वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-84, verse-1

तथा तैः कृत्तगात्रैस्तु दशग्रीवेण मार्गणैः ।
बभूव वसुधा तत्र प्रकीर्णा हरिभिर्वृता ॥१॥

1. tathā taiḥ kṛttagātraistu daśagrīveṇa mārgaṇaiḥ ,
babhūva vasudhā tatra prakīrṇā haribhirvṛtā.

1. tathā taiḥ kṛttagātraiḥ tu daśagrīveṇa mārgaṇaiḥ
babhūva vasudhā tatra prakīrṇā haribhiḥ vṛtā

1. tathā tatra vasudhā daśagrīveṇa mārgaṇaiḥ
kṛttagātraiḥ haribhiḥ prakīrṇā vṛtā tu babhūva

1. Thus, by those arrows of Rāvaṇa, the earth there became covered and strewn with the bodies of monkeys whose limbs had been severed.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those, by them

• कृत्तगात्रैः (kṛttagātraiḥ) - with severed limbs/bodies

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• दशग्रीवेण (daśagrīveṇa) - by Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

• मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• बभूव (babhūva) - it became, there was

• वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्रकीर्णा (prakīrṇā) - strewn, scattered, dispersed

• हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by monkeys

• वृता (vṛtā) - covered, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' with suffix 'thā'.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those, by them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृत्तगात्रैः (kṛttagātraiḥ) - with severed limbs/bodies

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṛttagātra

kṛttagātra - whose limbs/body are severed

Compound of 'kṛtta' (severed) and 'gātra' (limb, body). 'kṛtta' is Past Passive Participle of √kṛt.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛtta+gātra)

• kṛtta – cut off, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛt (to cut).
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• gātra – limb, body
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √gā (to go), related to growth.
  Root: gā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'haribhiḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle.

दशग्रीवेण (daśagrīveṇa) - by Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked (epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound of 'daśa' (ten) and 'grīva' (neck).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+grīva)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gṝ (class 1)

Note: Agent of the action, operating through arrows.

मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārgaṇa

mārgaṇa - arrow, seeker, beggar

Derived from root √mṛg (to seek).

Root: mṛg (class 2)

Note: Instrument used by Daśagrīva.

बभूव (babhūva) - it became, there was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Perfect form of root √bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - the earth (lit. 'treasure-bearing')

Compound of 'vasu' (wealth) and 'dhā' (to hold, bear).

Compound type : upapada (vasu+dhā)

• vasu – wealth, treasure
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)
• dhā – to hold, bear
  root
  In compounds like '-dhā' it often acts as a nominal agent suffix.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative adverbial suffix -tra from pronominal base 'tad'.

प्रकीर्णा (prakīrṇā) - strewn, scattered, dispersed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakīrṇa

prakīrṇa - strewn, scattered, dispersed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to scatter) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vasudhā'.

हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, sun, Viṣṇu

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'prakīrṇā' and 'vṛtā'.

वृता (vṛtā) - covered, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, surround).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vasudhā'.