वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-66, verse-38

दशरथनृपपुत्रबाणवेगै रजनिचरं निहतं खरात्मजं तम् ।
ददृशुरथ च देवताः प्रहृष्टा गिरिमिव वज्रहतं यथा विशीर्णम् ॥३८॥

38. daśarathanṛpaputrabāṇavegai rajanicaraṃ nihataṃ kharātmajaṃ tam ,
dadṛśuratha ca devatāḥ prahṛṣṭā girimiva vajrahataṃ yathā viśīrṇam.

38. daśarathanṛpaputrabāṇavegaiḥ
rajanicaram nihatam kharātmajam tam
dadṛśuḥ atha ca devatāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ
girim iva vajrahatam yathā viśīrṇam

38. atha ca prahṛṣṭāḥ devatāḥ
daśarathanṛpaputrabāṇavegaiḥ nihatam tam
kharātmajam rajanicaram yathā
vajrahatam viśīrṇam girim iva dadṛśuḥ

38. And then, the delighted gods saw that son of Khara, the night-stalking demon, struck down by the swift arrows of Daśaratha’s royal son, shattered like a mountain that has been struck by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• दशरथनृपपुत्रबाणवेगैः (daśarathanṛpaputrabāṇavegaiḥ) - by the speeds of the arrows of the son of King Daśaratha

• रजनिचरम् (rajanicaram) - the night-wanderer, demon

• निहतम् (nihatam) - struck down, killed, destroyed

• खरात्मजम् (kharātmajam) - the son of Khara

• तम् (tam) - Referring to Khara's son. (him, that)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

• च (ca) - and, also

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

• प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, overjoyed

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वज्रहतम् (vajrahatam) - struck by a thunderbolt

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

• विशीर्णम् (viśīrṇam) - shattered, scattered, broken apart

Words meanings and morphology

दशरथनृपपुत्रबाणवेगैः (daśarathanṛpaputrabāṇavegaiḥ) - by the speeds of the arrows of the son of King Daśaratha

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daśarathanṛpaputrabāṇavega

daśarathanṛpaputrabāṇavega - the speed of the arrows of the son of King Daśaratha

Compound type : tatpurusha (daśaratha+nṛpa+putra+bāṇa+vega)

• daśaratha – Daśaratha (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nṛpa – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)

रजनिचरम् (rajanicaram) - the night-wanderer, demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rajanicara

rajanicara - night-wanderer, demon

Compound of rajani (night) and cara (moving, wandering).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rajani+cara)

• rajani – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

निहतम् (nihatam) - struck down, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, smitten, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with "kharātmajam" and "rajanicaram".

खरात्मजम् (kharātmajam) - the son of Khara

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kharātmaja

kharātmaja - son of Khara (a demon name)

Compound of Khara (name) and ātmaja (self-born, son).

Compound type : tatpurusha (khara+ātmaja)

• khara – Khara (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – born of oneself, son
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ātman (self) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तम् (tam) - Referring to Khara's son. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular of 'tad'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used to introduce a new sentence or thought.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god, divinity

From deva (god) + tā (suffix forming abstract feminine noun)

Note: Subject of "dadṛśuḥ".

प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, overjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - delighted, overjoyed, excited

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to be excited) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with "devatāḥ".

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वज्रहतम् (vajrahatam) - struck by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrahata

vajrahata - struck by a thunderbolt

Compound of vajra (thunderbolt) and hata (struck, killed). Hata is a PPP from han.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vajra+hata)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• hata – struck, killed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with "girim".

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

विशीर्णम् (viśīrṇam) - shattered, scattered, broken apart

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśīrṇa

viśīrṇa - shattered, scattered, broken, fallen to pieces

Past Passive Participle

From root śṝ (to tear, break) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with "girim" and "vajrahatam".

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