वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-11

रक्षसा तेन बाणौघैर्निकृत्ता सा सहस्रधा ।
निपपात शिला भूमौ गृध्रचक्रमिवाकुलम् ॥११॥

11. rakṣasā tena bāṇaughairnikṛttā sā sahasradhā ,
nipapāta śilā bhūmau gṛdhracakramivākulam.

11. rakṣasā tena bāṇaughaiḥ nikṛttā sā sahasradhā
nipapāta śilā bhūmau gṛdhracakram iva ākulam

11. That rock, severed into a thousand pieces by that (rakṣasa) with volleys of arrows, fell to the ground like a scattered and agitated flock of vultures.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the (rakṣasa Mahodara) (by the Rākṣasa, by the demon)

• तेन (tena) - by that (rakṣasa) (by him, by that, with that)

• बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - by volleys of arrows (by volleys of arrows, by torrents of arrows)

• निकृत्ता (nikṛttā) - severed (cut down, severed, torn off)

• सा (sā) - that (rock) (she, that)

• सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - into a thousand pieces (in a thousand ways, into a thousand pieces)

• निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down (it fell down, it descended)

• शिला (śilā) - rock (stone, rock)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• गृध्रचक्रम् (gṛdhracakram) - a flock of vultures (a flock of vultures, a multitude of vultures)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आकुलम् (ākulam) - agitated, scattered (agitated, disturbed, scattered, confused)

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the (rakṣasa Mahodara) (by the Rākṣasa, by the demon)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - a Rākṣasa, a demon

Note: Refers to Mahodara.

तेन (tena) - by that (rakṣasa) (by him, by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine instrumental singular form of 'tad', referring to 'rakṣas'.

बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - by volleys of arrows (by volleys of arrows, by torrents of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇaugha

bāṇaugha - a shower of arrows, a volley of arrows, a multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṇa+ogha)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

निकृत्ता (nikṛttā) - severed (cut down, severed, torn off)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut off, severed, torn off

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛt (to cut) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'śilā'.

सा (sā) - that (rock) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Feminine nominative singular form of 'tad', referring to 'śilā'.

सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - into a thousand pieces (in a thousand ways, into a thousand pieces)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dhā meaning 'in parts, ways'

Note: Used as an adverb.

निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down (it fell down, it descended)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

From √pat (to fall) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

शिला (śilā) - rock (stone, rock)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - a stone, rock, slab

Note: Subject of 'nipapāta'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

गृध्रचक्रम् (gṛdhracakram) - a flock of vultures (a flock of vultures, a multitude of vultures)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛdhracakra

gṛdhracakra - a flock or multitude of vultures

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛdhra+cakra)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – wheel, discus, multitude, circle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आकुलम् (ākulam) - agitated, scattered (agitated, disturbed, scattered, confused)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākula

ākula - agitated, confused, disorderly, full of

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gṛdhracakram'.

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