वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-44, verse-28

ततो ऽन्यं वृक्षमुत्पाट्य कृत्वा वेगमनुत्तमम् ।
शिरस्यभिजघानाशु राक्षसेन्द्रमकम्पनम् ॥२८॥

28. tato'nyaṃ vṛkṣamutpāṭya kṛtvā vegamanuttamam ,
śirasyabhijaghānāśu rākṣasendramakampanam.

28. tataḥ anyam vṛkṣam utpāṭya kṛtvā vegam anuttamam
śirasi abhijaghāna āśu rākṣasendram akampanam

28. tataḥ anyam vṛkṣam utpāṭya anuttamam vegam kṛtvā
āśu rākṣasendram akampanam śirasi abhijaghāna

28. Then, uprooting another tree and generating unequalled force, he quickly struck Akampana, the chief of the rākṣasas, on the head.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

• वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree

• उत्पाट्य (utpāṭya) - having uprooted, having torn out

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having generated (force) (having done, having made)

• वेगम् (vegam) - speed, force, impetus

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, supreme, best

• शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head

• अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - struck, hit

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - the chief of rākṣasas (demons)

• अकम्पनम् (akampanam) - Akampana (a proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

उत्पाट्य (utpāṭya) - having uprooted, having torn out

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √paṭ (to split) with prefix ut-, causative form

Prefix: ut

Root: paṭ (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicates an action completed before the main verb.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having generated (force) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicates an action completed before the main verb.

वेगम् (vegam) - speed, force, impetus

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

From √vij (to move quickly)

Root: vij (class 6)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unequalled, unsurpassed, best, supreme

Compound: an- (not) + uttama (highest, best)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √han

Perfect Active

From √han with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - the chief of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas

Compound: rākṣasa (demon) + indra (chief)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best (often referring to Indra, the king of gods)
  noun (masculine)

अकम्पनम् (akampanam) - Akampana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akampana

akampana - Akampana (proper name); unshaken, firm

Compound: a- (not) + kampana (shaking)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kampana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kampana – shaking, trembling
  noun (neuter)
  From √kamp (to tremble)
  Root: kamp (class 1)