वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-66

यावदुत्पाटयामासुर्वृक्षाञ् शैलान् वनौकसः ।
तावत् प्रासहताः पेतुर्वज्रकृत्ता इवाचलाः ॥६६॥

66. yāvadutpāṭayāmāsurvṛkṣāñ śailān vanaukasaḥ ,
tāvat prāsahatāḥ peturvajrakṛttā ivācalāḥ.

66. yāvat utpāṭayām āsuḥ vṛkṣān śailān vanaukasaḥ
tāvat prāsahatāḥ petuḥ vajrakṛttāḥ iva acalāḥ

66. vanaukasaḥ vṛkṣān śailān yāvat utpāṭayām āsuḥ
tāvat prāsahatāḥ vajrakṛttāḥ iva acalāḥ petuḥ

66. As the forest-dwelling monkeys were uprooting trees and rocks, those struck by his spear fell at that very instant, like mountains cleaved by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• उत्पाटयाम् (utpāṭayām) - uprooting (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary in periphrastic perfect)

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• शैलान् (śailān) - rocks, mountains

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers (monkeys)

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that very moment

• प्रासहताः (prāsahatāḥ) - struck by the spear

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• वज्रकृत्ताः (vajrakṛttāḥ) - cut down by a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains (lit. 'immovable ones')

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with tāvat

उत्पाटयाम् (utpāṭayām) - uprooting (part of periphrastic perfect)

(indeclinable)

Causative stem +ām (periphrastic perfect auxiliary)

Causative of root paṭ (to split) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: paṭ (class 1)

Note: This is the 'ām' suffix form used in periphrastic perfect constructions. It functions as the main verb's semantic core.

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary in periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of as

Perfect Active (auxiliary)

reduplicated perfect, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, used as auxiliary for periphrastic perfect

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for the periphrastic perfect 'utpāṭayām āsuḥ'

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Object of utpāṭayām āsuḥ

शैलान् (śailān) - rocks, mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - rock, mountain, hill

Note: Object of utpāṭayām āsuḥ

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, monkey (lit. 'whose abode is the forest')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – abode, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of utpāṭayām āsuḥ

तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that very moment

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with yāvat

प्रासहताः (prāsahatāḥ) - struck by the spear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāsahata

prāsahata - struck by a spear

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of prāsa (spear) and hata (struck, killed)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāsa+hata)

• prāsa – spear, javelin
  noun (masculine)
• hata – struck, killed, smitten
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root han (to strike, to kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of pețuḥ. Refers to the monkeys.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

Root: pat (class 1)

वज्रकृत्ताः (vajrakṛttāḥ) - cut down by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajrakṛtta

vajrakṛtta - cut by a thunderbolt, shattered by lightning

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of vajra (thunderbolt) and kṛtta (cut)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vajra+kṛtta)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• kṛtta – cut, cut off, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛt (to cut)
  Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Used for comparison with 'acalāḥ'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains (lit. 'immovable ones')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, mountain

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cala – moving, shaking
  adjective
  derived from root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: The entity being compared to the fallen monkeys.