वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-34

ततो ज्वलनसंकाशैः शितैर्वानरयूथपाः ।
ताडिताः शक्रजिद्बाणैः प्रफुल्ला इव किंशुकाः ॥३४॥

34. tato jvalanasaṃkāśaiḥ śitairvānarayūthapāḥ ,
tāḍitāḥ śakrajidbāṇaiḥ praphullā iva kiṃśukāḥ.

34. tataḥ jvalanasaṃkāśaiḥ śitaiḥ vānarayūthapāḥ
tāḍitāḥ śakrajit bāṇaiḥ praphullāḥ iva kiṃśukāḥ

34. Then, the monkey chiefs, struck by the sharp, fiery arrows of Indrajit, looked like fully bloomed palāśa trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• ज्वलनसंकाशैः (jvalanasaṁkāśaiḥ) - fiery, flame-like (resembling fire)

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

• वानरयूथपाः (vānarayūthapāḥ) - monkey chiefs

• ताडिताः (tāḍitāḥ) - struck, hit, smitten

• शक्रजित् (śakrajit) - Indrajit (conqueror of Indra, Indrajit (proper name))

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• प्रफुल्लाः (praphullāḥ) - fully bloomed, expanded, opened

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• किंशुकाः (kiṁśukāḥ) - palāśa trees (Butea monosperma)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

ज्वलनसंकाशैः (jvalanasaṁkāśaiḥ) - fiery, flame-like (resembling fire)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jvalanasaṃkāśa

jvalanasaṁkāśa - resembling fire, fiery

Compound type : tatpurusha (jvalana+saṃkāśa)

• jvalana – burning, blazing, fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar, like
  adjective
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharpened, keen, sharp

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root ŚO (to sharpen)

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.

वानरयूथपाः (vānarayūthapāḥ) - monkey chiefs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarayūthapa

vānarayūthapa - chief of monkeys, monkey leader

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+yūthapa)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – chief of a herd/troop/band
  noun (masculine)

ताडिताः (tāḍitāḥ) - struck, hit, smitten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, hit, beaten

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root TĀḌ (to strike)

Root: tāḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vānarayūthapāḥ'.

शक्रजित् (śakrajit) - Indrajit (conqueror of Indra, Indrajit (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakrajit

śakrajit - conqueror of Indra, Indrajit (proper name of Meghanāda)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śakra+jit)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity), powerful
  noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victorious
  adjective
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: This word is part of a compound 'śakrajidbāṇaiḥ', where 'śakrajit' is in the genitive case, implying 'by Indrajit's arrows'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

प्रफुल्लाः (praphullāḥ) - fully bloomed, expanded, opened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praphulla

praphulla - fully bloomed, expanded, opened

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root PHUL with prefix PRA

Prefix: pra

Root: phul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vānarayūthapāḥ' and 'kiṃśukāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

किंशुकाः (kiṁśukāḥ) - palāśa trees (Butea monosperma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - palāśa tree (Butea monosperma), a kind of tree with red flowers

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