वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-30

ते शक्रजिद्बाणविशीर्णदेहा मायाहता विस्वरमुन्नदन्तः ।
रणे निपेतुर्हरयो ऽद्रिकल्पा यथेन्द्रवज्राभिहता नगेन्द्राः ॥३०॥

30. te śakrajidbāṇaviśīrṇadehā māyāhatā visvaramunnadantaḥ ,
raṇe nipeturharayo'drikalpā yathendravajrābhihatā nagendrāḥ.

30. te śakrajidbāṇaviśīrṇadehāḥ
māyāhatāḥ visvaram unnadantaḥ raṇe
nipetuḥ harayaḥ adrikalpāḥ yathā
indravajrābhihatāḥ nagendrāḥ

30. te harayaḥ śakrajidbāṇaviśīrṇadehāḥ
māyāhatāḥ adrikalpāḥ visvaram
unnadantaḥ raṇe nipetuḥ yathā
indravajrābhihatāḥ nagendrāḥ

30. With their bodies shattered by Indrajit's arrows, struck by illusion (māyā), those mountain-like monkeys fell in battle, crying out in distress, just as great mountains are struck down by Indra's thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Those (monkeys) (they, those)

• शक्रजिद्बाणविशीर्णदेहाः (śakrajidbāṇaviśīrṇadehāḥ) - the monkeys whose bodies were shattered by Indrajit's arrows (whose bodies were shattered by Indrajit's arrows)

• मायाहताः (māyāhatāḥ) - struck by illusion (māyā) (struck by illusion, bewildered by magic)

• विस्वरम् (visvaram) - crying out in distress (with cries of distress, loudly, discordantly)

• उन्नदन्तः (unnadantaḥ) - crying out (in distress) (roaring, crying out, sounding loudly)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down (they fell down, they alighted)

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys (monkeys, lions, Vishnu)

• अद्रिकल्पाः (adrikalpāḥ) - mountain-like (monkeys) (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

• इन्द्रवज्राभिहताः (indravajrābhihatāḥ) - struck by Indra's thunderbolt

• नगेन्द्राः (nagendrāḥ) - great mountains (great mountains, lords of mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Those (monkeys) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शक्रजिद्बाणविशीर्णदेहाः (śakrajidbāṇaviśīrṇadehāḥ) - the monkeys whose bodies were shattered by Indrajit's arrows (whose bodies were shattered by Indrajit's arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakrajidbāṇaviśīrṇadeha

śakrajidbāṇaviśīrṇadeha - whose bodies were shattered by the arrows of Indrajit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakrajit+bāṇa+viśīrṇa+deha)

• śakrajit – Indrajit (conqueror of Indra)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: śakra (Indra) + jit (conquering).
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• viśīrṇa – shattered, torn, broken into pieces
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root śṛ (to crush, break) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

मायाहताः (māyāhatāḥ) - struck by illusion (māyā) (struck by illusion, bewildered by magic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māyāhata

māyāhata - struck by illusion, affected by magic

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (māyā+hata)

• māyā – illusion, magic, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
• hata – struck, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

विस्वरम् (visvaram) - crying out in distress (with cries of distress, loudly, discordantly)

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially in accusative singular.

Note: Used adverbially.

उन्नदन्तः (unnadantaḥ) - crying out (in distress) (roaring, crying out, sounding loudly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of unnadat

unnadat - roaring, crying out, sounding loudly

present active participle

Formed from root nad (to roar, sound) with prefix ut- and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: ut

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Adjectival use of a present active participle.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down (they fell down, they alighted)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys (monkeys, lions, Vishnu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, horse, Vishnu, golden-colored

अद्रिकल्पाः (adrikalpāḥ) - mountain-like (monkeys) (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adrikalpa

adrikalpa - mountain-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adri+kalpa)

• adri – mountain, stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix indicating similarity.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रवज्राभिहताः (indravajrābhihatāḥ) - struck by Indra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of indravajrābhihata

indravajrābhihata - struck by Indra's thunderbolt

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (indra+vajra+abhihata)

• indra – Indra, chief of gods
  proper noun (masculine)
• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• abhihata – struck, smitten
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root han (to strike) with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

नगेन्द्राः (nagendrāḥ) - great mountains (great mountains, lords of mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nagendra

nagendra - great mountain, lord of mountains

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (naga+indra)

• naga – mountain, tree
  noun (masculine)
  Literally 'that which does not move'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• indra – lord, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

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