वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-35

तेन विद्धाश्च हरयो निहताश्च गतासवः ।
बभूवुः शतशस्तत्र पतिता धरणीतले ॥३५॥

35. tena viddhāśca harayo nihatāśca gatāsavaḥ ,
babhūvuḥ śataśastatra patitā dharaṇītale.

35. tena viddhāḥ ca harayaḥ nihatāḥ ca gatāsavaḥ
babhūvuḥ śataśaḥ tatra patitāḥ dharaṇītale

35. tena viddhāḥ ca nihatāḥ ca gatāsavaḥ harayaḥ
tatra dharaṇītale śataśaḥ patitāḥ babhūvuḥ

35. Pierced and slain by him, hundreds of monkeys, now lifeless, fell there onto the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by Rāvaṇa's son (by him)

• विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - pierced, struck

• च (ca) - and

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain

• च (ca) - and

• गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless, whose breath has departed

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground/earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by Rāvaṇa's son (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - pierced, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, hit

past passive participle

Derived from root √vyadh (to pierce) with past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, tawny, lion, Viṣṇu

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

past passive participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni- and past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless, whose breath has departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gatāsu

gatāsu - lifeless, dead, whose breath has departed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed, past
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life, vital spirit
  noun (masculine)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √bhū

perfect tense form

3rd person plural perfect active of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'śata' (hundred) with the adverbial suffix -śaḥ indicating distribution.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended, prostrate

past passive participle

Derived from root √pat (to fall) with past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: pat (class 1)

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground/earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - the surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, base
  noun (neuter)

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