वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-61, verse-9

पाणिभिर्निहताः के चित् के चिज्जानुभिराहताः ।
प्रकृष्टाश्च यथाकामं देवमार्गं च दर्शिताः ॥९॥

9. pāṇibhirnihatāḥ ke cit ke cijjānubhirāhatāḥ ,
prakṛṣṭāśca yathākāmaṃ devamārgaṃ ca darśitāḥ.

9. pāṇibhiḥ nihātāḥ ke cit ke cit jānubhiḥ āhatāḥ
prakṛṣṭāḥ ca yathākāmam devamārgam ca darśitāḥ

9. ke cit pāṇibhiḥ nihātāḥ ke cit jānubhiḥ āhatāḥ
ca prakṛṣṭāḥ yathākāmam ca devamārgam darśitāḥ

9. Some were struck down by hands, while others were assailed with knees. They were dragged about as desired and then shown the path to the celestial realm.

Words meanings summery:

• पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - by hands

• निहाताः (nihātāḥ) - struck down, killed

• के (ke) - some

• चित् (cit) - an enclitic particle used to make an indefinite pronoun (e.g., 'someone', 'something')

• के (ke) - some

• चित् (cit) - an enclitic particle used to make an indefinite pronoun (e.g., 'someone', 'something')

• जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - by knees

• आहताः (āhatāḥ) - beaten, struck, assailed

• प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - dragged forth, pulled

• च (ca) - and

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, at will

• देवमार्गम् (devamārgam) - the path of the gods, celestial path, heaven

• च (ca) - and

• दर्शिताः (darśitāḥ) - shown, revealed (here, sent to)

Words meanings and morphology

पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - by hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

निहाताः (nihātāḥ) - struck down, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

ni- + han (to strike/kill) + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

के (ke) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - an enclitic particle used to make an indefinite pronoun (e.g., 'someone', 'something')

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - an enclitic particle used to make an indefinite pronoun (e.g., 'someone', 'something')

(indeclinable)

जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - by knees

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jānu

jānu - knee

आहताः (āhatāḥ) - beaten, struck, assailed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhata

āhata - struck, beaten, injured

Past Passive Participle

ā- + han (to strike/kill) + kta

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - dragged forth, pulled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṛṣṭa

prakṛṣṭa - dragged, pulled forward, excellent

Past Passive Particāple

pra- + kṛṣ (to drag/pull) + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, at will

(indeclinable)

देवमार्गम् (devamārgam) - the path of the gods, celestial path, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devamārga

devamārga - path of the gods, celestial path

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+mārga)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दर्शिताः (darśitāḥ) - shown, revealed (here, sent to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darśita

darśita - shown, revealed, caused to be seen

Causative Past Passive Participle

dṛś (to see) + ṇic (causative) + kta

Root: dṛś (class 1)