वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-39

निजघ्नुश्चास्य गात्राणि महाकाष्ठकटं करैः ।
मुद्गरैर्मुसलैश्चैव सर्वप्राणसमुद्यतैः ॥३९॥

39. nijaghnuścāsya gātrāṇi mahākāṣṭhakaṭaṃ karaiḥ ,
mudgarairmusalaiścaiva sarvaprāṇasamudyataiḥ.

39. nijaghnuḥ ca asya gātrāṇi mahākāṣṭhakaṭam karaiḥ
mudgaraiḥ musalaiḥ ca eva sarvaprāṇasamudyataiḥ

39. nijaghnuḥ ca asya gātrāṇi mahākāṣṭhakaṭam karaiḥ
mudgaraiḥ musalaiḥ ca eva sarvaprāṇasamudyataiḥ

39. And they struck his limbs as if he were a huge wooden log, with their hands, as well as with hammers and pestles, exerting all their strength.

Words meanings summery:

• निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck, they beat

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

• महाकाष्ठकटम् (mahākāṣṭhakaṭam) - as if he were a huge wooden log (a huge wooden log/plank/bed)

• करैः (karaiḥ) - with hands, by hands

• मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ) - with hammers, with mallets

• मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - with pestles

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even, only

• सर्वप्राणसमुद्यतैः (sarvaprāṇasamudyataiḥ) - with all their vital breaths exerted, with all their strength

Words meanings and morphology

निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck, they beat

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of ni-han

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect Active, root `han`

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

महाकाष्ठकटम् (mahākāṣṭhakaṭam) - as if he were a huge wooden log (a huge wooden log/plank/bed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahākāṣṭhakaṭa

mahākāṣṭhakaṭa - a great wooden plank, a large wooden bed/platform, a huge log

Compound

Compound type : Karma-dhāraya (mahā+kāṣṭhakaṭa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāṣṭhakaṭa – wooden plank, wooden bed, log
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Compound of kāṣṭha (wood) and kaṭa (mat/plank)

Note: Used adverbially here to describe how they struck him, "as if a wooden log".

करैः (karaiḥ) - with hands, by hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kara

kara - hand, ray

मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ) - with hammers, with mallets

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mudgara

mudgara - hammer, mallet, club

मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - with pestles

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of musala

musala - pestle, club

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even, only

(indeclinable)

सर्वप्राणसमुद्यतैः (sarvaprāṇasamudyataiḥ) - with all their vital breaths exerted, with all their strength

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvaprāṇasamudyata

sarvaprāṇasamudyata - exerting all one's vital breath/strength, with all one's might

Bahuvrīhi compound, from sarva (all) + prāṇa (life-breath/strength) + samudyata (exerted/raised)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sarva+prāṇa+samudyata)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• prāṇa – life, breath, vital air, strength
  noun (masculine)
• samudyata – exerted, uplifted, prepared, ready
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yam' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the people doing the striking.

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