वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-5

पश्याद्य रामं सहलक्ष्मणेन मद्बाणनिर्भिन्नविकीर्णदेहम् ।
गतायुषं भूमितले शयानं शरैः शितैराचितसर्वगात्रम् ॥५॥

5. paśyādya rāmaṃ sahalakṣmaṇena madbāṇanirbhinnavikīrṇadeham ,
gatāyuṣaṃ bhūmitale śayānaṃ śaraiḥ śitairācitasarvagātram.

5. paśya adya rāmam sahalakṣmaṇena madbāṇanirbhinnavikīrṇadeham
gatāyuṣam bhūmitale śayānam śaraiḥ śitaiḥ ācitasarvagātram

5. Today, behold Rāma, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, his body torn apart and dismembered by my arrows, his life extinguished, lying on the ground, his entire form covered with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - See, behold, look

• अद्य (adya) - Today, now

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• सहलक्स्मनेन (sahalaksmanena) - With Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

• मद्बाणनिर्भिन्नविकीर्णदेहम् (madbāṇanirbhinnavikīrṇadeham) - Whose body is pierced and scattered by my arrows

• गतायुषम् (gatāyuṣam) - Whose life is gone, lifeless, dead

• भूमितले (bhūmitale) - On the ground, on the surface of the earth

• शयानम् (śayānam) - Lying, reposing

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - By arrows

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - By sharp (arrows)

• आचितसर्वगात्रम् (ācitasarvagātram) - Whose whole body is covered, covered on all limbs

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - See, behold, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paś

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

From root dṛś (class 1), which uses paśy- stem in present system. Imperative ending for 2nd singular is -hi, often dropped, leaving the stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - Today, now

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Ramayana); pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśya'.

सहलक्स्मनेन (sahalaksmanena) - With Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sahalaksmana

sahalaksmana - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'saha' means 'with', 'lakṣmaṇa' is the name. This instrumental form functions adverbially, indicating accompaniment.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

मद्बाणनिर्भिन्नविकीर्णदेहम् (madbāṇanirbhinnavikīrṇadeham) - Whose body is pierced and scattered by my arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madbāṇanirbhinnavikīrṇadeha

madbāṇanirbhinnavikīrṇadeha - whose body is pierced and scattered by my arrows

Bahuvrīhi compound: mad (my) + bāṇa (arrow) + nirbhinna (pierced) + vikīrṇa (scattered) + deha (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mad+bāṇa+nirbhinna+vikīrṇa+deha)

• mad – my, mine
  pronoun
  Genitive/ablative singular of 'aham' (I), here used adjectivally in a compound.
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• nirbhinna – pierced, torn apart, broken through
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhid (to split, break) with upasarga nir-.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• vikīrṇa – scattered, dispersed, dismembered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to scatter) with upasarga vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)

गतायुषम् (gatāyuṣam) - Whose life is gone, lifeless, dead

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gatāyuṣa

gatāyuṣa - one whose life (āyuṣ) has departed (gata)

Bahuvrīhi compound: gata (gone) + āyuṣ (life).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+āyuṣ)

• gata – gone, departed, passed away
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āyuṣ – life, duration of life
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying Rāma.

भूमितले (bhūmitale) - On the ground, on the surface of the earth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūmitāla

bhūmitāla - surface of the earth, ground

Tatpuruṣa compound: bhūmi (earth) + tala (surface, ground).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+tala)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, plane
  noun (masculine/neuter)

शयानम् (śayānam) - Lying, reposing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying down, resting, sleeping

Present Middle Participle

From root śī (to lie, to sleep) with śānac suffix.

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Participle modifying Rāma.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - By arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṛ (class 9)

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - By sharp (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharpened, keen, sharp

Past Passive Participle

From root śo (to sharpen).

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying śaraiḥ.

आचितसर्वगात्रम् (ācitasarvagātram) - Whose whole body is covered, covered on all limbs

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ācitasarvagātra

ācitasarvagātra - one whose whole body is covered, covered on all limbs

Bahuvrīhi compound: ācita (covered) + sarva (all) + gātra (limb, body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ācita+sarva+gātra)

• ācita – covered, filled, piled up
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ci (to gather, heap) with upasarga ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ci (class 5)
• sarva – all, whole, entire
  pronoun/adjective
• gātra – limb, body, part of the body
  noun (neuter)

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