. paṭṭiśena śitāgreṇa praghasaḥ pratyapothayat
bhāsakarṇaḥ ca śūlena rākṣasaḥ kapisattamam
33. praghasaḥ śitāgreṇa paṭṭiśena pratyapothayat
ca rākṣasaḥ bhāsakarṇaḥ śūlena kapisattamam
33. Praghasa struck back with a sharp-pointed axe, while the demon Bhāskarṇa attacked the best of monkeys (kapi) with a spear.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पट्टिशेन (paṭṭiśena) - by an axe-like weapon (by an axe, by a spear)
  • शिताग्रेण (śitāgreṇa) - with a sharp point, by a sharp edge
  • प्रघसः (praghasaḥ) - Praghasa (a demon's name)
  • प्रत्यपोथयत् (pratyapothayat) - struck back, repelled, crushed
  • भासकर्णः (bhāsakarṇaḥ) - Bhāskarṇa (a demon's name)
  • (ca) - and
  • शूलेन (śūlena) - by a spear, by a pike, by a dart
  • राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon
  • कपिसत्तमम् (kapisattamam) - the best of the Vanara (kapi) army, Hanuman (the best of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

पट्टिशेन (paṭṭiśena) - by an axe-like weapon (by an axe, by a spear)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of paṭṭiśa
paṭṭiśa - an axe, a spear, a kind of weapon
शिताग्रेण (śitāgreṇa) - with a sharp point, by a sharp edge
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śitāgra
śitāgra - sharp-pointed, having a sharp edge/point
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śita+agra)
  • śita – sharpened, sharp, keen
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root śo (śyati) 'to sharpen'
    Root: śo (class 4)
  • agra – point, tip, front, top
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with paṭṭiśena.
प्रघसः (praghasaḥ) - Praghasa (a demon's name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of praghasa
praghasa - name of a demon
प्रत्यपोथयत् (pratyapothayat) - struck back, repelled, crushed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of poth
Root in Dhātupāṭha as pūth (poṭhayati)
Prefixes: prati+apa
Root: poth (class 10)
Note: The prefixes 'prati' and 'apa' combine to mean 'struck back/against'.
भासकर्णः (bhāsakarṇaḥ) - Bhāskarṇa (a demon's name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsakarṇa
bhāsakarṇa - name of a demon (literally, 'shining-eared')
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शूलेन (śūlena) - by a spear, by a pike, by a dart
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śūla
śūla - a spear, an iron pike, a dart, a spike
Root: śūl
राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a demon, a follower of Rāvaṇa
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: Refers to Bhāskarṇa.
कपिसत्तमम् (kapisattamam) - the best of the Vanara (kapi) army, Hanuman (the best of monkeys)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kapisattama
kapisattama - best among monkeys, chief of monkeys
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+sattama)
  • kapi – monkey
    noun (masculine)
  • sattama – best, most excellent
    adjective
    Superlative suffix -tama
    Root: sat
Note: Object of pratyapothayat implied for Bhāskarṇa as well.