वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-95

तान्प्रेक्षमाणः सहसा निकृत्तान्निकृत्तभोगानिव पन्नगेन्द्रान् ।
लङ्केश्वरः क्रोधवशं जगाम ससर्ज चान्यान्निशितान्पृषत्कान् ॥९५॥

95. tānprekṣamāṇaḥ sahasā nikṛttānnikṛttabhogāniva pannagendrān ,
laṅkeśvaraḥ krodhavaśaṃ jagāma sasarja cānyānniśitānpṛṣatkān.

95. tān prekṣamāṇaḥ sahasā nikṛttān
nikṛtta-bhogān iva pannaga-indrān
laṅkā-īśvaraḥ krodha-vaśam jagāma
sasrja ca anyān niśitān pṛṣatkān

95. tān sahasā nikṛttān nikṛtta-bhogān
pannaga-indrān iva prekṣamāṇaḥ
laṅkā-īśvaraḥ krodha-vaśam jagāma
ca anyān niśitān pṛṣatkān sasrja

95. Seeing those arrows suddenly cut down, like great serpent-kings (pannagendrān) with their bodies severed, the lord of Laṅkā succumbed to the power of anger (krodhavaśam) and released other sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those (arrows released by Rāvaṇa) (those)

• प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (those arrows) (seeing, beholding, looking at)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (cut off) (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

• निकृत्तान् (nikṛttān) - (arrows) that were cut off (cut off, severed)

• निकृत्त-भोगान् (nikṛtta-bhogān) - (serpents) with their bodies severed (whose bodies are severed, whose enjoyment is cut off)

• इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, as)

• पन्नग-इन्द्रान् (pannaga-indrān) - great serpent-kings (serpent-kings, great serpents)

• लङ्का-ईश्वरः (laṅkā-īśvaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of Laṅkā (lord of Laṅkā)

• क्रोध-वशम् (krodha-vaśam) - under the influence of anger (sway of anger, power of wrath)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he fell (under the sway of anger) (he went, he attained)

• सस्र्ज (sasrja) - he released (arrows) (he released, he created)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other (arrows) (other, different)

• निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp (arrows) (sharp, sharpened, keen)

• पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (arrows released by Rāvaṇa) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arrows mentioned in the previous verse, which Lakshmana cut.

प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (those arrows) (seeing, beholding, looking at)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - seeing, observing, beholding

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root īkṣ (to see) with pra- prefix, + śānac suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'laṅkā-īśvaraḥ'.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (cut off) (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

(indeclinable)

निकृत्तान् (nikṛttān) - (arrows) that were cut off (cut off, severed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut off, severed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛt (to cut) with ni- prefix, + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'tān' (arrows).

निकृत्त-भोगान् (nikṛtta-bhogān) - (serpents) with their bodies severed (whose bodies are severed, whose enjoyment is cut off)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nikṛtta-bhoga

nikṛtta-bhoga - whose body is cut off; whose hood (of a serpent) is cut

Bahuvrīhi compound: nikṛtta (cut off) + bhoga (body, hood, enjoyment).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nikṛtta+bhoga)

• nikṛtta – cut off, severed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛt (to cut) with ni- prefix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• bhoga – body, hood of a snake, enjoyment, possession
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'pannaga-indrān'.

इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

पन्नग-इन्द्रान् (pannaga-indrān) - great serpent-kings (serpent-kings, great serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pannaga-indra

pannaga-indra - chief of serpents, serpent-king

Tatpuruṣa compound: pannaga (serpent) + indra (chief).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pannaga+indra)

• pannaga – serpent, snake (one that moves on its belly)
  noun (masculine)
  From pan (belly) + ga (going).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

लङ्का-ईश्वरः (laṅkā-īśvaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of Laṅkā (lord of Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laṅkā-īśvara

laṅkā-īśvara - lord of Laṅkā

Tatpuruṣa compound: Laṅkā (proper noun) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (laṅkā+īśvara)

• laṅkā – Laṅkā (name of Rāvaṇa's city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

क्रोध-वशम् (krodha-vaśam) - under the influence of anger (sway of anger, power of wrath)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodha-vaśa

krodha-vaśa - sway of anger, control of wrath

Tatpuruṣa compound: krodha (anger) + vaśa (sway, control).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (krodha+vaśa)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  From root krudh (to be angry).
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• vaśa – power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

जगाम (jagāma) - he fell (under the sway of anger) (he went, he attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of gam

Perfect Active

Root gam, reduplicated for perfect tense.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used idiomatically with krodha-vaśam to mean 'succumbed to anger'.

सस्र्ज (sasrja) - he released (arrows) (he released, he created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of sṛj

Perfect Active

Root sṛj, reduplicated for perfect tense.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्यान् (anyān) - other (arrows) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'pṛṣatkān'.

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp (arrows) (sharp, sharpened, keen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

From root śo (to sharpen) with ni- prefix, + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'pṛṣatkān'.

पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pṛṣatka

pṛṣatka - arrow