वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-86

सो ऽस्त्रयुक्तेन बाणेन नीलो वक्षसि ताडितः ।
निर्दह्यमानः सहसा निपपात महीतले ॥८६॥

86. so'strayuktena bāṇena nīlo vakṣasi tāḍitaḥ ,
nirdahyamānaḥ sahasā nipapāta mahītale.

86. saḥ astrayuktena bāṇena nīlaḥ vakṣasi tāḍitaḥ
nirdahyamānaḥ sahasā nipapāta mahītale

86. saḥ nīlaḥ astrayuktena bāṇena vakṣasi tāḍitaḥ
sahasā nirdahyamānaḥ mahītale nipapāta

86. Nīla was struck in the chest by a weapon-imbued arrow. Suddenly, being scorched, he fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Nīla) (he, that)

• अस्त्रयुक्तेन (astrayuktena) - by the weapon-imbued (by the one joined with a weapon, by a weapon-imbued)

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow

• नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (the monkey general) (Nīla (proper noun), blue)

• वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - in the chest

• ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck (struck, hit)

• निर्दह्यमानः (nirdahyamānaḥ) - being scorched (being burnt, being scorched, being consumed)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcefully)

• निपपात (nipapāta) - he fell (he fell down)

• महीतले (mahītale) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Nīla) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्त्रयुक्तेन (astrayuktena) - by the weapon-imbued (by the one joined with a weapon, by a weapon-imbued)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of astrayukta

astrayukta - joined with a weapon, weapon-imbued

Past Passive Participle

yukta (from yuj) compounded with astra

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+yukta)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• yukta – joined, yoked, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies bāṇena.

बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (the monkey general) (Nīla (proper noun), blue)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - blue; Nīla (a proper name, specific monkey general in Ramayana)

वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - in the chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast

ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck (struck, hit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, hit

Past Passive Participle

from root tāḍ- (class 10)

Root: tāḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with Nīla.

निर्दह्यमानः (nirdahyamānaḥ) - being scorched (being burnt, being scorched, being consumed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdahyamāna

nirdahyamāna - being burnt, being scorched

Present Passive Participle

from root dah with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Nīla.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcefully)

(indeclinable)

निपपात (nipapāta) - he fell (he fell down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect Active

From root pat with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

महीतले (mahītale) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground, palm
  noun (neuter)

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