वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-15

नीलश्चिक्षेप शैलाग्रं कुम्भकर्णाय धीमते ।
तमापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य मुष्टिनाभिजघान ह ॥१५॥

15. nīlaścikṣepa śailāgraṃ kumbhakarṇāya dhīmate ,
tamāpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya muṣṭinābhijaghāna ha.

15. nīlaḥ cikṣepa śailāgram kumbhakarṇāya dhīmate
tam āpatantam saṃprekṣya muṣṭinā abhijaghāna ha

15. nīlaḥ dhīmate kumbhakarṇāya śailāgram cikṣepa
tam āpatantam saṃprekṣya muṣṭinā abhijaghāna ha

15. Nila hurled a mountain peak at the mighty Kumbhakarna. Observing that (peak) approaching, (Kumbhakarna) struck it with his fist.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila (a monkey general)

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, hurled

• शैलाग्रम् (śailāgram) - mountain peak, tip of a rock

• कुम्भकर्णाय (kumbhakarṇāya) - to Kumbhakarna

• धीमते (dhīmate) - to the mighty (Kumbhakarna) (to the intelligent, to the wise, to the mighty)

• तम् (tam) - that (mountain peak, implied) (that (masculine, accusative, singular))

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (the mountain peak) (approaching, falling down)

• संप्रेक्ष्य (saṁprekṣya) - having seen, having perceived, observing

• मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with a fist

• अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - struck, hit

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily (an emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila (a monkey general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nila (a monkey general); blue; dark-colored

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, hurled

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root kṣip (क् खिप्), class 6, perfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: kṣip (class 6)

शैलाग्रम् (śailāgram) - mountain peak, tip of a rock

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailāgra

śailāgra - mountain peak, summit of a rock

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+agra)

• śaila – rock, mountain
  noun (masculine)
  derived from śilā (rock)
• agra – tip, peak, front, top
  noun (neuter)

कुम्भकर्णाय (kumbhakarṇāya) - to Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a powerful Rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

धीमते (dhīmate) - to the mighty (Kumbhakarna) (to the intelligent, to the wise, to the mighty)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever, sagacious, mighty

Possessive suffix -mat added to dhī (intellect)

Note: Agrees with Kumbhakarṇāya.

तम् (tam) - that (mountain peak, implied) (that (masculine, accusative, singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Agrees with the participle āpatantam, referring to the mountain peak (śailāgram).

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (the mountain peak) (approaching, falling down)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - approaching, falling, flying towards

present active participle

root pat with upasarga ā, present active participle, accusative singular masculine

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' and refers to 'śailāgram' (mountain peak).

संप्रेक्ष्य (saṁprekṣya) - having seen, having perceived, observing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root īkṣ (to see) with upasargas sam and pra, absolutive ending -ya

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with a fist

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

perfect tense

root han, with upasarga abhi, perfect active, 3rd person singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)