वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-54, verse-15

तेन पादतलाक्रान्ता रम्येषु गिरिसानुषु ।
सघोषाः समशीर्यन्त शिलाश्चूर्णीकृतास्ततः ॥१५॥

15. tena pādatalākrāntā ramyeṣu girisānuṣu ,
saghoṣāḥ samaśīryanta śilāścūrṇīkṛtāstataḥ.

15. tena pādatalākrāntāḥ ramyeṣu girisānuṣu
saghoṣāḥ samaśīryanta śilāḥ cūrṇīkṛtāḥ tataḥ

15. tena pādatalākrāntāḥ ramyeṣu girisānuṣu
saghoṣāḥ śilāḥ samaśīryanta cūrṇīkṛtāḥ tataḥ

15. As he struck with the soles of his feet upon the beautiful mountain slopes, the resounding rocks were completely pulverized and crumbled.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him (Hanumān) (by him, by that, with that)

• पादतलाक्रान्ताः (pādatalākrāntāḥ) - struck by the soles of Hanumān's feet (struck by the soles of the feet, trampled)

• रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - on the beautiful (mountain slopes) (on the beautiful, charming, delightful)

• गिरिसानुषु (girisānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes (on the mountain peaks/ridges/slopes)

• सघोषाः (saghoṣāḥ) - resounding (rocks) (resounding, noisy, with sound)

• समशीर्यन्त (samaśīryanta) - were completely crumbled (the rocks) (they were completely crumbled, they were destroyed)

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks (rocks, stones)

• चूर्णीकृताः (cūrṇīkṛtāḥ) - pulverized (the rocks) (pulverized, reduced to powder)

• ततः (tataḥ) - and then (then, thereupon, from that)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him (Hanumān) (by him, by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine singular instrumental form of 'tad'.

पादतलाक्रान्ताः (pādatalākrāntāḥ) - struck by the soles of Hanumān's feet (struck by the soles of the feet, trampled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pādatalākrānta

pādatalākrānta - struck by the sole of the foot

Compound derived from 'pādatala' (sole of foot) and 'ākrānta' (stricken, overcome, PPP of 'ā-kram').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pādatala+ākrānta)

• pādatala – sole of the foot
  noun (neuter)
• ākrānta – overcome, struck, trampled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kram (to step) with upasarga ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śilāḥ'.

रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - on the beautiful (mountain slopes) (on the beautiful, charming, delightful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful

Gerundive

From root ram (to delight, play).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'girisānuṣu'.

गिरिसानुषु (girisānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes (on the mountain peaks/ridges/slopes)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of girisānu

girisānu - mountain ridge, mountain slope

Compound of 'giri' (mountain) and 'sānu' (ridge, summit).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+sānu)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• sānu – ridge, summit, peak, slope
  noun (masculine)

सघोषाः (saghoṣāḥ) - resounding (rocks) (resounding, noisy, with sound)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saghoṣa

saghoṣa - with sound, noisy, resounding

Compound with prefix 'sa-' (with) and 'ghoṣa' (sound, noise).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ghoṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śilāḥ'.

समशीर्यन्त (samaśīryanta) - were completely crumbled (the rocks) (they were completely crumbled, they were destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of śīry

Imperfect tense, middle voice (ātmanepada) from root 'śīr' with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: śīr (class 9)

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks (rocks, stones)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

Note: Subject of the verbs.

चूर्णीकृताः (cūrṇīkṛtāḥ) - pulverized (the rocks) (pulverized, reduced to powder)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cūrṇīkṛta

cūrṇīkṛta - reduced to powder, pulverized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'cūrṇa' (powder) + 'kṛta' (made, done - PPP of 'kṛ'). The 'ī' is a stem formation.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'śilāḥ'. Part of the predicate.

ततः (tataḥ) - and then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'tad'.

Note: Adverb connecting the actions.