वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-69

स भूतले भीमबलाभिपिष्टः सुरारिभिस्तैरभिहन्यमानः ।
जगाम खं वेगवदभ्युपेत्य पुनश्च रामेण समाजगाम ॥६९॥

69. sa bhūtale bhīmabalābhipiṣṭaḥ surāribhistairabhihanyamānaḥ ,
jagāma khaṃ vegavadabhyupetya punaśca rāmeṇa samājagāma.

69. saḥ bhūtale bhīmabalābhipiṣṭaḥ
surāribhiḥ taiḥ abhihanyamānaḥ
| jagāma kham vegavat abhyupetya
punaḥ ca rāmeṇa samājagāma

69. Sugrīva, having been crushed on the ground by tremendous force and struck by those enemies of the gods (rākṣasas), swiftly ascended into the sky. Then, he rejoined Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Sugrīva (he, that)

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground

• भीमबलाभिपिष्टः (bhīmabalābhipiṣṭaḥ) - crushed/pounded by terrible/immense force

• सुरारिभिः (surāribhiḥ) - by the rākṣasas (Kumbhakarṇa's followers) (by the enemies of the gods)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by Kumbhakarṇa's followers (by them)

• अभिहन्यमानः (abhihanyamānaḥ) - being struck, being assailed

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• खम् (kham) - sky, space

• वेगवत् (vegavat) - swiftly, rapidly, with speed

• अभ्युपेत्य (abhyupetya) - having approached, having ascended

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• च (ca) - and, also

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by/with Rāma

• समाजगाम (samājagāma) - met, came together, rejoined

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Sugrīva (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sugrīva

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground, plain
  noun (neuter)

भीमबलाभिपिष्टः (bhīmabalābhipiṣṭaḥ) - crushed/pounded by terrible/immense force

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmabalābhipiṣṭa

bhīmabalābhipiṣṭa - crushed by terrible/immense force

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+bala+abhipiṣṭa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• abhipiṣṭa – crushed, pressed, ground
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root √piṣ (to crush) with prefix 'abhi'. Formation: abhi-√piṣ + -ta
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: piṣ (class 7)

सुरारिभिः (surāribhiḥ) - by the rākṣasas (Kumbhakarṇa's followers) (by the enemies of the gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of surāri

surāri - enemy of the gods (rākṣasa, asura)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+ari)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

तैः (taiḥ) - by Kumbhakarṇa's followers (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'surāri' (enemies of gods)

अभिहन्यमानः (abhihanyamānaḥ) - being struck, being assailed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihanyamāna

abhihanyamāna - being struck, being killed, being assailed

Present Passive Participle

Present Passive Participle of root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix 'abhi'. Formation: abhi-√han + -yamāna

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect (liṭ) third person singular, active voice. Reduplicated root √gam (class 1)

Root: gam (class 1)

खम् (kham) - sky, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space

वेगवत् (vegavat) - swiftly, rapidly, with speed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vegavat

vegavat - swift, speedy, rapid

Note: masculine nominative singular, agreeing with 'saḥ' (Sugrīva)

अभ्युपेत्य (abhyupetya) - having approached, having ascended

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive of verb 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'upa'. Formation: abhi-upa-√i + -tya

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by/with Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a prominent deity of Hinduism, the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

समाजगाम (samājagāma) - met, came together, rejoined

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect (liṭ) third person singular, active voice of √gam with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'. Formation: sam-ā-√gam + perfect stem

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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