वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-117

तं छिन्नबाहुं समवेक्ष्य रामः समापतन्तं सहसा नदन्तम् ।
द्वावर्धचन्द्रौ निशितौ प्रगृह्य चिच्छेद पादौ युधि राक्षसस्य ॥११७॥

117. taṃ chinnabāhuṃ samavekṣya rāmaḥ samāpatantaṃ sahasā nadantam ,
dvāvardhacandrau niśitau pragṛhya ciccheda pādau yudhi rākṣasasya.

117. tam chinnabāhum samavekṣya rāmaḥ
samāpatantam sahasā nadantam dvau
ardhacandrau niśitau pragṛhya
ciccheda pādau yudhi rākṣasasya

117. rāmaḥ chinnabāhum sahasā nadantam samāpatantam tam samavekṣya,
niśitau dvau ardhacandrau pragṛhya,
yudhi rākṣasasya pādau ciccheda.

117. Having seen that demon (rākṣasa), whose arm was severed, roaring and rushing towards him suddenly, Rāma, seizing two sharp half-moon arrows, cut off his feet in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (demon Kumbhakarṇa) (him, that)

• छिन्नबाहुम् (chinnabāhum) - (Kumbhakarṇa) whose arm had been severed (whose arm is cut off)

• समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - having observed (the demon's state and action) (having seen, having observed)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rāma)

• समापतन्तम् (samāpatantam) - rushing towards (Rāma) (rushing towards, falling upon)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, with force (suddenly, forcefully, violently)

• नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring (in rage or pain) (roaring, shouting)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two (arrows) (two)

• अर्धचन्द्रौ (ardhacandrau) - half-moon shaped (arrows) (half-moon, crescent (arrow))

• निशितौ (niśitau) - sharpened, very keen (sharpened, keen, whetted)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up (the arrows) (having seized, having taken)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut off, severed)

• पादौ (pādau) - (Kumbhakarṇa's) feet (feet)

• युधि (yudhi) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

• राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon (Kumbhakarṇa) (of the demon)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (demon Kumbhakarṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to rākṣasasya

छिन्नबाहुम् (chinnabāhum) - (Kumbhakarṇa) whose arm had been severed (whose arm is cut off)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of chinnabāhu

chinnabāhu - having severed arms, whose arm is cut off

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+bāhu)

• chinna – cut, torn, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √chid (7P) 'to cut, cleave'
  Root: chid (class 7)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the demon

समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - having observed (the demon's state and action) (having seen, having observed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √īkṣ (1A) 'to see' with prefixes sam-ava

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, black

समापतन्तम् (samāpatantam) - rushing towards (Rāma) (rushing towards, falling upon)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāpatat

samāpatat - rushing towards, falling upon

Present Active Participle

from √pat (1P) 'to fall' with prefixes sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the demon

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, with force (suddenly, forcefully, violently)

(indeclinable)

नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring (in rage or pain) (roaring, shouting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding, making noise

Present Active Participle

from √nad (1P) 'to roar, sound'

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the demon

द्वौ (dvau) - two (arrows) (two)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies ardhacandrau

अर्धचन्द्रौ (ardhacandrau) - half-moon shaped (arrows) (half-moon, crescent (arrow))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ardhacandra

ardhacandra - half-moon, crescent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+candra)

• ardha – half
  noun (masculine)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

निशितौ (niśitau) - sharpened, very keen (sharpened, keen, whetted)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

from √śo (4P) 'to sharpen' with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies ardhacandrau

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up (the arrows) (having seized, having taken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √grah (9P) 'to seize' with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut off, severed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √chid

Perfect Active

Root chid (7P)

Root: chid (class 7)

पादौ (pādau) - (Kumbhakarṇa's) feet (feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

युधि (yudhi) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon (Kumbhakarṇa) (of the demon)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, fiend

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