वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-12

तमुत्क्षिप्य महानादमूर्ध्वबाहुमधोमुखम् ।
निखाते प्रक्षिपन्ति स्म नदन्तमिव कुञ्जरम् ॥१२॥

12. tamutkṣipya mahānādamūrdhvabāhumadhomukham ,
nikhāte prakṣipanti sma nadantamiva kuñjaram.

12. tam utkṣipya mahānādam ūrdhvabāhum adhomukham
nikhāte prakṣipanti sma nadantam iva kuñjaram

12. tam utkṣipya ūrdhvabāhum adhomukham mahānādam
nikhāte prakṣipanti sma nadantam iva kuñjaram

12. Having lifted him up, with his arms raised and face downwards, they threw him into a pit as if he were a roaring elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Virādha (the demon) (him)

• उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having lifted up

• महानादम् (mahānādam) - the demon who was making a great noise (making a great noise, loudly roaring)

• ऊर्ध्वबाहुम् (ūrdhvabāhum) - the demon with his arms raised (with arms raised)

• अधोमुखम् (adhomukham) - the demon with his face downwards (face downwards)

• निखाते (nikhāte) - into a pit, in a pit

• प्रक्षिपन्ति (prakṣipanti) - they throw

• स्म (sma) - indeed, (with present verb) expresses past action

• नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring, making noise

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Virādha (the demon) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Object of 'utkṣipya' and 'prakṣipanti'.

उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having lifted up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with upasarga ut- (up) and suffix -ya

Prefix: ut

Root: kṣip (class 6)

महानादम् (mahānādam) - the demon who was making a great noise (making a great noise, loudly roaring)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānāda

mahānāda - a great noise, loud roar

Compound: mahā (great) + nāda (sound)

ऊर्ध्वबाहुम् (ūrdhvabāhum) - the demon with his arms raised (with arms raised)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvabāhu

ūrdhvabāhu - having raised arms

Compound: ūrdhva (upwards) + bāhu (arm)

अधोमुखम् (adhomukham) - the demon with his face downwards (face downwards)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhomukha

adhomukha - having face downwards

Compound: adhas (down) + mukha (face)

निखाते (nikhāte) - into a pit, in a pit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nikhāta

nikhāta - pit, hole, trench

Past Passive Participle of ni-√khan (to dig down)

Prefix: ni

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Indicates the place where he was thrown.

प्रक्षिपन्ति (prakṣipanti) - they throw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kṣip

Present tense, 3rd person plural

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past action.

स्म (sma) - indeed, (with present verb) expresses past action

(indeclinable)

नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring, making noise

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding

Present Active Participle

From √nad (to roar, sound)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kuñjaram'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant