वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-109

तेन मुष्टिप्रहारेण रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ।
जानुभ्यामपतद्भूमौ चचाल च पपात च ॥१०९॥

109. tena muṣṭiprahāreṇa rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ ,
jānubhyāmapatadbhūmau cacāla ca papāta ca.

109. tena muṣṭiprahāreṇa rāvaṇaḥ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
jānubhyām apatat bhūmau cacāla ca papāta ca

109. tena muṣṭiprahāreṇa rākṣaseśvaraḥ rāvaṇaḥ
jānubhyām bhūmau apatat cacāla ca papāta ca

109. Due to that fist-strike, Rāvaṇa, the lord of the Rākṣasas, fell to the ground on his knees. He staggered and then collapsed.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• मुष्टिप्रहारेण (muṣṭiprahāreṇa) - by the fist-strike

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of Rākṣasas

• जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - on (his) two knees

• अपतत् (apatat) - he fell down

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• चचाल (cacāla) - he staggered, he trembled

• च (ca) - and

• पपात (papāta) - he fell, he collapsed

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

मुष्टिप्रहारेण (muṣṭiprahāreṇa) - by the fist-strike

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muṣṭiprahāra

muṣṭiprahāra - a fist-strike, a blow with the fist

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muṣṭi+prahāra)

• muṣṭi – fist, handful
  noun (masculine)
• prahāra – a blow, a strike, an assault
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the king of Lanka, antagonist in the Rāmāyaṇa)

राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of Rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – a Rākṣasa (demon, evil spirit)
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - on (his) two knees

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of jānu

jānu - knee

Note: Instrumental dual implying 'by means of his two knees', hence 'on his knees'.

अपतत् (apatat) - he fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

चचाल (cacāla) - he staggered, he trembled

(verb)

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

Root: cal (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पपात (papāta) - he fell, he collapsed

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)