वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-34

महता पक्षवातेन सर्वे द्वीपमहाद्रुमाः ।
निपेतुर्भग्नविटपाः समूला लवणाम्भसि ॥३४॥

34. mahatā pakṣavātena sarve dvīpamahādrumāḥ ,
nipeturbhagnaviṭapāḥ samūlā lavaṇāmbhasi.

34. mahatā pakṣavātena sarve dvīpamahādrumāḥ
nipetuḥ bhagnavitapāḥ samūlā lavaṇāmbhasi

34. mahatā pakṣavātena bhagnavitapāḥ samūlā
sarve dvīpamahādrumāḥ lavaṇāmbhasi nipetuḥ

34. By the mighty wind generated by his wings, all the great trees on the islands, with their branches broken and roots exposed, fell into the salty ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• महता (mahatā) - by the mighty (by great, with great)

• पक्षवातेन (pakṣavātena) - by the wind generated by his wings (by the wind of wings, by wing-wind)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• द्वीपमहाद्रुमाः (dvīpamahādrumāḥ) - all the great trees on the islands (great trees of the islands)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down

• भग्नवितपाः (bhagnavitapāḥ) - with their branches broken (with broken branches)

• समूला (samūlā) - with roots exposed, uprooted (with roots, uprooted)

• लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - into the salty ocean (in the salty water/ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

महता (mahatā) - by the mighty (by great, with great)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Agrees with pakṣavātena.

पक्षवातेन (pakṣavātena) - by the wind generated by his wings (by the wind of wings, by wing-wind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pakṣavāta

pakṣavāta - wind of wings, wing-wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+vāta)

• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with dvīpamahādrumāḥ.

द्वीपमहाद्रुमाः (dvīpamahādrumāḥ) - all the great trees on the islands (great trees of the islands)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvīpamahādruma

dvīpamahādruma - great trees of the islands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvīpa+mahādruma)

• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• mahādruma – great tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound of dvīpa (island) and mahādruma (great tree).

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of ni-pat

Perfect 3rd Plural

Root pat (class 1, P) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: From ni-√pat.

भग्नवितपाः (bhagnavitapāḥ) - with their branches broken (with broken branches)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagnavitapa

bhagnavitapa - with broken branches

Bahuvrīhi compound: bhagna (broken) + vitapa (branch)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhagna+vitapa)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• vitapa – branch, twig
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with dvīpamahādrumāḥ.

समूला (samūlā) - with roots exposed, uprooted (with roots, uprooted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samūla

samūla - with roots, together with roots

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + mūla (root)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mūla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with dvīpamahādrumāḥ.

लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - into the salty ocean (in the salty water/ocean)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lavaṇāmbhas

lavaṇāmbhas - salty water, ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (lavaṇa+ambhas)

• lavaṇa – salty, salt
  adjective
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound of lavaṇa (salty) and ambhas (water).

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