वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-22, verse-27

असिनाभ्याहतश्छिन्नो मध्ये रिपुनिषूदनः ।
अभिष्टनति मेदिन्यां पनसः पनसो यथा ॥२७॥

27. asinābhyāhataśchinno madhye ripuniṣūdanaḥ ,
abhiṣṭanati medinyāṃ panasaḥ panaso yathā.

27. asinā abhyāhataḥ chinnaḥ madhye ripunīṣūdanaḥ
abhiṣṭanati medinyām panasaḥ panasaḥ yathā

27. ripunīṣūdanaḥ panasaḥ asinā abhyāhataḥ madhye
chinnaḥ medinyām abhiṣṭanati panasaḥ yathā

27. Panasa, the destroyer of foes, struck by the sword and cut in two, roared on the ground just like a jackfruit tree.

Words meanings summery:

• असिना (asinā) - by the sword

• अभ्याहतः (abhyāhataḥ) - struck, hit

• छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut, severed

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in half

• रिपुनीषूदनः (ripunīṣūdanaḥ) - Panasa, the destroyer of foes (destroyer of foes)

• अभिष्टनति (abhiṣṭanati) - roars, thunders

• मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the ground/earth

• पनसः (panasaḥ) - Panasa, the vānara chief (subject of the sentence) (Panasa (name of a vānara))

• पनसः (panasaḥ) - A jackfruit tree (used in the simile) (jackfruit tree)

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

Words meanings and morphology

असिना (asinā) - by the sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Note: Indicates the instrument of striking.

अभ्याहतः (abhyāhataḥ) - struck, hit

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāhata

abhyāhata - struck, hit, wounded, assaulted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasargas abhi (towards, against) and ā (completely).

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to Panasa.

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 Panasa.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in half

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of locative 'madhye' to mean 'in two'.

रिपुनीषूदनः (ripunīṣūdanaḥ) - Panasa, the destroyer of foes (destroyer of foes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripunīṣūdana

ripunīṣūdana - destroyer of enemies, foe-killer

Compound of ripu (enemy) and niṣūdana (destroyer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ripu+niṣūdana)

• ripu – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• niṣūdana – destroyer, killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  From root sūd (to kill, destroy) with upasarga ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Noun in apposition to Panasa.

अभिष्टनति (abhiṣṭanati) - roars, thunders

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhiṣṭan

Present Indicative

Derived from root stan (to thunder, roar) with upasarga abhi (towards, upon). Root 'stan' undergoes retroflexion of 's' to 'ṣ' after 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Subject is Panasa.

मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the ground/earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground, soil

Note: Indicates location.

पनसः (panasaḥ) - Panasa, the vānara chief (subject of the sentence) (Panasa (name of a vānara))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panasa

panasa - Panasa (name of a vānara general); jackfruit tree

Note: The subject of the verb 'abhiṣṭanati'.

पनसः (panasaḥ) - A jackfruit tree (used in the simile) (jackfruit tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panasa

panasa - jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); Panasa (name of a vānara general)

Note: In comparison with the vānara Panasa.

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.