वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-77

ततः प्रासादशिखरं शैलशृङ्गमिवोन्नतम् ।
तत् पफाल तदाक्रान्तं दशग्रीवस्य पश्यतः ॥७७॥

77. tataḥ prāsādaśikharaṃ śailaśṛṅgamivonnatam ,
tat paphāla tadākrāntaṃ daśagrīvasya paśyataḥ.

77. tataḥ prāsādaśikharam śailaśṛṅgam iva unnatam
tat paphāla tadā ākrāntam daśagrīvasya paśyataḥ

77. tataḥ daśagrīvasya paśyataḥ tadā ākrāntam
śailaśṛṅgam iva unnatam tat prāsādaśikharam paphāla

77. Then, that high palace peak, which resembled a mountain summit, shattered as it was assailed, while Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) watched.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• प्रासादशिखरम् (prāsādaśikharam) - the peak of the palace (palace peak, summit of a palace)

• शैलशृङ्गम् (śailaśṛṅgam) - mountain peak

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उन्नतम् (unnatam) - high, elevated (high, elevated, towering)

• तत् (tat) - that (palace peak) (that)

• पफाल (paphāla) - shattered, collapsed (burst, split, fell, broke)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

• आक्रान्तम् (ākrāntam) - assailed, attacked (by Hanuman) (attacked, assailed, crushed, occupied)

• दशग्रीवस्य (daśagrīvasya) - of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching (seeing, while seeing, of one who sees)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-tas'

प्रासादशिखरम् (prāsādaśikharam) - the peak of the palace (palace peak, summit of a palace)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāsādaśikhara

prāsādaśikhara - palace peak, summit of a palace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāsāda+śikhara)

• prāsāda – palace, mansion, large edifice
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + √sad (to sit)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• śikhara – peak, summit, top, crest
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of an implied action (like 'seeing' or 'affecting')

शैलशृङ्गम् (śailaśṛṅgam) - mountain peak

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailaśṛṅga

śailaśṛṅga - mountain peak, summit of a rock

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'śilā' (rock)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Comparison with 'prāsādaśikharam'

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison

उन्नतम् (unnatam) - high, elevated (high, elevated, towering)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of unnata

unnata - high, elevated, raised, towering

Past Passive Participle

From ud- + √nam (to bend, rise)

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prāsādaśikharam' and 'śailaśṛṅgam'

तत् (tat) - that (palace peak) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'prāsādaśikharam'

पफाल (paphāla) - shattered, collapsed (burst, split, fell, broke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √phal

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Refers to the breaking of the peak

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-dā'

आक्रान्तम् (ākrāntam) - assailed, attacked (by Hanuman) (attacked, assailed, crushed, occupied)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākrānta

ākrānta - attacked, assailed, overcome, crushed, seized, occupied

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + √kram (to step, stride, attack)

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'

दशग्रीवस्य (daśagrīvasya) - of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked, (an epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Indicates possession or agent for the participle 'paśyataḥ'

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching (seeing, while seeing, of one who sees)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing

Present Active Participle

From √dṛś (to see), with 'paśya' stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'daśagrīvasya', indicating contemporaneous action

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