वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-46, verse-35

रोषितः शरवर्षेण सालेन महता महान् ।
प्रजघान हयान्नीलः प्रहस्तस्य मनोजवान् ॥३५॥

35. roṣitaḥ śaravarṣeṇa sālena mahatā mahān ,
prajaghāna hayānnīlaḥ prahastasya manojavān.

35. roṣitaḥ śaravarṣeṇa sālena mahatā mahān
prajaghāna hayān niilaḥ prahastasya manojavān

35. Enraged by the shower of arrows, the mighty Nīla struck Prahasta's thought-swift horses with a large śāla tree.

Words meanings summery:

• रोषितः (roṣitaḥ) - enraged, angered, provoked

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the shower of arrows

• सालेन (sālena) - with a śāla tree

• महता (mahatā) - great, large

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• प्रजघान (prajaghāna) - struck, killed

• हयान् (hayān) - horses

• निइलः (niilaḥ) - Nīla

• प्रहस्तस्य (prahastasya) - of Prahasta

• मनोजवान् (manojavān) - swift as thought

Words meanings and morphology

रोषितः (roṣitaḥ) - enraged, angered, provoked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of roṣita

roṣita - angered, enraged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ruṣ (to be angry).

Root: ruṣ (class 1)

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, hail of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)

Note: Cause of Nīla's anger.

सालेन (sālena) - with a śāla tree

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sāla

sāla - śāla tree (Shorea robusta)

Note: Instrument of striking.

महता (mahatā) - great, large

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Qualifies `sālena`.

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Qualifies `niilaḥ`.

प्रजघान (prajaghāna) - struck, killed

(verb)

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

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice of root √han with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: han (class 2)

हयान् (hayān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Note: Object of `prajaghāna`.

निइलः (niilaḥ) - Nīla

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niila

niila - Nīla (name of a Vanara chief)

Note: Subject of `prajaghāna`.

प्रहस्तस्य (prahastasya) - of Prahasta

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (name of a Rākṣasa general)

Note: Relates to `hayān`.

मनोजवान् (manojavān) - swift as thought

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of manojavan

manojavan - swift as thought, quick-witted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manas+java)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• java – swiftness, speed
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ju (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `hayān`.