वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-41

यद्येष भूमिं विशते दिवं वा रसातलं वापि नभस्तलं वा ।
एवं निगूढो ऽपि ममास्त्रदग्धः पतिष्यते भूमितले गतासुः ॥४१॥

41. yadyeṣa bhūmiṃ viśate divaṃ vā rasātalaṃ vāpi nabhastalaṃ vā ,
evaṃ nigūḍho'pi mamāstradagdhaḥ patiṣyate bhūmitale gatāsuḥ.

41. yadi eṣaḥ bhūmim viśate divam vā
rasātalam vā api nabhastalam vā
evam nigūḍhaḥ api mama astradagdhaḥ
patiṣyate bhūmitale gatāsuḥ

41. yadi eṣaḥ bhūmim vā divam vā
rasātalam vā api nabhastalam viśate
evam nigūḍhaḥ api mama astradagdhaḥ
gatāsuḥ bhūmitale patiṣyate

41. If he enters the earth, or the sky, or the netherworld, or even the atmosphere, even if he is thus concealed, burnt by my weapon, he will fall to the surface of the earth, lifeless.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Indrajit) (this (one), he)

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth (earth, ground)

• विशते (viśate) - he enters

• दिवम् (divam) - the sky (sky, heaven)

• वा (vā) - or

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - the netherworld (netherworld, subterranean region)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

• नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the atmosphere (sky-region, atmosphere)

• वा (vā) - or

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so)

• निगूढः (nigūḍhaḥ) - concealed (hidden, concealed)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, though)

• मम (mama) - my (weapon) (my, of me)

• अस्त्रदग्धः (astradagdhaḥ) - burnt by my weapon (burnt by weapons/arrows)

• पतिष्यते (patiṣyate) - he will fall

• भूमितले (bhūmitale) - on the earth's surface (on the surface of the earth)

• गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - lifeless (lifeless, dead, whose breath has departed)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Indrajit) (this (one), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of viśate

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, ground

Note: Object of viśate

विशते (viśate) - he enters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of viś

Present tense, third person singular

From root viś (class 6)

Root: viś (class 6)

दिवम् (divam) - the sky (sky, heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Object of viśate (implied)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - the netherworld (netherworld, subterranean region)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - the lowest of the seven netherworlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasā+tala)

• rasā – earth, fluid, juice
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, bottom, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of viśate (implied)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of vā api

नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the atmosphere (sky-region, atmosphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - region of the sky, atmosphere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, bottom, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of viśate (implied)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

निगूढः (nigūḍhaḥ) - concealed (hidden, concealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nigūḍha

nigūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret

Past Passive Participle

From root guh with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: guh (class 1)

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, though)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (weapon) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

अस्त्रदग्धः (astradagdhaḥ) - burnt by my weapon (burnt by weapons/arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astradagdha

astradagdha - burnt or consumed by a missile/weapon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+dagdha)

• astra – weapon, missile, arrow
  noun (neuter)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed, injured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dah
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (Indrajit)

पतिष्यते (patiṣyate) - he will fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pat

Future tense, third person singular

From root pat (class 1)

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमितले (bhūmitale) - on the earth's surface (on the surface of the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūmitala

bhūmitala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+tala)

• bhūmi – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, bottom, region
  noun (neuter)

गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - lifeless (lifeless, dead, whose breath has departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatāsu

gatāsu - whose life or breath has departed, dead

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life, vital spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (Indrajit)

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