वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-33, verse-28

वज्रमुष्टिस्तु मैन्देन मुष्टिना निहतो रणे ।
पपात सरथः साश्वः पुराट्ट इव भूतले ॥२८॥

28. vajramuṣṭistu maindena muṣṭinā nihato raṇe ,
papāta sarathaḥ sāśvaḥ purāṭṭa iva bhūtale.

28. vajramuṣṭiḥ tu maindena muṣṭinā nihataḥ raṇe
papāta sarathaḥ sāśvaḥ purāṭṭaḥ iva bhūtale

28. tu raṇe maindena muṣṭinā nihataḥ vajramuṣṭiḥ
sarathaḥ sāśvaḥ purāṭṭaḥ iva bhūtale papāta

28. Vajramuṣṭi, however, struck by Mainda with a fist in battle, fell to the ground with his chariot and horses, just like an old turret or palace.

Words meanings summery:

• वज्रमुष्टिः (vajramuṣṭiḥ) - Vajramuṣṭi (name of a demon)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• मैन्देन (maindena) - by Mainda (name of a monkey warrior)

• मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with a fist, by a blow

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck, killed, defeated

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• सरथः (sarathaḥ) - with his chariot, accompanied by a chariot

• साश्वः (sāśvaḥ) - with his horses, accompanied by horses

• पुराट्टः (purāṭṭaḥ) - old palace, old turret

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रमुष्टिः (vajramuṣṭiḥ) - Vajramuṣṭi (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajramuṣṭi

vajramuṣṭi - one whose fist is like a thunderbolt (name of a demon)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vajra+muṣṭi)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• muṣṭi – fist, handful
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

मैन्देन (maindena) - by Mainda (name of a monkey warrior)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mainda

mainda - Mainda (name of a monkey general)

मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with a fist, by a blow

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful, a blow with the fist

निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck, killed, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

सरथः (sarathaḥ) - with his chariot, accompanied by a chariot

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saratha

saratha - with a chariot, having a chariot, accompanied by a chariot

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+ratha)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Vajramuṣṭiḥ

साश्वः (sāśvaḥ) - with his horses, accompanied by horses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāśva

sāśva - with horses, having horses, accompanied by horses

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+aśva)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Vajramuṣṭiḥ

पुराट्टः (purāṭṭaḥ) - old palace, old turret

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purāṭṭa

purāṭṭa - an old turret, ancient palace, a dilapidated high building

Compound type : Karma-Dhāraya (purāṇa+aṭṭa)

• purāṇa – ancient, old, former
  adjective
• aṭṭa – turret, high building, watchtower, palace
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - surface of the earth, ground, terrestrial region

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūta+tala)

• bhūta – being, element, what has been, earth
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, base
  noun (neuter)