वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-43, verse-21

ततस्तु रुधिरौघेण सिक्तं व्यपगतं रजः ।
शरीरशवसंकीर्णा बभूव च वसुंधरा ॥२१॥

21. tatastu rudhiraugheṇa siktaṃ vyapagataṃ rajaḥ ,
śarīraśavasaṃkīrṇā babhūva ca vasuṃdharā.

21. tataḥ tu rudhira-augheṇa siktam vyapagatam
rajaḥ śarīra-śava-saṃkīrṇā babhūva ca vasundharā

21. tataḥ tu rudhira-augheṇa siktam rajaḥ vyapagatam
ca vasundharā śarīra-śava-saṃkīrṇā babhūva

21. Then, by the stream of blood, the sprinkled dust was washed away, and the earth became strewn with bodies and corpses.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• तु (tu) - indeed, then (emphasizing sequence) (but, indeed, however)

• रुधिर-औघेण (rudhira-augheṇa) - by the stream of blood (by a flood of blood)

• सिक्तम् (siktam) - sprinkled (with blood) (sprinkled, watered, moistened)

• व्यपगतम् (vyapagatam) - washed away, removed (departed, gone away, removed)

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust (dust, dirt, pollen, menstrual fluid)

• शरीर-शव-संकीर्णा (śarīra-śava-saṁkīrṇā) - strewn with bodies and corpses (strewn/covered with bodies and corpses)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, was)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth (the earth (lit. 'bearer of wealth'))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, then (emphasizing sequence) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

रुधिर-औघेण (rudhira-augheṇa) - by the stream of blood (by a flood of blood)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rudhira-ogha

rudhira-ogha - flood of blood, stream of blood

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudhira+ogha)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude
  noun (masculine)

सिक्तम् (siktam) - sprinkled (with blood) (sprinkled, watered, moistened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sikta

sikta - sprinkled, watered, moistened, poured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sic` (to sprinkle, pour).

Root: sic (class 6)

व्यपगतम् (vyapagatam) - washed away, removed (departed, gone away, removed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyapagata

vyapagata - departed, gone away, removed, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with prefixes `vi-apa-`.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: gam (class 1)

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust (dust, dirt, pollen, menstrual fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, earth, gloom, passion (guṇa)

शरीर-शव-संकीर्णा (śarīra-śava-saṁkīrṇā) - strewn with bodies and corpses (strewn/covered with bodies and corpses)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarīra-śava-saṃkīrṇa

śarīra-śava-saṁkīrṇa - covered/filled with bodies and corpses

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+śava+saṃkīrṇa)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkīrṇa – strewn, scattered, mixed, confused
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `kīr` (to scatter) with prefix `sam-`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `vasundharā`.

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, was)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth (the earth (lit. 'bearer of wealth'))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - earth (lit. 'bearer of wealth')

From `vasu` (wealth) and `dhara` (bearing).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)