वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-42, verse-18

प्रासैः प्रमथिताः के चिद्वानराः शोणितस्रवाः ।
मुद्गरैराहताः के चित् पतिता धरणीतले ॥१८॥

18. prāsaiḥ pramathitāḥ ke cidvānarāḥ śoṇitasravāḥ ,
mudgarairāhatāḥ ke cit patitā dharaṇītale.

18. prāsaiḥ pramathitāḥ ke cit vānarāḥ śoṇitasravāḥ
mudgaraiḥ āhatāḥ ke cit patitāḥ dharaṇītale

18. ke cit vānarāḥ prāsaiḥ pramathitāḥ
śoṇitasravāḥ (āsan); ke cit
(vānarāḥ) mudgaraiḥ āhatāḥ
(santaḥ) dharaṇītale patitāḥ (āsan)

18. Some monkeys were struck down by spears, bleeding profusely, while others were hit by maces and fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - by spears, by darts

• प्रमथिताः (pramathitāḥ) - struck down, crushed, destroyed

• के (ke) - some (monkeys) (who, which, some)

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, some, any

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• शोणितस्रवाः (śoṇitasravāḥ) - bleeding, flowing with blood

• मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ) - by maces, by hammers

• आहताः (āhatāḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

• के (ke) - some (monkeys) (who, which, some)

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, some, any

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, thrown down

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - by spears, by darts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - spear, javelin, dart

From verb root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: as (class 4)

प्रमथिताः (pramathitāḥ) - struck down, crushed, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pramathita

pramathita - crushed, churned, struck down, killed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'math' (to churn, strike) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vānarāḥ'.

के (ke) - some (monkeys) (who, which, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, some, any

(indeclinable)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape; belonging to a forest

शोणितस्रवाः (śoṇitasravāḥ) - bleeding, flowing with blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śoṇitasrava

śoṇitasrava - flowing with blood, bleeding

Compound of 'śoṇita' (blood) and 'srava' (flowing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoṇita+srava)

• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• srava – flowing, stream, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  From verb root 'sru' (to flow).
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vānarāḥ'.

मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ) - by maces, by hammers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mudgara

mudgara - mace, hammer, club

आहताः (āhatāḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhata

āhata - struck, hit, wounded, injured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied 'vānarāḥ'.

के (ke) - some (monkeys) (who, which, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, some, any

(indeclinable)

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, thrown down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'vānarāḥ'.

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - the surface of the earth, ground

Compound of 'dharaṇī' (earth) and 'tala' (surface).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)

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