वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-56, verse-2

श्रुत्वा विनिहतं संख्ये कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम् ।
रावणः शोकसंतप्तो मुमोह च पपात च ॥२॥

2. śrutvā vinihataṃ saṃkhye kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam ,
rāvaṇaḥ śokasaṃtapto mumoha ca papāta ca.

2. śrutvā vinihatam saṅkhye kumbhakarṇam mahābalam
rāvaṇaḥ śokasaṃtaptaḥ mumoha ca papāta ca

2. rāvaṇaḥ śokasaṃtaptaḥ saṅkhye mahābalam
kumbhakarṇam vinihatam śrutvā mumoha ca papāta ca

2. Having heard that the greatly powerful Kumbhakarna was slain in battle, Ravana, afflicted by grief, fainted and fell down.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• विनिहतम् (vinihatam) - slain, killed, destroyed

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in war, in conflict

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - greatly powerful, mighty

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• शोकसंतप्तः (śokasaṁtaptaḥ) - afflicted by grief, distressed by sorrow

• मुमोह (mumoha) - fainted, became deluded, was bewildered

• च (ca) - and, also

• पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down, dropped

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru- (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

विनिहतम् (vinihatam) - slain, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinihata

vinihata - slain, killed, destroyed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root han- (to strike, kill) with upasarga vi- + ni- and suffix -kta (ta).

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Kumbhakarna.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, war, conflict

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (name of Ravana's brother)

Compound: kumbha (pot) + karṇa (ear) - 'pot-eared'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

Note: Object of 'śrutvā' (implicitly 'that Kumbhakarna was slain').

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - greatly powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty, having great strength

Compound: mahā (great) + bala (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
  Used as prefix in compounds.
• bala – strength, power, might, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Kumbhakarna.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the king of Lanka)

Note: Subject of mumoha and papāta.

शोकसंतप्तः (śokasaṁtaptaḥ) - afflicted by grief, distressed by sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokasaṃtapta

śokasaṁtapta - afflicted by grief, distressed by sorrow

Compound: śoka (grief) + saṃtapta (afflicted)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+saṃtapta)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, distress
  noun (masculine)
• saṃtapta – heated, agitated, distressed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root tap- (to heat, torment) with upasarga sam- and suffix -kta (ta).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Ravana.

मुमोह (mumoha) - fainted, became deluded, was bewildered

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Intensive/reduplicated form from root muh.

Root: muh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects the two verbs 'mumoha' and 'papāta'.

पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down, dropped

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Reduplicated form from root pat.

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects the two verbs 'mumoha' and 'papāta'. The second 'ca' emphasizes the connection.