वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-76, verse-25

ते गात्रयोर्निपतिता रुक्मपुङ्खाः शरा युधि ।
असृग्दिग्धा विनिष्पेतुर्विविशुर्धरणीतलम् ॥२५॥

25. te gātrayornipatitā rukmapuṅkhāḥ śarā yudhi ,
asṛgdigdhā viniṣpeturviviśurdharaṇītalam.

25. te gātrayoḥ nipatitāḥ rukmapuṅkhāḥ śarāḥ yudhi
asṛgdigdhāḥ viniṣpetuḥ viviśuḥ dharaṇītalam

25. rukmapuṅkhāḥ te śarāḥ yudhi gātrayoḥ nipatitāḥ
asṛgdigdhāḥ viniṣpetuḥ dharaṇītalam viviśuḥ

25. Those arrows, with golden shafts, struck their two bodies in the battle. Smeared with blood, they flew out and penetrated the earth's surface.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• गात्रयोः (gātrayoḥ) - on the two bodies, of the two bodies

• निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen, struck, descended

• रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - having golden shafts/feathers

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

• असृग्दिग्धाः (asṛgdigdhāḥ) - smeared with blood, stained with blood

• विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - flew out, shot forth

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered, penetrated

• धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth, the ground

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'śarāḥ'.

गात्रयोः (gātrayoḥ) - on the two bodies, of the two bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of gātra

gātra - body, limb

Root: gam (class 1)

निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen, struck, descended

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, struck, descended

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - having golden shafts/feathers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rukmapuṅkha

rukmapuṅkha - having golden shafts/feathers

Compound meaning 'whose shafts are golden'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rukma+puṅkha)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – shaft (of an arrow), feather (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

From root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Denotes the place/circumstance of action.

असृग्दिग्धाः (asṛgdigdhāḥ) - smeared with blood, stained with blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asṛgdigdha

asṛgdigdha - smeared with blood, blood-stained

Compound of 'asṛj' (blood) and 'digdha' (smeared).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asṛj+digdha)

• asṛj – blood
  noun (neuter)
• digdha – smeared, anointed, stained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root 'dih' (to smear).
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - flew out, shot forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of viniṣpat

From root 'pat' (to fall/fly) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ni'.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'śarāḥ'.

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered, penetrated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Second verb for 'śarāḥ'.

धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of 'dharaṇī' (earth) and 'tala' (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'viviśuḥ'.