वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-42, verse-34

ताडितः स तया तत्र गदया भीमरूपया ।
स कपिर्मारुतबलस्तं प्रहारमचिन्तयन् ।
धूम्राक्षस्य शिरो मध्ये गिरिशृङ्गमपातयत् ॥३४॥

34. tāḍitaḥ sa tayā tatra gadayā bhīmarūpayā ,
sa kapirmārutabalastaṃ prahāramacintayan ,
dhūmrākṣasya śiro madhye giriśṛṅgamapātayat.

34. tāḍitaḥ saḥ tayā tatra gadayā
bhīmarūpayā saḥ kapiḥ mārutabalaḥ tam
prahāram acintayan dhūmrākṣasya
śiraḥ madhye giriśṛṅgam apātayat

34. tayā tatra bhīmarūpayā gadayā tāḍitaḥ saḥ kapiḥ mārutabalaḥ tam prahāram acintayan,
dhūmrākṣasya śiraḥ madhye giriśṛṅgam apātayat

34. Struck there by that formidable mace, that monkey (kapi), having the strength of the wind, disregarded the blow. He then struck a mountain peak right in the middle of Dhūmrākṣa's head.

Words meanings summery:

• ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Hanūman (he, that)

• तया (tayā) - referring to the mace (gadā) (by her, by that)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

• गदया (gadayā) - by the mace

• भीमरूपया (bhīmarūpayā) - describing the mace (of formidable/terrible form)

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Hanūman (he, that)

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - referring to Hanūman (monkey)

• मारुतबलः (mārutabalaḥ) - an epithet for Hanūman (having the strength of the wind)

• तम् (tam) - referring to the blow (that (masculine singular))

• प्रहारम् (prahāram) - blow, strike, attack

• अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - not considering, disregarding, not thinking

• धूम्राक्षस्य (dhūmrākṣasya) - of Dhūmrākṣa

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - part of 'in the middle of the head' (head)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• गिरिशृङ्गम् (giriśṛṅgam) - mountain peak

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - he caused to fall, he struck down

Words meanings and morphology

ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, hit, beaten

Past Passive Participle

derived from root taḍ

Root: taḍ (class 10)

सः (saḥ) - referring to Hanūman (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तया (tayā) - referring to the mace (gadā) (by her, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

(indeclinable)

गदया (gadayā) - by the mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club, cudgel

भीमरूपया (bhīmarūpayā) - describing the mace (of formidable/terrible form)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhīmarūpa

bhīmarūpa - having a terrible or formidable form/appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - referring to Hanūman (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कपिः (kapiḥ) - referring to Hanūman (monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

मारुतबलः (mārutabalaḥ) - an epithet for Hanūman (having the strength of the wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutabala

mārutabala - wind-strong, having the strength of the wind

Compound type : bahuvrihi (māruta+bala)

• māruta – wind, son of Marut (the wind god)
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

तम् (tam) - referring to the blow (that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रहारम् (prahāram) - blow, strike, attack

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prahāra

prahāra - blow, stroke, attack, assault

derived from root hṛ with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - not considering, disregarding, not thinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acintayat

cint - to think, consider, reflect

Present Participle, active

Present active participle of root cint, negated by 'a-'.

Root: cint (class 10)

धूम्राक्षस्य (dhūmrākṣasya) - of Dhūmrākṣa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhūmrākṣa

dhūmrākṣa - smoke-eyed (proper name of a Rākṣasa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhūmra+akṣa)

• dhūmra – smoke-colored, grey
  adjective
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - part of 'in the middle of the head' (head)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, mid

गिरिशृङ्गम् (giriśṛṅgam) - mountain peak

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of giriśṛṅga

giriśṛṅga - mountain peak, summit

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+śṛṅga)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)

अपातयत् (apātayat) - he caused to fall, he struck down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Luṅ) of apātayat

Causative Imperfect

Imperfect tense of the causative stem (pātaya-)

Root: pat (class 1)

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