वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-63

स तस्य ददृशे मार्गो मांसशोणितकर्दमः ।
पतितैः पर्वताकारैर्वानरैरभिसंवृतः ॥६३॥

63. sa tasya dadṛśe mārgo māṃsaśoṇitakardamaḥ ,
patitaiḥ parvatākārairvānarairabhisaṃvṛtaḥ.

63. saḥ tasya dadṛśe mārgaḥ māṃsaśoṇitakardamaḥ
patitaiḥ parvatākāraiḥ vānaraiḥ abhisaṃvṛtaḥ

63. saḥ tasya mārgaḥ māṃsaśoṇitakardamaḥ patitaiḥ
parvatākāraiḥ vānaraiḥ abhisaṃvṛtaḥ dadṛśe

63. His path became visible, a mire of flesh and blood, completely covered by fallen monkeys that resembled mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, road

• मांसशोणितकर्दमः (māṁsaśoṇitakardamaḥ) - a mire of flesh and blood

• पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by fallen ones

• पर्वताकारैः (parvatākāraiḥ) - having the form of mountains, mountain-like

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

• अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṁvṛtaḥ) - covered, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Middle (ātmanepada)

reduplicated perfect, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used here with a passive sense 'was seen'

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way

मांसशोणितकर्दमः (māṁsaśoṇitakardamaḥ) - a mire of flesh and blood

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māṃsaśoṇitakardama

māṁsaśoṇitakardama - mud or mire of flesh and blood

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+śoṇita+kardama)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• śoṇita – blood
  noun (neuter)
• kardama – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound: māṃsa (flesh) + śoṇita (blood) + kardama (mud). Often interpreted as 'mud made of flesh and blood'.

पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by fallen ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, dropped

Past Passive Participle

derived from root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vānaraiḥ'

पर्वताकारैः (parvatākāraiḥ) - having the form of mountains, mountain-like

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvatākāra

parvatākāra - mountain-shaped, mountain-like

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parvata+ākāra)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound: parvata (mountain) + ākāra (shape). Qualifies 'vānaraiḥ'

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Agent of 'abhisaṃvṛtaḥ'

अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṁvṛtaḥ) - covered, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhisaṃvṛta

abhisaṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover) with upasargas abhi- and sam-

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'mārgaḥ'. Passive sense.