वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-71

पततां हरिवीराणां रूपाणि प्रचकाशिरे ।
वज्रभिन्नाग्रकूटानां शैलानां पततामिव ॥७१॥

71. patatāṃ harivīrāṇāṃ rūpāṇi pracakāśire ,
vajrabhinnāgrakūṭānāṃ śailānāṃ patatāmiva.

71. patatām harivīrāṇām rūpāṇi pracakāśire
vajrabhinnāgrakūṭānām śailānām patatām iva

71. harivīrāṇām patatām rūpāṇi pracakāśire
śailānām vajrabhinnāgrakūṭānām patatām iva

71. The forms of the falling monkey warriors shone brightly, like crashing mountains whose topmost peaks have been shattered by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• पतताम् (patatām) - of the falling monkey warriors / of the falling mountains (of those falling, of those crashing)

• हरिवीराणाम् (harivīrāṇām) - of the monkey heroes, of the monkey warriors

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, bodies

• प्रचकाशिरे (pracakāśire) - shone forth, became visible, appeared prominently

• वज्रभिन्नाग्रकूटानाम् (vajrabhinnāgrakūṭānām) - of those whose foremost peaks are shattered by a thunderbolt

• शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains

• पतताम् (patatām) - of the falling mountains (of those falling, of those crashing)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

पतताम् (patatām) - of the falling monkey warriors / of the falling mountains (of those falling, of those crashing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from √pat (to fall) with śatṛ affix. Declines like a noun/adjective.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies both 'harivīrāṇām' and 'śailānām'.

हरिवीराणाम् (harivīrāṇām) - of the monkey heroes, of the monkey warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of harivīra

harivīra - monkey hero, monkey warrior

Compound of hari (monkey) and vīra (hero).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hari+vīra)

• hari – monkey, tawny, Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, bodies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, body

Note: Subject of 'pracakāśire'.

प्रचकाशिरे (pracakāśire) - shone forth, became visible, appeared prominently

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of pra-√kāś

Perfect Middle (ātmanepada)

Formed from √kāś (to shine, appear) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'rūpāṇi'.

वज्रभिन्नाग्रकूटानाम् (vajrabhinnāgrakūṭānām) - of those whose foremost peaks are shattered by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vajrabhinnāgrakūṭa

vajrabhinnāgrakūṭa - having foremost peaks shattered by a thunderbolt

Bahuvrīhi compound: vajreṇa bhinnāni agrakūṭāni yeṣām teṣām (of those whose foremost peaks are shattered by a thunderbolt).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+bhinna+agra+kūṭa)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• bhinna – shattered, broken, split
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bhid (to break, split).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• agra – tip, top, foremost, peak
  noun (neuter)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn, heap
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'śailānām'.

शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Derived from śilā (rock).

पतताम् (patatām) - of the falling mountains (of those falling, of those crashing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from √pat (to fall) with śatṛ affix. Declines like a noun/adjective.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śailānām'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.