वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-46, verse-9

निरुच्छ्वासाः पुनः के चित् पतिता धरणीतले ।
विभिन्नहृदयाः के चिदिषुसंतानसंदिताः ॥९॥

9. nirucchvāsāḥ punaḥ ke cit patitā dharaṇītale ,
vibhinnahṛdayāḥ ke cidiṣusaṃtānasaṃditāḥ.

9. nirucchvāsāḥ punaḥ ke cit patitāḥ dharaṇītale
vibhinnahṛdayāḥ ke cit iṣusaṃtānasaṃditāḥ

9. punaḥ ke cit nirucchvāsāḥ dharaṇītale patitāḥ
ke cit vibhinnahṛdayāḥ iṣusaṃtānasaṃditāḥ

9. Furthermore, some, breathless, fell upon the ground. Others, their hearts pierced, were impaled by a shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• निरुच्छ्वासाः (nirucchvāsāḥ) - breathless, without breath, deprived of breath

• पुनः (punaḥ) - furthermore (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

• के (ke) - some (warriors) (who, which, some, certain)

• चित् (cit) - forming an indefinite pronoun 'some' with 'ke' (a particle implying 'and', 'also', 'indeed', or forming indefinite pronouns)

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fell (to the ground) (fallen, dropped, descended)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

• विभिन्नहृदयाः (vibhinnahṛdayāḥ) - their hearts pierced/split (with broken hearts, whose hearts were split)

• के (ke) - some (other warriors) (who, which, some, certain)

• चित् (cit) - forming an indefinite pronoun 'some' with 'ke' (a particle implying 'and', 'also', 'indeed', or forming indefinite pronouns)

• इषुसंतानसंदिताः (iṣusaṁtānasaṁditāḥ) - impaled by a shower of arrows (pierced by a shower/volley of arrows, impaled by arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

निरुच्छ्वासाः (nirucchvāsāḥ) - breathless, without breath, deprived of breath

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirucchvāsa

nirucchvāsa - breathless, holding breath, without exhalation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ucchvāsa)

• nis – out, without, away
  indeclinable
• ucchvāsa – exhalation, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śvas (to breathe) with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvas (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - furthermore (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - some (warriors) (who, which, some, certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some, certain

चित् (cit) - forming an indefinite pronoun 'some' with 'ke' (a particle implying 'and', 'also', 'indeed', or forming indefinite pronouns)

(indeclinable)

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fell (to the ground) (fallen, dropped, descended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Acts as the predicate for `ke cit`.

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, palm (of hand), sole (of foot)
  noun (neuter)

विभिन्नहृदयाः (vibhinnahṛdayāḥ) - their hearts pierced/split (with broken hearts, whose hearts were split)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibhinnahṛdaya

vibhinnahṛdaya - having a split/broken heart, heart-pierced

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vibhinnna+hṛdaya)

• vibhinnna – split, broken, pierced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhid (to break, split) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate for `ke cit`.

के (ke) - some (other warriors) (who, which, some, certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some, certain

चित् (cit) - forming an indefinite pronoun 'some' with 'ke' (a particle implying 'and', 'also', 'indeed', or forming indefinite pronouns)

(indeclinable)

इषुसंतानसंदिताः (iṣusaṁtānasaṁditāḥ) - impaled by a shower of arrows (pierced by a shower/volley of arrows, impaled by arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of iṣusaṃtānasaṃdita

iṣusaṁtānasaṁdita - pierced/bound/fastened by a volley of arrows

Compound type : bahuvrihi (iṣusaṃtāna+saṃdita)

• iṣusaṃtāna – shower/volley of arrows, continuous stream of arrows
  noun (masculine)
• saṃdita – bound, fastened, connected, pierced, impaled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place, put) with prefix sam, or do (to cut/bind) with sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing `ke cit`.