वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-46, verse-6
तेषामन्योन्यमासाद्य संग्रामः सुमहानभूत् ।
बहूनामश्मवृष्टिं च शरवृष्टिं च वर्षताम् ॥६॥
बहूनामश्मवृष्टिं च शरवृष्टिं च वर्षताम् ॥६॥
6. teṣāmanyonyamāsādya saṃgrāmaḥ sumahānabhūt ,
bahūnāmaśmavṛṣṭiṃ ca śaravṛṣṭiṃ ca varṣatām.
bahūnāmaśmavṛṣṭiṃ ca śaravṛṣṭiṃ ca varṣatām.
6.
teṣām anyonyam āsādya saṅgrāmaḥ sumahān abhūt
bahūnām aśmavṛṣṭim ca śaravṛṣṭim ca varṣatām
bahūnām aśmavṛṣṭim ca śaravṛṣṭim ca varṣatām
6.
teṣām anyonyam āsādya sumahān saṅgrāmaḥ abhūt
bahūnām aśmavṛṣṭim ca śaravṛṣṭim ca varṣatām
bahūnām aśmavṛṣṭim ca śaravṛṣṭim ca varṣatām
6.
When they met each other, a very great battle ensued between them, as many (warriors) rained down showers of stones and arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them
- अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
- आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having met, having attacked
- सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle, combat
- सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty
- अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred, was, happened
- बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many
- अश्मवृष्टिम् (aśmavṛṣṭim) - shower of stones, stone-rain
- च (ca) - and
- शरवृष्टिम् (śaravṛṣṭim) - shower of arrows, arrow-rain
- च (ca) - and
- वर्षताम् (varṣatām) - of those raining/showering
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya
anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal
Note: functions adverbially
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having met, having attacked
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
gerund of root sad with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle, combat
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma
saṅgrāma - battle, war, combat
सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, very large, mighty
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine)
अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred, was, happened
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many
अश्मवृष्टिम् (aśmavṛṣṭim) - shower of stones, stone-rain
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aśmavṛṣṭi
aśmavṛṣṭi - shower of stones, stone-rain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśman+vṛṣṭi)
- aśman – stone, rock
noun (masculine) - vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
noun (feminine)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शरवृष्टिम् (śaravṛṣṭim) - shower of arrows, arrow-rain
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śaravṛṣṭi
śaravṛṣṭi - shower of arrows, arrow-rain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+vṛṣṭi)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
noun (feminine)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वर्षताम् (varṣatām) - of those raining/showering
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṣat
varṣat - raining, showering
Present Active Participle
present active participle of root vṛṣ
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)