वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-7

सर्वतो ऽग्निं समास्तीर्य शरपत्रैः समन्ततः ।
छागस्य सर्वकृष्णस्य गलं जग्राह जीवतः ॥७॥

7. sarvato'gniṃ samāstīrya śarapatraiḥ samantataḥ ,
chāgasya sarvakṛṣṇasya galaṃ jagrāha jīvataḥ.

7. sarvataḥ agnim samāstīrya śarapatraiḥ samantataḥ
chāgasya sarvakṛṣṇasya galam jagrāha jīvataḥ

7. sarvataḥ samantataḥ agnim śarapatraiḥ samāstīrya
jīvataḥ sarvakṛṣṇasya chāgasya galam jagrāha

7. Having spread arrows all around the fire, completely, he then seized the throat of a living, entirely black goat.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (the fire) (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - the ritual fire (fire)

• समास्तीर्य (samāstīrya) - having spread (arrows) all around (the fire) (having spread out, having covered)

• शरपत्रैः (śarapatraiḥ) - with arrows (used as ritual implements) (with arrow-feathers, with arrows)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - completely, all around (entirely, on all sides, completely)

• छागस्य (chāgasya) - of the sacrificial goat (of the goat)

• सर्वकृष्णस्य (sarvakṛṣṇasya) - of the (goat that is) entirely black (of the entirely black one, completely black)

• गलम् (galam) - the throat (of the goat) (neck, throat)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized (the throat) (he seized, he took, he grasped)

• जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of the (goat that is) alive (of the living one, alive)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (the fire) (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' + 'tas' suffix.

Note: Adverb of place.

अग्निम् (agnim) - the ritual fire (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Agni (the deity)

Note: Direct object of the implied action of spreading around.

समास्तीर्य (samāstīrya) - having spread (arrows) all around (the fire) (having spread out, having covered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root stṛ (to spread) with prefixes sam + ā + lyap suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Actions preceding 'jagrāha'.

शरपत्रैः (śarapatraiḥ) - with arrows (used as ritual implements) (with arrow-feathers, with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarapatra

śarapatra - arrow-feather, arrow-leaf, arrow-shaft, reed-leaf

Compound of śara (arrow/reed) and patra (leaf/feather).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+patra)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument for spreading.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - completely, all around (entirely, on all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samanta' + 'tas' suffix.

Note: Adverb of manner.

छागस्य (chāgasya) - of the sacrificial goat (of the goat)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of chāga

chāga - goat

Note: Possessive, qualifying 'galam'.

सर्वकृष्णस्य (sarvakṛṣṇasya) - of the (goat that is) entirely black (of the entirely black one, completely black)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvakṛṣṇa

sarvakṛṣṇa - entirely black, all black

Compound of sarva (all, entire) and kṛṣṇa (black).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kṛṣṇa)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• kṛṣṇa – black, dark, Kṛṣṇa
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective for chāgasya.

गलम् (galam) - the throat (of the goat) (neck, throat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gala

gala - neck, throat, gullet

Root: gal (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'jagrāha'.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized (the throat) (he seized, he took, he grasped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of grah

perfect tense

Reduplicated form (jagra-) + perfect ending -āha.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of the (goat that is) alive (of the living one, alive)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Adjective for chāgasya.

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