वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-66, verse-32

सच्छिन्नो नैकधा शूलो दिव्यहाटकमण्डितः ।
व्यशीर्यत महोक्लेव रामबाणार्दितो भुवि ॥३२॥

32. sacchinno naikadhā śūlo divyahāṭakamaṇḍitaḥ ,
vyaśīryata mahokleva rāmabāṇārdito bhuvi.

32. saḥ chinnaḥ na ekadhā śūlaḥ divyahāṭakamaṇḍitaḥ
vyaśīryata mahā ulkā iva rāmabāṇārditaḥ bhuvi

32. saḥ divyahāṭakamaṇḍitaḥ śūlaḥ chinnaḥ na ekadhā
rāmabāṇārditaḥ mahā ulkā iva bhuvi vyaśīryata

32. That spear, adorned with divine gold, having been cut into many pieces and struck by Rāma's arrows, shattered on the ground like a great meteor.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (spear) (that, he)

• छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut, severed, broken

• न (na) - not, no

• एकधा (ekadhā) - in one way, singly

• शूलः (śūlaḥ) - spear, pike, dart

• दिव्यहाटकमण्डितः (divyahāṭakamaṇḍitaḥ) - adorned with divine gold

• व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - was shattered, was dispersed, fell apart

• महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

• उल्का (ulkā) - meteor, firebrand, flame

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रामबाणार्दितः (rāmabāṇārditaḥ) - struck/afflicted by Rama's arrows

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (spear) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut, severed, broken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, split, broken

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √chid (class 7) with suffix -na.

Root: chid (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एकधा (ekadhā) - in one way, singly

(indeclinable)

Formed from eka (one) with the suffix -dhā.

शूलः (śūlaḥ) - spear, pike, dart

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, dart; a sharp instrument

दिव्यहाटकमण्डितः (divyahāṭakamaṇḍitaḥ) - adorned with divine gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divyahāṭakamaṇḍita

divyahāṭakamaṇḍita - adorned with divine gold

Compound of divya (divine), hāṭaka (gold), and maṇḍita (adorned).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divya+hāṭaka+maṇḍita)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
  From div (heaven/sky).
  Root: div (class 4)
• hāṭaka – gold (especially pure gold)
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root √maṇḍ (class 1) with suffix -ita.
  Root: maṇḍ (class 1)

व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - was shattered, was dispersed, fell apart

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyaśīryate

Root √śṝ (class 9/1) with upasarga vi-. This is the third person singular imperfect middle/passive form.

Prefix: vi

Root: śṝ (class 9)

महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Feminine form of 'mahat' (great).

उल्का (ulkā) - meteor, firebrand, flame

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, flame

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रामबाणार्दितः (rāmabāṇārditaḥ) - struck/afflicted by Rama's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāmabāṇārdita

rāmabāṇārdita - struck by Rama's arrows

Compound of Rāma, bāṇa (arrow), and ārdita (afflicted, struck).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+bāṇa+ārdita)

• rāma – Rama (a proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ārdita – afflicted, tormented, struck
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root √ṛd (to afflict) with upasarga ā- and suffix -ita.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛd (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, ground, land

From root √bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

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