वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-41

ततः सहस्रं भेरीणां युगपत् समहन्यत ।
मृष्टकाञ्चनकोणानामसक्तानां समन्ततः ॥४१॥

41. tataḥ sahasraṃ bherīṇāṃ yugapat samahanyata ,
mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇānāmasaktānāṃ samantataḥ.

41. tataḥ sahasram bherīṇām yugapat samahanyata
mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇānām asaktānām samantataḥ

41. tataḥ mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇānām asaktānām bherīṇām
sahasram yugapat samantataḥ samahanyata

41. Then, a thousand kettledrums were struck simultaneously from all sides, with polished golden drumsticks, without interruption.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• भेरीणाम् (bherīṇām) - of kettledrums

• युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at the same time

• समहन्यत (samahanyata) - was struck, was beaten

• मृष्टकाञ्चनकोणानाम् (mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇānām) - of polished golden drumsticks

• असक्तानाम् (asaktānām) - of the unhindered, of the uninterrupted

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

Note: Accusative here, object of `samahanyata`.

भेरीणाम् (bherīṇām) - of kettledrums

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of bherī

bherī - kettledrum, drum

Note: Specifies what `sahasram` refers to.

युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at the same time

(indeclinable)

समहन्यत (samahanyata) - was struck, was beaten

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Imperfect (Laṅ) of sam-han

Imperfect Passive

3rd person singular Imperfect Passive (Ātmanepada), root `han` with prefix `sam`

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Derived from `ahan` (imperfect active) -> `ahanyata` (imperfect passive).

मृष्टकाञ्चनकोणानाम् (mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇānām) - of polished golden drumsticks

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇa

mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇa - a polished golden drumstick/mallet

Karma-dhāraya compound of `mṛṣṭa` (polished) + `kāñcana` (golden) + `koṇa` (drumstick).

Compound type : Karma-dhāraya (mṛṣṭa+kāñcana+koṇa)

• mṛṣṭa – polished, clean, adorned
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `mṛj` (to wipe, to clean)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• kāñcana – golden, made of gold, gold
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  From `kañcana` (gold)
• koṇa – corner, angle, drumstick
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `bherīṇām` or refers to the agents (drummers) by their instruments. In context, it more likely refers to the drumsticks used to strike the drums.

असक्तानाम् (asaktānām) - of the unhindered, of the uninterrupted

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asakta

asakta - unattached, unhindered, unintermitting, continuous

Negative compound `a-sakta`, where `sakta` is PPP of `sañj` (to attach, to cling, to adhere).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable (prefix)
• sakta – attached, connected, hindered
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sañj` (to cling, to adhere)
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the continuous, unhindered action of striking.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound from `sama` (all) + `anta` (end) + `tas` (suffix for 'from').

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