वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-20

न ह्यविद्धं तयोर्गात्रं बभूवाङ्गुलमन्तरम् ।
नानिर्भिन्नं न चास्तब्धमा कराग्रादजिह्मगैः ॥२०॥

20. na hyaviddhaṃ tayorgātraṃ babhūvāṅgulamantaram ,
nānirbhinnaṃ na cāstabdhamā karāgrādajihmagaiḥ.

20. na hi aviddham tayoḥ gātram babhūva aṅgulam antaram
na anirbhinnam na ca astabdham ā karāgrāt ajihmagaiḥ

20. Indeed, not a finger's breadth of their bodies remained unpierced. From their fingertips, no part was left un-split, nor was any part left un-impaled by the straight-flying arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• अविद्धम् (aviddham) - unpierced (unpierced, unhit)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - their (Rama and Lakshmana's) (of those two, their)

• गात्रम् (gātram) - body (body, limb)

• बभूव (babhūva) - was (was, became)

• अङ्गुलम् (aṅgulam) - a finger's breadth (an inch, a finger's breadth)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - space (of body) (space, interval, difference)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अनिर्भिन्नम् (anirbhinnam) - split, pierced (not un-split, split, pierced)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• अस्तब्धम् (astabdham) - not impaled (not stiff, not fixed, not impaled)

• आ (ā) - up to (up to, until, towards)

• कराग्रात् (karāgrāt) - from the fingertips (from the tips of the hands/fingers)

• अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - by straight-flying arrows (by the straight-moving ones (arrows))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following statement.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अविद्धम् (aviddham) - unpierced (unpierced, unhit)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aviddha

aviddha - unpierced, unshot, unhit

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From root vyadh (to pierce) + kta suffix, negated by 'a'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+viddha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• viddha – pierced, hit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vyadh (to pierce) + kta suffix
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `gātram`.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - their (Rama and Lakshmana's) (of those two, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

गात्रम् (gātram) - body (body, limb)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gātra

gātra - body, limb

Note: Subject of `babhūva`.

बभूव (babhūva) - was (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

From root bhū (to be, become), Liṭ, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अङ्गुलम् (aṅgulam) - a finger's breadth (an inch, a finger's breadth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgula

aṅgula - finger's breadth, inch (measure of length)

Note: Modifier for `antaram`.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - space (of body) (space, interval, difference)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, space, inner, other

Note: Subject of the clause.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `anirbhinnam`.

अनिर्भिन्नम् (anirbhinnam) - split, pierced (not un-split, split, pierced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anirbhinna

anirbhinna - not un-split, pierced, split

Past Passive Participle (double negative)

Negated 'a' + 'nir' prefix + 'bhinna' (from root bhid 'to split')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nirbhinna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nirbhinna – split, pierced, broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhid (to split) with prefix nir + kta suffix
  Prefix: nir
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Implies 'every part was split'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `astabdham`.

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

अस्तब्धम् (astabdham) - not impaled (not stiff, not fixed, not impaled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astabdha

astabdha - not stiff, not fixed, not impaled

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negated by 'a' + 'stabdha' (from root stambh 'to fix, make stiff')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+stabdha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• stabdha – stiff, fixed, impaled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root stambh (to fix, make stiff) + kta suffix
  Root: stambh (class 9)

Note: Implies 'every part was impaled'.

आ (ā) - up to (up to, until, towards)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing ablative `karāgrāt`.

कराग्रात् (karāgrāt) - from the fingertips (from the tips of the hands/fingers)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karāgra

karāgra - fingertip, tip of the hand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+agra)

• kara – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, front, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the extremity of the body.

अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - by straight-flying arrows (by the straight-moving ones (arrows))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga

ajihmaga - going straight, not crooked (an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jihma+ga)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jihma – crooked, oblique, dishonest
  adjective
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  From root gam (to go) + ḍa suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to arrows.

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