वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-33

तं शैलशृङ्गैर्मुसलैर्गदाभिर्वृक्षैस्तलैर्मुद्गरमुष्टिभिश्च ।
सुखप्रसुप्तं भुवि कुम्भकर्णं रक्षांस्युदग्राणि तदा निजघ्नुः ॥३३॥

33. taṃ śailaśṛṅgairmusalairgadābhirvṛkṣaistalairmudgaramuṣṭibhiśca ,
sukhaprasuptaṃ bhuvi kumbhakarṇaṃ rakṣāṃsyudagrāṇi tadā nijaghnuḥ.

33. tam śailaśṛṅgaiḥ musalaiḥ gadābhiḥ
vṛkṣaiḥ talaiḥ mudgaramuṣṭibhiḥ ca
sukhaprasuptam bhuvi kumbhakarṇam
rakṣāṃsi udagrāṇi tadā nijaghnuḥ

33. tadā udagrāṇi rakṣāṃsi bhuvi
sukhaprasuptam tam kumbhakarṇam śailaśṛṅgaiḥ
musalaiḥ gadābhiḥ vṛkṣaiḥ
talaiḥ mudgaramuṣṭibhiḥ ca nijaghnuḥ

33. Then, the mighty rākṣasas (demons) struck that Kumbhakarṇa, who was deeply asleep and resting comfortably on the ground, with mountain peaks, pestles, clubs, trees, slaps, and hammers and fists.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• शैलशृङ्गैः (śailaśṛṅgaiḥ) - by mountain peaks

• मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - by pestles, by clubs

• गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - by clubs, by maces

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - by trees

• तलैः (talaiḥ) - by palms, by slaps

• मुद्गरमुष्टिभिः (mudgaramuṣṭibhiḥ) - by hammers and fists

• च (ca) - and

• सुखप्रसुप्तम् (sukhaprasuptam) - comfortably asleep

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on earth

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - rākṣasas (demons)

• उदग्राणि (udagrāṇi) - mighty, powerful, fierce

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck (they struck, killed)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Note: Refers to Kumbhakarṇa.

शैलशृङ्गैः (śailaśṛṅgaiḥ) - by mountain peaks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śailaśṛṅga

śailaśṛṅga - mountain peak

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of striking.

मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - by pestles, by clubs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of musala

musala - pestle, club

Note: Instrument of striking.

गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - by clubs, by maces

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gadā

gadā - club, mace

Note: Instrument of striking.

वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Instrument of striking.

तलैः (talaiḥ) - by palms, by slaps

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tala

tala - palm of the hand, sole of the foot, flat surface, slap

Note: Instrument of striking.

मुद्गरमुष्टिभिः (mudgaramuṣṭibhiḥ) - by hammers and fists

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mudgaramuṣṭi

mudgaramuṣṭi - hammers and fists, blows with a hammer-like fist

Compound type : dvandva (mudgara+muṣṭi)

• mudgara – hammer, mallet, club
  noun (masculine)
• muṣṭi – fist, handful
  noun (feminine)

Note: Instrument of striking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, connects the instrumental nouns.

सुखप्रसुप्तम् (sukhaprasuptam) - comfortably asleep

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sukhaprasupta

sukhaprasupta - comfortably asleep, peacefully sleeping

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+prasupta)

• sukha – comfort, ease, happiness
  noun (neuter)
• prasupta – deeply asleep
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √svap (to sleep) with the prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √svap (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'kumbhakarṇam'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

Note: Indicates location.

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (proper noun, lit. 'pot-eared')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'nijaghnuḥ'.

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon

Note: Subject of 'nijaghnuḥ'.

उदग्राणि (udagrāṇi) - mighty, powerful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of udagra

udagra - mighty, powerful, fierce, prominent, lofty

Note: Modifies 'rakṣāṃsi'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck (they struck, killed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √han

Prefix: ni

Root: √han (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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