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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-70

वज्रनिष्पेषसदृशं प्रासस्याभिनिपातनम् ।
न शेकुर्वानराः सोढुं ते विनेदुर्महास्वनम् ॥७०॥
70. vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśaṃ prāsasyābhinipātanam ,
na śekurvānarāḥ soḍhuṃ te vinedurmahāsvanam.
70. vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśam prāsasya abhinipātanam na
śekuḥ vānarāḥ soḍhum te vineduḥ mahāsvanam
70. vānarāḥ vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśam prāsasya abhinipātanam soḍhum na śekuḥ.
te mahāsvanam vineduḥ.
70. The monkeys could not endure the spear's impact, which was like the crushing force of a thunderbolt. They cried out with a mighty roar.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वज्रनिष्पेषसदृशम् (vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśam) - resembling the crushing sound/impact of a thunderbolt
  • प्रासस्य (prāsasya) - of the spear
  • अभिनिपातनम् (abhinipātanam) - the impact, the striking down, the fall
  • (na) - not, nor
  • शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able
  • वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys
  • सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear, to withstand
  • ते (te) - they
  • विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared, cried out
  • महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - with a great sound, a loud roar

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रनिष्पेषसदृशम् (vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśam) - resembling the crushing sound/impact of a thunderbolt
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśa
vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśa - resembling the crushing/impact of a thunderbolt
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+niṣpeṣa+sadṛśa)
  • vajra – thunderbolt; diamond
    noun (masculine)
  • niṣpeṣa – crushing, grinding, impact, sound of impact
    noun (masculine)
  • sadṛśa – resembling, similar to, like
    adjective
प्रासस्य (prāsasya) - of the spear
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prāsa
prāsa - spear, javelin
अभिनिपातनम् (abhinipātanam) - the impact, the striking down, the fall
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of abhinipātana
abhinipātana - impact, falling down, striking
verbal noun
Prefixes: abhi+ni
Root: pat (class 1)
(na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey
सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear, to withstand
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Root: sah (class 1)
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared, cried out
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nad
Prefix: vi
Root: nad (class 1)
महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - with a great sound, a loud roar
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsvana
mahāsvana - great sound, loud noise
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+svana)
  • mahā – great, large (as a prefix in compounds)
    adjective
  • svana – sound, noise, roar
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adverbial accusative