वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-58, verse-24

स मुष्टिनिष्पिष्टविकीर्णमूर्धा निर्वान्तदन्ताक्षिविलम्बिजिह्वः ।
देवान्तको राक्षसराजसूनुर्गतासुरुर्व्यां सहसा पपात ॥२४॥

24. sa muṣṭiniṣpiṣṭavikīrṇamūrdhā nirvāntadantākṣivilambijihvaḥ ,
devāntako rākṣasarājasūnurgatāsururvyāṃ sahasā papāta.

24. saḥ muṣṭiniṣpiṣṭavikīrṇamūrdhā nirvāntadantākṣivilambijihvaḥ
devāntakaḥ rākṣasarājasūnuḥ gatāsuḥ urvyām sahasā papāta

24. His head crushed and shattered by the fist, with his teeth fallen out, eyes hanging, and tongue lolling, Devāntaka, the son of the king of rākṣasas, suddenly fell lifelessly onto the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Devāntaka) (he)

• मुष्टिनिष्पिष्टविकीर्णमूर्धा (muṣṭiniṣpiṣṭavikīrṇamūrdhā) - with his head crushed and scattered by the fist

• निर्वान्तदन्ताक्षिविलम्बिजिह्वः (nirvāntadantākṣivilambijihvaḥ) - with teeth fallen out, eyes hanging, and tongue lolling

• देवान्तकः (devāntakaḥ) - Devāntaka (name of a demon)

• राक्षसराजसूनुः (rākṣasarājasūnuḥ) - son of the king of rākṣasas (demons)

• गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - lifeless, dead

• उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully

• पपात (papāta) - fell down

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Devāntaka) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to Devāntaka.

मुष्टिनिष्पिष्टविकीर्णमूर्धा (muṣṭiniṣpiṣṭavikīrṇamūrdhā) - with his head crushed and scattered by the fist

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muṣṭiniṣpiṣṭavikīrṇamūrdha

muṣṭiniṣpiṣṭavikīrṇamūrdha - one whose head is crushed and scattered by a fist

Past Passive Participle (niṣpiṣṭa, vikīrṇa) within compound

Bahuvrihi compound: muṣṭi (fist) + niṣpiṣṭa (crushed) + vikīrṇa (scattered) + mūrdhan (head). niṣpiṣṭa from nis-√piṣ and vikīrṇa from vi-√kṝ.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (muṣṭi+niṣpiṣṭa+vikīrṇa+mūrdhan)

• muṣṭi – fist
  noun (masculine)
• niṣpiṣṭa – crushed, pounded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √piṣ (to grind, crush) with prefix nis- (out, down)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: piṣ (class 7)
• vikīrṇa – scattered, dispersed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṝ (to scatter) with prefix vi- (apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṝ (class 6)
• mūrdhan – head, skull
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Devāntaka.

निर्वान्तदन्ताक्षिविलम्बिजिह्वः (nirvāntadantākṣivilambijihvaḥ) - with teeth fallen out, eyes hanging, and tongue lolling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāntadantākṣivilambijihva

nirvāntadantākṣivilambijihva - one whose teeth are fallen out, eyes are hanging, and tongue is lolling

Past Passive Participle (nirvānta), Present Active Participle (vilambi) within compound

Bahuvrihi compound: nirvānta (fallen out) + danta (teeth) + akṣi (eyes) + vilambi (hanging down) + jihvā (tongue). nirvānta from nis-√vā. vilambi from vi-√lamb.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nirvānta+danta+akṣi+vilambi+jihvā)

• nirvānta – fallen out, extinguished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vā (to blow, cease) with prefix nis- (out)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vā (class 2)
• danta – tooth
  noun (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• vilambi – hanging down, suspended
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (masc. nom. sg. i-stem)
  From root √lamb (to hang, suspend) with prefix vi- (down)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies Devāntaka.

देवान्तकः (devāntakaḥ) - Devāntaka (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devāntaka

devāntaka - "ender of gods", name of a rākṣasa (demon)

Compound: deva (god) + antaka (ender)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+antaka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, terminator, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ant (to end) + -aka suffix
  Root: ant (class 1)

राक्षसराजसूनुः (rākṣasarājasūnuḥ) - son of the king of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasarājasūnu

rākṣasarājasūnu - son of the king of rākṣasas

Compound: rākṣasa (demon) + rāja (king) + sūnu (son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+rāja+sūnu)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)

गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - lifeless, dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatāsu

gatāsu - one whose life-breath has departed; dead

Past Passive Participle (gata) within compound

Bahuvrihi compound: gata (departed) + asu (life-breath). gata is PPP of √gam.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – life-breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)

उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, ground

ī-stem noun.

Note: Indicates location.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, from sahas (force).

Note: Modifies papāta.

पपात (papāta) - fell down

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, reduplicated form of √pat.

Root: pat (class 1)