वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-125

तच्चातिकायं हिमवत्प्रकाशं रक्षस्तदा तोयनिधौ पपात ।
ग्राहान्महामीनचयान्भुजंगमान्ममर्द भूमिं च तथा विवेश ॥१२५॥

125. taccātikāyaṃ himavatprakāśaṃ rakṣastadā toyanidhau papāta ,
grāhānmahāmīnacayānbhujaṃgamānmamarda bhūmiṃ ca tathā viveśa.

125. tat ca atikāyam himavatprakāśam
rakṣaḥ tadā toyanidhau papāta
grāhān mahāmīnacayān bhujaṃgamān
mamarda bhūmim ca tathā viveśa

125. And that colossal-bodied rākṣasa, gleaming like the Himalayas, then fell into the ocean. It crushed alligators, vast schools of fish, and snakes, and also, in doing so, sank into the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the rākṣasa's body) (that, it)

• च (ca) - And (and, also)

• अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - colossal-bodied (immense-bodied, gigantic)

• हिमवत्प्रकाशम् (himavatprakāśam) - gleaming like the Himalayas (shining like the Himalayas, bright as snow)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - rākṣasa (Kumbhakarṇa's body) (demon, rākṣasa)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• तोयनिधौ (toyanidhau) - into the ocean (in the ocean, in the reservoir of water)

• पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, descended)

• ग्राहान् (grāhān) - alligators (alligators, crocodiles, sharks)

• महामीनचयान् (mahāmīnacayān) - vast schools of fish (great schools of fish, heaps of large fish)

• भुजंगमान् (bhujaṁgamān) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

• ममर्द (mamarda) - crushed (crushed, trampled, bruised)

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth (earth, ground, land)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• तथा (tathā) - in doing so, thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• विवेश (viveśa) - sank into, entered (entered, penetrated)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the rākṣasa's body) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the implied verb, along with `rakṣaḥ`

च (ca) - And (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - colossal-bodied (immense-bodied, gigantic)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atikāya

atikāya - immense-bodied, gigantic

From `ati` (exceedingly) + `kāya` (body)

Note: Modifies `rakṣaḥ`

हिमवत्प्रकाशम् (himavatprakāśam) - gleaming like the Himalayas (shining like the Himalayas, bright as snow)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of himavatprakāśa

himavatprakāśa - shining like the Himalayas, bright as snow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (himavat+prakāśa)

• himavat – snowy, full of snow; referring to the Himalayas
  noun (masculine)
  From `hima` (snow) + `vat` (possessive suffix)
• prakāśa – light, splendor, brightness, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From `pra` (forth) + root `kāś` (to shine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Modifies `rakṣaḥ`

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - rākṣasa (Kumbhakarṇa's body) (demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa

Note: Subject of `papāta`

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base `tad`

Note: Temporal adverb

तोयनिधौ (toyanidhau) - into the ocean (in the ocean, in the reservoir of water)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of toyanidhi

toyanidhi - ocean, reservoir of water

Compound of `toya` (water) + `nidhi` (receptacle, store)

Note: Indicates the location of falling into.

पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, descended)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, from root `pat`

Root: pat (class 1)

ग्राहान् (grāhān) - alligators (alligators, crocodiles, sharks)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of grāha

grāha - alligator, crocodile, shark, grasping animal

From root `grah` (to seize)

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of `mamarda`

महामीनचयान् (mahāmīnacayān) - vast schools of fish (great schools of fish, heaps of large fish)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāmīnacaya

mahāmīnacaya - great schools of fish, heaps of large fish

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+mīna+caya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)
• caya – heap, collection, multitude, school (of fish)
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ci` (to gather, collect)
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of `mamarda`

भुजंगमान् (bhujaṁgamān) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhujaṃgama

bhujaṁgama - snake, serpent (literally 'going on its breast/shoulder')

Compound of `bhuja` (arm, shoulder, breast) + `gama` (going)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of `mamarda`

ममर्द (mamarda) - crushed (crushed, trampled, bruised)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of mṛd

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, from root `mṛd`

Root: mṛd (class 9)

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of `viveśa`

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - in doing so, thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

विवेश (viveśa) - sank into, entered (entered, penetrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of viś

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, from root `viś`

Root: viś (class 6)