वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-93

ते ऽतिकायं समासाद्य कवचे वज्रभूषिते ।
भग्नाग्रशल्याः सहसा पेतुर्बाणा महीतले ॥९३॥

93. te'tikāyaṃ samāsādya kavace vajrabhūṣite ,
bhagnāgraśalyāḥ sahasā peturbāṇā mahītale.

93. te atikāyam samāsādya kavace vajrabhūṣite
bhagnāgraśalyāḥ sahasā petuḥ bāṇāḥ mahītale

93. te bāṇāḥ vajrabhūṣite atikāyam kavace
samāsādya bhagnāgraśalyāḥ sahasā mahītale petuḥ

93. Those arrows, upon striking Atikaya's armor, which was adorned with diamonds (or thunderbolts), suddenly fell to the ground with their points shattered.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - Atikaya, son of Ravana (Atikaya (a giant demon))

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having obtained

• कवचे (kavace) - on the armor

• वज्रभूषिते (vajrabhūṣite) - adorned with thunderbolts/diamonds

• भग्नाग्रशल्याः (bhagnāgraśalyāḥ) - having broken tips/points

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, violently, forcefully

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - Atikaya, son of Ravana (Atikaya (a giant demon))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atikāya

atikāya - having an excessive body, gigantic; (proper noun) Atikaya, a son of Ravana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+kāya)

• ati – excessive, beyond
  indeclinable
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root sad with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

कवचे (kavace) - on the armor

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass

वज्रभूषिते (vajrabhūṣite) - adorned with thunderbolts/diamonds

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vajrabhūṣita

vajrabhūṣita - adorned with diamonds, decorated with thunderbolts

Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

compound of vajra and bhūṣita (P.P.P. of bhūṣ - to adorn)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+bhūṣita)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

भग्नाग्रशल्याः (bhagnāgraśalyāḥ) - having broken tips/points

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagnāgraśalya

bhagnāgraśalya - with broken points, whose tips are shattered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhagna+agraśalya)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• agraśalya – arrow-point, tip of a missile
  noun (neuter)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, violently, forcefully

(indeclinable)

instrumental case of sahas used as an adverb

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect active, reduplicated root

Root: pat (class 1)

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, plain
  noun (neuter)

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