वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-75

स तान्बाहुद्वये सक्तानादाय पतगानिव ।
प्रासादं शैलसंकाशमुत्पापाताङ्गदस्तदा ॥७५॥

75. sa tānbāhudvaye saktānādāya patagāniva ,
prāsādaṃ śailasaṃkāśamutpāpātāṅgadastadā.

75. sa tān bāhudvaye saktān ādāya patagān iva
prāsādam śailasaṃkāśam utpāpāta aṅgadaḥ tadā

75. tadā aṅgadaḥ,
sa tān bāhudvaye saktān patagān iva ādāya,
śailasaṃkāśam prāsādam utpāpāta.

75. Then Aṅgada, having seized those (rākṣasas) clinging to his two arms as if they were birds, flew up to the palace, which resembled a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Aṅgada (he, that)

• तान् (tān) - those rākṣasas (them, those)

• बाहुद्वये (bāhudvaye) - in Aṅgada's two arms (in the two arms)

• सक्तान् (saktān) - clinging to his arms (clinging, attached, fixed)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having grasped

• पतगान् (patagān) - birds

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace, mansion, lofty building

• शैलसंकाशम् (śailasaṁkāśam) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

• उत्पापात (utpāpāta) - he flew up, he sprang up

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Aṅgada (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Aṅgada, the subject of the sentence.

तान् (tān) - those rākṣasas (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the rākṣasas mentioned in the previous verse.

बाहुद्वये (bāhudvaye) - in Aṅgada's two arms (in the two arms)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhudvaya

bāhudvaya - a pair of arms, two arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+dvaya)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• dvaya – pair, couple
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative indicates where they were clinging.

सक्तान् (saktān) - clinging to his arms (clinging, attached, fixed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sakta

sakta - attached, clinging, fixed, joined

past passive participle

from root √sañj (to cling, adhere)

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Describes tān (the rākṣasas).

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root √dā (to give) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya (l-yap)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Action preceding utpāpāta.

पतगान् (patagān) - birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pataga

pataga - bird (literally 'moving in flight')

compound of pata (flight) + ga (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pata+ga)

• pata – flight, flying
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace, mansion, lofty building

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, mansion, temple, lofty building

Note: Object of utpāpāta (destination).

शैलसंकाशम् (śailasaṁkāśam) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailasaṃkāśa

śailasaṁkāśa - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+saṃkāśa)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar
  adjective
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Describes prāsādam.

उत्पापात (utpāpāta) - he flew up, he sprang up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

perfect tense

formed from root √pat with prefix ud-, 3rd singular active

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Prefix ud- means 'upwards'.

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Aṅgada (son of Vālin)

Note: Subject of utpāpāta.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)