वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-58, verse-21

तद्बाणशतनिर्भिन्नं विदारितशिलातलम् ।
सविस्फुलिङ्गं सज्वालं निपपात गिरेः शिरः ॥२१॥

21. tadbāṇaśatanirbhinnaṃ vidāritaśilātalam ,
savisphuliṅgaṃ sajvālaṃ nipapāta gireḥ śiraḥ.

21. tad bāṇaśatanirbhinnam vidāritaśilātalam
savisphuliṅgam sajjvālam nipapāta gireḥ śiraḥ

21. That mountain summit, pierced by hundreds of arrows and with its rocky surface torn apart, fell down with sparks and flames.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - its (referring to the mountain's summit) (that, its)

• बाणशतनिर्भिन्नम् (bāṇaśatanirbhinnam) - pierced by hundreds of arrows

• विदारितशिलातलम् (vidāritaśilātalam) - with its rocky surface split

• सविस्फुलिङ्गम् (savisphuliṅgam) - with sparks, full of sparks

• सज्ज्वालम् (sajjvālam) - with flames, flaming

• निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - summit (of the mountain) (head, summit)

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - its (referring to the mountain's summit) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with śiraḥ.

बाणशतनिर्भिन्नम् (bāṇaśatanirbhinnam) - pierced by hundreds of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāṇaśatanirbhinna

bāṇaśatanirbhinna - pierced by hundreds of arrows

Past Passive Participle (from nir-bhid) within a compound

Compound: bāṇaśata (hundreds of arrows) + nirbhinna (pierced). Nirbhinna is PPP of √bhid with prefix nir-.

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṇaśata+nirbhinna)

• bāṇaśata – hundreds of arrows
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: bāṇa (arrow) + śata (hundred)
• nirbhinna – pierced, shattered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhid (to break, split) with prefix nir- (out, away)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies śiraḥ.

विदारितशिलातलम् (vidāritaśilātalam) - with its rocky surface split

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidāritaśilātala

vidāritaśilātala - having its rock surface torn/split

Past Passive Participle (from vi-dṝ) within a compound

Compound: vidārita (torn, split) + śilātala (rocky surface). Vidārita is PPP of √dṝ with prefix vi-.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidārita+śilātala)

• vidārita – torn, split, rent asunder
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dṝ (to tear, burst) with prefix vi- (apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dṝ (class 9)
• śilātala – rocky surface, stone ground
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: śilā (rock, stone) + tala (surface, ground)

Note: Qualifies śiraḥ.

सविस्फुलिङ्गम् (savisphuliṅgam) - with sparks, full of sparks

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of savisphuliṅga

savisphuliṅga - with sparks

Bahuvrihi compound: sa- (with) + visphuliṅga (spark)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+visphuliṅga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• visphuliṅga – spark
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies śiraḥ.

सज्ज्वालम् (sajjvālam) - with flames, flaming

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sajjvāla

sajjvāla - with flames

Bahuvrihi compound: sa- (with) + jvāla (flame). Sandhi s+j -> sajj.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+jvāla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jvāla – flame, blaze
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies śiraḥ.

निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of nipat

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, from root √pat with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

i-stem noun.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - summit (of the mountain) (head, summit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, summit, top

s-stem noun.

Note: Subject of the verb nipapāta.