वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-29

अन्तरिक्षं समासाद्य रावणिं कङ्कपत्रिणः ।
निकृत्य पतगा भूमौ पेतुस्ते शोणितोक्षिताः ॥२९॥

29. antarikṣaṃ samāsādya rāvaṇiṃ kaṅkapatriṇaḥ ,
nikṛtya patagā bhūmau petuste śoṇitokṣitāḥ.

29. antarikṣam samāsādya rāvaṇim kaṅkapatriṇaḥ
nikṛtya patagāḥ bhūmau petuḥ te śoṇitokṣitāḥ

29. kaṅkapatriṇaḥ patagāḥ antarikṣam samāsādya
rāvaṇim nikṛtya te śoṇitokṣitāḥ bhūmau petuḥ

29. Having traversed the sky and struck Rāvaṇa's son (Meghanāda), those heron-feathered arrows fell to the ground, soaked in blood.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky, atmosphere, space

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

• रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - Meghanāda (Indrajit) (Rāvaṇa's son)

• कङ्कपत्रिणः (kaṅkapatriṇaḥ) - referring to arrows that have heron feathers (having heron feathers, feathered by herons)

• निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - having cut, having severed, having injured

• पतगाः (patagāḥ) - arrows (as they fly like birds) (birds, arrows)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• ते (te) - those arrows (those, they)

• शोणितोक्षिताः (śoṇitokṣitāḥ) - drenched in blood, smeared with blood

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Object of 'samāsādya'.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'sad' (to sit, go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - Meghanāda (Indrajit) (Rāvaṇa's son)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Rāvaṇa (specifically Indrajit/Meghanāda)

Patronymic from Rāvaṇa

Note: Object of 'nikṛtya' (implied by the action of arrows).

कङ्कपत्रिणः (kaṅkapatriṇaḥ) - referring to arrows that have heron feathers (having heron feathers, feathered by herons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅkapatrin

kaṅkapatrin - having heron feathers (adj.)

Compound 'kaṅka' (heron) + 'patra' (feather) + suffix 'in'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+patra)

• kaṅka – heron
  noun (masculine)
• patra – feather, leaf
  noun (neuter)

निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - having cut, having severed, having injured

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'kṛt' (to cut) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Describes the action of the arrows.

पतगाः (patagāḥ) - arrows (as they fly like birds) (birds, arrows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pataga

pataga - bird, arrow (lit. 'sky-goer')

Compound 'pat' (to fly) + 'ga' (goer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pat+ga)

• pat – to fly, to fall
  verb
  Root: pat (class 1)
• ga – going, goer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' with suffix 'ḍa'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'petuḥ'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

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

Perfect

3rd person plural, parasmaipada, reduplicated stem

Root: pat (class 1)

ते (te) - those arrows (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'patagāḥ' (arrows).

शोणितोक्षिताः (śoṇitokṣitāḥ) - drenched in blood, smeared with blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śoṇitokṣita

śoṇitokṣita - drenched in blood

Compound 'śoṇita' (blood) + 'ukṣita' (sprinkled, drenched)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṇita+ukṣita)

• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• ukṣita – sprinkled, drenched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ukṣ' (to sprinkle)
  Root: ukṣ (class 1)

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