वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-33, verse-23

भिन्नगात्रः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः क्षिप्रहस्तेन रक्षसा ।
प्रजघानाद्रिशृङ्गेण तपनं मुष्टिना गजः ॥२३॥

23. bhinnagātraḥ śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kṣiprahastena rakṣasā ,
prajaghānādriśṛṅgeṇa tapanaṃ muṣṭinā gajaḥ.

23. bhinnagātraḥ śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ kṣiprahastena rakṣasā
prajaghāna adriśṛṅgeṇa tapanaṃ muṣṭinā gajaḥ

23. gajaḥ bhinnagātraḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ kṣiprahastena
rakṣasā adriśṛṅgeṇa muṣṭinā tapanaṃ prajaghāna

23. The elephant, its body wounded by the sharp arrows of the swift-handed demon, struck Tapana with a mountain peak and with its fist.

Words meanings summery:

• भिन्नगात्रः (bhinnagātraḥ) - with a wounded body, whose body is pierced

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp

• क्षिप्रहस्तेन (kṣiprahastena) - by the swift-handed, by the quick-handed

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon

• प्रजघान (prajaghāna) - struck (with a weapon/fist) (he struck, he killed)

• अद्रिशृङ्गेण (adriśṛṅgeṇa) - with a mountain peak

• तपनं (tapanaṁ) - Tapana (the opponent demon) (Tapana (proper name), the scorching one)

• मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with a fist

• गजः (gajaḥ) - the elephant

Words meanings and morphology

भिन्नगात्रः (bhinnagātraḥ) - with a wounded body, whose body is pierced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinnagātra

bhinnagātra - having a body pierced/wounded, having a broken limb

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+gātra)

• bhinna – broken, pierced, wounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhid (to break, split, pierce) + kta suffix
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• gātra – body, limb
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'gajaḥ'

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, hot

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'

क्षिप्रहस्तेन (kṣiprahastena) - by the swift-handed, by the quick-handed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣiprahasta

kṣiprahasta - swift-handed, quick at work

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣipra+hasta)

• kṣipra – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rakṣasā'

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa, fiend

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent of the action of piercing.

प्रजघान (prajaghāna) - struck (with a weapon/fist) (he struck, he killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of han

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'gajaḥ'.

अद्रिशृङ्गेण (adriśṛṅgeṇa) - with a mountain peak

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of adriśṛṅga

adriśṛṅga - mountain peak

Compound type : tatpurusha (adri+śṛṅga)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of striking.

तपनं (tapanaṁ) - Tapana (the opponent demon) (Tapana (proper name), the scorching one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapana

tapana - scorching, heating, paining; the sun; a name of Yama; a proper name

Derived from root tap (to heat, scorch)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'prajaghāna'.

मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with a fist

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

Root: muṣ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of striking.

गजः (gajaḥ) - the elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'prajaghāna'.