वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-55

एष ते सर्पसंकाशो बाणः पास्यति शोणितम् ।
मृगराज इव क्रुद्धो नागराजस्य शोणितम् ॥५५॥

55. eṣa te sarpasaṃkāśo bāṇaḥ pāsyati śoṇitam ,
mṛgarāja iva kruddho nāgarājasya śoṇitam.

55. eṣaḥ te sarpasaṃkāśaḥ bāṇaḥ pāsyati śoṇitam
mṛgarājaḥ iva kruddhaḥ nāgarājasya śoṇitam

55. This serpent-like arrow will drink your blood, just as an enraged lion drinks the blood of a king of serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• ते (te) - your, to you, by you

• सर्पसंकाशः (sarpasaṁkāśaḥ) - serpent-like, resembling a snake

• बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow

• पास्यति (pāsyati) - will drink

• शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

• मृगराजः (mṛgarājaḥ) - king of animals, lion

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

• नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of the king of serpents

• शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, this one

ते (te) - your, to you, by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Alternate form for dative/genitive singular of 'tvam'.

सर्पसंकाशः (sarpasaṁkāśaḥ) - serpent-like, resembling a snake

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpasaṃkāśa

sarpasaṁkāśa - serpent-like, resembling a snake

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+saṃkāśa)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

पास्यति (pāsyati) - will drink

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pā

Future tense, from root 'pā' (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śoṇita

śoṇita - blood

मृगराजः (mṛgarājaḥ) - king of animals, lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgarāja

mṛgarāja - king of animals, lion

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+rāja)

• mṛga – animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'krudh' with kta suffix.

Root: krudh (class 4)

नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of the king of serpents

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāgarāja

nāgarāja - king of serpents

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+rāja)

• nāga – serpent, cobra
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śoṇita

śoṇita - blood