वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-60

ततः शिरस्ते निशितैः पातयिष्याम्यहं शरैः ।
मारुतः कालसंपक्वं वृन्तात्तालफलं यथा ॥६०॥

60. tataḥ śiraste niśitaiḥ pātayiṣyāmyahaṃ śaraiḥ ,
mārutaḥ kālasaṃpakvaṃ vṛntāttālaphalaṃ yathā.

60. tataḥ śiraḥ te niśitaiḥ pātayiṣyāmi aham śaraiḥ
mārutaḥ kālasampakvam vṛntāt tālaphalām yathā

60. tataḥ aham te śiraḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ pātayiṣyāmi
yathā mārutaḥ vṛntāt kālasampakvam tālaphalām

60. Then I will cut off your head with sharp arrows, just as the wind causes a time-ripened palm fruit to fall from its stalk.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• ते (te) - your

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows)

• पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to fall, I will cut off

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, god of wind

• कालसम्पक्वम् (kālasampakvam) - ripened by time, fully matured by time

• वृन्तात् (vṛntāt) - from the stalk

• तालफलाम् (tālaphalām) - palm fruit

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle indicating sequence or cause.

Root: tad

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, skull, chief

Note: Object of 'pātayiṣyāmi'.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, refers to 'śiraḥ'.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, pointed, whetted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to fall, I will cut off

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pat

Future Tense, Active Voice, Causative Stem

Causative stem 'pātaya-' (cause to fall) from root 'pat', conjugated in the future tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: The implicit subject is 'aham' (I).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'pātayiṣyāmi'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Means by which the action is performed.

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, god of wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, god of wind, son of Marut, relating to the Maruts

Derived from 'marut' (wind god).

Note: Subject of the simile.

कालसम्पक्वम् (kālasampakvam) - ripened by time, fully matured by time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālasampakva

kālasampakva - ripened in due time, fully matured, mellowed by time

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'kāla' (time) and 'sampakva' (well-ripened, matured).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāla+sampakva)

• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• sampakva – well-cooked, fully ripe, mature
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pac' (to cook, ripen) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tālaphalām'.

वृन्तात् (vṛntāt) - from the stalk

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vṛnta

vṛnta - stalk, stem, pedicel

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Denotes separation from a source.

तालफलाम् (tālaphalām) - palm fruit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tālaphalā

tālaphalā - fruit of the palm tree

Compound of 'tāla' (palm tree) and 'phala' (fruit).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tāla+phala)

• tāla – palm tree, palmyra tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tal (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle of comparison.

Note: Introduces the simile.