वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-54, verse-20

तस्योरुवेगान्मथिताः पादपाः पुष्पशालिनः ।
निपेतुर्भूतले रुग्णाः शक्रायुधहता इव ॥२०॥

20. tasyoruvegānmathitāḥ pādapāḥ puṣpaśālinaḥ ,
nipeturbhūtale rugṇāḥ śakrāyudhahatā iva.

20. tasya ūruvegāt mathitāḥ pādapāḥ puṣpaśālinaḥ
nipetuḥ bhūtale rugṇāḥ śakrāyudhahatāḥ iva

20. tasya ūruvegāt mathitāḥ rugṇāḥ puṣpaśālinaḥ
pādapāḥ śakrāyudhahatāḥ iva bhūtale nipetuḥ

20. From its immense force, the flower-laden trees, churned and broken, fell to the ground as if struck by Indra's thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of it (the mountain) (of him, of it)

• ऊरुवेगात् (ūruvegāt) - from its immense force (from great speed, from mighty force)

• मथिताः (mathitāḥ) - churned (churned, crushed, agitated)

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

• पुष्पशालिनः (puṣpaśālinaḥ) - flower-laden (adorned with flowers, flower-bearing)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (they fell down)

• भूतले (bhūtale) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

• रुग्णाः (rugṇāḥ) - broken (broken, shattered, diseased)

• शक्रायुधहताः (śakrāyudhahatāḥ) - struck by Indra's thunderbolt (struck by Indra's weapon)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of it (the mountain) (of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine genitive singular of 'tad'

ऊरुवेगात् (ūruvegāt) - from its immense force (from great speed, from mighty force)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ūruvega

ūruvega - great speed, mighty impulse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ūru+vega)

• ūru – thigh, great, mighty
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From root VĒJ (वेज्)
  Root: vej (class 1)

Note: ablative singular of compound noun

मथिताः (mathitāḥ) - churned (churned, crushed, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mathita

mathita - churned, crushed, agitated, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root MATH (मथ्) 'to churn, stir, crush' + -ta suffix

Root: math (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative plural of past passive participle

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (literally 'drinking with feet')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root PĀ (पा) 'to drink'
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: nominative plural of compound noun

पुष्पशालिनः (puṣpaśālinaḥ) - flower-laden (adorned with flowers, flower-bearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpaśālin

puṣpaśālin - flower-bearing, adorned with flowers

Derived from 'puṣpa' (flower) and 'śālin' (possessing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+śālin)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• śālin – possessing, adorned with, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in added to śāla (possessing)

Note: masculine nominative plural of adjective

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (they fell down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of √pat

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person plural perfect of root PAT (पत्) with prefix NI (नि)

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: 3rd person plural perfect active of √pat with prefix ni-

भूतले (bhūtale) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, bottom
  noun (neuter)

Note: locative singular of compound noun

रुग्णाः (rugṇāḥ) - broken (broken, shattered, diseased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rugṇa

rugṇa - broken, shattered, diseased

Past Passive Participle

From root RUJ (रुज्) 'to break, pain' + -na suffix

Root: ruj (class 6)

Note: masculine nominative plural of past passive participle

शक्रायुधहताः (śakrāyudhahatāḥ) - struck by Indra's thunderbolt (struck by Indra's weapon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakrāyudhahata

śakrāyudhahata - struck by Indra's weapon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+āyudha+hata)

• śakra – Indra, powerful
  proper noun (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
• hata – struck, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root HAN (हन्) 'to strike, kill'
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: masculine nominative plural of compound adjective

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)