वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-111

वायव्यमादाय ततो वरास्त्रं रामः प्रचिक्षेप निशाचराय ।
समुद्गरं तेन जहार बाहुं स कृत्तबाहुस्तुमुलं ननाद ॥१११॥

111. vāyavyamādāya tato varāstraṃ rāmaḥ pracikṣepa niśācarāya ,
samudgaraṃ tena jahāra bāhuṃ sa kṛttabāhustumulaṃ nanāda.

111. vāyavyam ādāya tataḥ varāstram rāmaḥ pracikṣepa niśācarāya
samudgaram tena jahāra bāhum saḥ kṛttabāhuḥ tumūlam nanāda

111. tataḥ rāmaḥ vāyavyam varāstram ādāya niśācarāya pracikṣepa
tena samudgaram bāhum jahāra saḥ kṛttabāhuḥ tumūlam nanāda

111. Then, taking the excellent Vāyavya weapon, Rāma hurled it at the demon. With that, he severed his arm, along with the mace. Having his arm cut off, he roared terribly.

Words meanings summery:

• वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - the Vāyavya weapon (aerial, relating to Vāyu (the wind god), the Vāyavya weapon)

• आदाय (ādāya) - taking (having taken, taking, grasping)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

• वरास्त्रम् (varāstram) - excellent weapon (excellent weapon, best weapon)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• प्रचिक्षेप (pracikṣepa) - hurled (threw, hurled, cast)

• निशाचराय (niśācarāya) - to the demon (Kumbhakarṇa) (to the night-walker, to the demon, to the Rākṣasa)

• समुद्गरम् (samudgaram) - along with the mace (together with the mace, accompanied by the hammer)

• तेन (tena) - with that (weapon) (by him, with that, by that)

• जहार (jahāra) - severed (took away, removed, seized, cut off, severed)

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm (arm, foreleg)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the demon Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

• कृत्तबाहुः (kṛttabāhuḥ) - having his arm cut off (one whose arm is cut off, having a severed arm)

• तुमूलम् (tumūlam) - terribly (loudly) (terribly, loudly, violently, a great tumult)

• ननाद (nanāda) - roared (roared, sounded, made noise)

Words meanings and morphology

वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - the Vāyavya weapon (aerial, relating to Vāyu (the wind god), the Vāyavya weapon)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāyavya

vāyavya - relating to Vāyu, aerial, a weapon presided over by Vāyu

derived from Vāyu + -ya (taddhita suffix)

आदाय (ādāya) - taking (having taken, taking, grasping)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

prefix ā- + root dā + suffix -ya (lyap)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -tas from idam/tat

वरास्त्रम् (varāstram) - excellent weapon (excellent weapon, best weapon)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varāstra

varāstra - excellent weapon, best weapon

karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+astra)

• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, dark

Root: ram (class 1)

प्रचिक्षेप (pracikṣepa) - hurled (threw, hurled, cast)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kṣip

Perfect Active

root kṣip with prefix pra, reduplicated perfect form

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

निशाचराय (niśācarāya) - to the demon (Kumbhakarṇa) (to the night-walker, to the demon, to the Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-walker, demon, Rākṣasa

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  root car + a
  Root: car (class 1)

समुद्गरम् (samudgaram) - along with the mace (together with the mace, accompanied by the hammer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudgara

samudgara - with the mace, accompanied by the hammer

Bahuvrīhi compound or indeclinable adverbial (as a prepositional phrase with 'sa-')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+udgara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• udgara – mace, hammer, club
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or accusative of bahuvrihi acting as an adjective.

तेन (tena) - with that (weapon) (by him, with that, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `varāstram` (neuter) or could be masculine for Rāma, but context suggests weapon.

जहार (jahāra) - severed (took away, removed, seized, cut off, severed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of hṛ

Perfect Active

root hṛ with reduplication (jahāra)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm (arm, foreleg)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, foreleg

सः (saḥ) - he (the demon Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to niśācara.

कृत्तबाहुः (kṛttabāhuḥ) - having his arm cut off (one whose arm is cut off, having a severed arm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛttabāhu

kṛttabāhu - one whose arm is cut off, having a severed arm

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛtta+bāhu)

• kṛtta – cut, severed, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṛt + ta
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• bāhu – arm, foreleg
  noun (masculine)

तुमूलम् (tumūlam) - terribly (loudly) (terribly, loudly, violently, a great tumult)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tumūla

tumūla - tumultuous, boisterous, dreadful, terrible; a great noise/tumult

Note: Adverbial accusative.

ननाद (nanāda) - roared (roared, sounded, made noise)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of nad

Perfect Active

root nad with reduplication (nanāda)

Root: nad (class 1)

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