वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-22, verse-25

जाम्बवानथ जानुभ्यामुत्पतन्निहतो युधि ।
पट्टसैर्बहुभिश्छिन्नो निकृत्तः पादपो यथा ॥२५॥

25. jāmbavānatha jānubhyāmutpatannihato yudhi ,
paṭṭasairbahubhiśchinno nikṛttaḥ pādapo yathā.

25. jāmbavān atha jānubhyām utpatan nihataḥ yudhi
paṭṭasaiḥ bahubhiḥ chinnaḥ nikṛttaḥ pādapaḥ yathā

25. atha jāmbavān jānubhyām utpatan yudhi nihataḥ
bahubhiḥ paṭṭasaiḥ chinnaḥ nikṛttaḥ pādapaḥ yathā

25. Then Jāmbavān, springing up on his knees, was slain in battle, cut down by many sharp spears like a felled tree.

Words meanings summery:

• जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Jambavan

• अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

• जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - by/with the knees

• उत्पतन् (utpatan) - leaping up, springing up

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle

• पट्टसैः (paṭṭasaiḥ) - by sharp spears / javelins

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut, severed

• निकृत्तः (nikṛttaḥ) - cut down, felled

• पादपः (pādapaḥ) - tree

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

Words meanings and morphology

जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Jambavan

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmbavat

jāmbavat - Jambavan (name of a bear chief, son of Brahmā)

अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

(indeclinable)

जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - by/with the knees

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of jānu

jānu - knee

Note: Also dative/ablative dual. Context implies instrumental.

उत्पतन् (utpatan) - leaping up, springing up

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpatat

utpatat - leaping up, flying up, springing up

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fly, fall) with upasarga ut (up, out).

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally, referring to Jāmbavān.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni (down, into).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to Jāmbavān.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

पट्टसैः (paṭṭasaiḥ) - by sharp spears / javelins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paṭṭasa

paṭṭasa - sharp spear, javelin, dart

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'paṭṭasaiḥ'.

छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut, severed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root chid (to cut, cleave).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Refers to Jāmbavān.

निकृत्तः (nikṛttaḥ) - cut down, felled

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut off, cut down, felled, torn down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛt (to cut, divide) with upasarga ni (down, off).

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Refers to Jāmbavān, in comparison to a tree.

पादपः (pādapaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')

Compound: pāda (foot) + pa (drinker, from root pā, to drink).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, leg
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile comparing Jāmbavān to a felled tree.

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.