वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-45, verse-22

समुत्पतन्तं समभिद्रवद्बली स राक्षसानां प्रवरः प्रतापवान् ।
रथी रथश्रेष्ठतमः किरञ् शरैः पयोधरः शैलमिवाश्मवृष्टिभिः ॥२२॥

22. samutpatantaṃ samabhidravadbalī sa rākṣasānāṃ pravaraḥ pratāpavān ,
rathī rathaśreṣṭhatamaḥ kirañ śaraiḥ payodharaḥ śailamivāśmavṛṣṭibhiḥ.

22. samutpatantam samabhidravat balī saḥ
rākṣasānām pravaraḥ pratāpavān
rathī rathaśreṣṭhatamaḥ kiran śaraiḥ
payodharaḥ śailam iva aśmavṛṣṭibhiḥ

22. saḥ balī pratāpavān rākṣasānām pravaraḥ
rathaśreṣṭhatamaḥ rathī
samutpatantam samabhidravat śaraiḥ kiran
payodharaḥ śailam aśmavṛṣṭibhiḥ iva

22. That powerful, valorous, and foremost of the rākṣasas, the most excellent charioteer, rushed towards [Hanuman] who was leaping up, showering him with arrows, just as a cloud showers stones upon a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• समुत्पतन्तम् (samutpatantam) - Hanuman, who was leaping up (leaping up, flying up, arising)

• समभिद्रवत् (samabhidravat) - rushed towards, attacked

• बली (balī) - mighty, powerful, strong person

• सः (saḥ) - He (Akṣakumāra) (he, that)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

• प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost, chief, best

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valorous, mighty, glorious

• रथी (rathī) - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

• रथश्रेष्ठतमः (rathaśreṣṭhatamaḥ) - most excellent among charioteers, best charioteer

• किरन् (kiran) - scattering, showering

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - cloud (lit. water-bearer)

• शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अश्मवृष्टिभिः (aśmavṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of stones

Words meanings and morphology

समुत्पतन्तम् (samutpatantam) - Hanuman, who was leaping up (leaping up, flying up, arising)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samutpatant

samutpatant - leaping up, flying up, arising

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fly, fall) with prefixes sam and ud.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

समभिद्रवत् (samabhidravat) - rushed towards, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samabhidrav

Imperfect third singular

Root dru (to run, flow) with prefixes sam and abhi.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Refers to Akṣakumāra.

बली (balī) - mighty, powerful, strong person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - mighty, powerful, strong

Possessive suffix 'in' added to 'bala' (strength).

Note: Qualifies Akṣakumāra.

सः (saḥ) - He (Akṣakumāra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Akṣakumāra.

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a rākṣasa

प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost, chief, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - excellent, chief, foremost

Derived from root vṛ (to choose) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Akṣakumāra.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valorous, mighty, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - glorious, mighty, valorous, powerful

Possessive suffix 'vat' added to 'pratāpa' (power, valor).

Note: Qualifies Akṣakumāra.

रथी (rathī) - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot, one possessing a chariot

Possessive suffix 'in' added to 'ratha' (chariot).

Note: Refers to Akṣakumāra.

रथश्रेष्ठतमः (rathaśreṣṭhatamaḥ) - most excellent among charioteers, best charioteer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathaśreṣṭhatama

rathaśreṣṭhatama - most excellent among charioteers

Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'śreṣṭha' (best), which is part of a Tatpuruṣa compound 'ratha-śreṣṭha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+śreṣṭhatama)

• ratha – chariot, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭhatama – most excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of śreṣṭha

Note: Qualifies Akṣakumāra.

किरन् (kiran) - scattering, showering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kirant

kirant - scattering, strewing, showering

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to scatter, strew).

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies Akṣakumāra.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - cloud (lit. water-bearer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payodhara

payodhara - cloud, breast (lit. water/milk-bearer)

Compound formed from 'payas' (water) and 'dhara' (bearer).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (payas+dhara)

• payas – water, fluid
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile.

शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

From 'śilā' (rock).

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अश्मवृष्टिभिः (aśmavṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of stones

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of aśmavṛṣṭi

aśmavṛṣṭi - shower of stones, hail

Compound of 'aśman' (stone) and 'vṛṣṭi' (rain, shower).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (aśman+vṛṣṭi)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)