वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-54, verse-9

पादपैः पुष्पिताग्रैश्च हन्यमानो न कम्पते ।
तस्य गात्रेषु पतिता भिद्यन्ते शतशः शिलाः ।
पादपाः पुष्पिताग्राश्च भग्नाः पेतुर्महीतले ॥९॥

9. pādapaiḥ puṣpitāgraiśca hanyamāno na kampate ,
tasya gātreṣu patitā bhidyante śataśaḥ śilāḥ ,
pādapāḥ puṣpitāgrāśca bhagnāḥ peturmahītale.

9. pādapaiḥ puṣpitāgraiḥ ca hanyamānaḥ
na kampate tasya gātreṣu patitāḥ
bhidyante śataśaḥ śilāḥ pādapāḥ
puṣpitāgrāḥ ca bhagnāḥ petuḥ mahītale

9. pādapaiḥ puṣpitāgraiḥ ca hanyamānaḥ
(saḥ) na kampate tasya gātreṣu patitāḥ
śilāḥ śataśaḥ bhidyante puṣpitāgrāḥ
pādapāḥ ca bhagnāḥ mahītale petuḥ

9. Even when being struck by trees with blossoming tops, he did not tremble. Rocks, having fallen upon his limbs, shattered into hundreds of pieces. The trees with blossoming tops, broken, fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - by trees

• पुष्पिताग्रैः (puṣpitāgraiḥ) - with blossoming tops, with flowered tips

• च (ca) - and

• हन्यमानः (hanyamānaḥ) - Kumbhakarna, being struck (being struck, being killed)

• न (na) - not

• कम्पते (kampate) - trembles, shakes

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Kumbhakarna's) (his, its, of that)

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on limbs, on body parts

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, having fallen

• भिद्यन्ते (bhidyante) - they are broken, they are shattered

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - shattered into hundreds of pieces (by hundreds, in hundreds)

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

• पुष्पिताग्राः (puṣpitāgrāḥ) - with blossoming tops, with flowered tips

• च (ca) - and

• भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree, plant

Compound of pāda (foot, root) and pa (drinker); literally 'foot-drinker' (referring to roots absorbing water).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root pā (to drink or protect).
  Root: pā (class 1)

पुष्पिताग्रैः (puṣpitāgraiḥ) - with blossoming tops, with flowered tips

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṣpitāgra

puṣpitāgra - having blossoming tops, having flowered tips

Compound of puṣpita (blossoming, flowered) and agra (top, tip).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣpita+agra)

• puṣpita – flowered, blossomed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root puṣp (to blossom).
  Root: puṣp (class 4)
• agra – top, tip, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying pādapaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हन्यमानः (hanyamānaḥ) - Kumbhakarna, being struck (being struck, being killed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanyamāna

hanyamāna - being struck, being killed

present passive participle

Present passive participle of root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कम्पते (kampate) - trembles, shakes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kamp

Root: kamp (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (Kumbhakarna's) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on limbs, on body parts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, having fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies śilāḥ.

भिद्यन्ते (bhidyante) - they are broken, they are shattered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Passive form of bhid, meaning 'they are broken'.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - shattered into hundreds of pieces (by hundreds, in hundreds)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure.

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree, plant

Compound of pāda (foot, root) and pa (drinker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root pā (to drink or protect).
  Root: pā (class 1)

पुष्पिताग्राः (puṣpitāgrāḥ) - with blossoming tops, with flowered tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpitāgra

puṣpitāgra - having blossoming tops, having flowered tips

Compound of puṣpita (blossoming, flowered) and agra (top, tip).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣpita+agra)

• puṣpita – flowered, blossomed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root puṣp (to blossom).
  Root: puṣp (class 4)
• agra – top, tip, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying pādapāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root bhañj (to break).

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Modifies pādapāḥ.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of mahī (earth) and tala (surface, plain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+tala)

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

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