वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-16

आजघान गदां तस्य परिघेण हरीश्वरः ।
पपात स गदोद्भिन्नः परिघस्तस्य भूतले ॥१६॥

16. ājaghāna gadāṃ tasya parigheṇa harīśvaraḥ ,
papāta sa gadodbhinnaḥ parighastasya bhūtale.

16. ājaghāna gadām tasya parigheṇa harīśvaraḥ
papāta saḥ gadodbhinnaḥ parighaḥ tasya bhūtale

16. harīśvaraḥ tasya gadām parigheṇa ājaghāna saḥ
gadodbhinnaḥ tasya parighaḥ bhūtale papāta

16. The lord of monkeys, Sugrīva, struck Mahodara's mace with his own iron club. That iron club of Mahodara's, shattered by the mace, then fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• आजघान (ājaghāna) - he struck, he hit

• गदाम् (gadām) - Mahodara's mace (mace, club)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Mahodara's) (his, its)

• परिघेण (parigheṇa) - with his (Sugrīva's) iron club (with the iron club, by the iron bar)

• हरीश्वरः (harīśvaraḥ) - Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys (the lord of monkeys)

• पपात (papāta) - it fell down, it dropped

• सः (saḥ) - that (iron club) (that, he)

• गदोद्भिन्नः (gadodbhinnaḥ) - shattered/split by the mace

• परिघः (parighaḥ) - Mahodara's iron club (iron club, bolt, bar)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Mahodara's) (his, its)

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

आजघान (ājaghāna) - he struck, he hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of han

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

गदाम् (gadām) - Mahodara's mace (mace, club)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of 'ājaghāna'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Mahodara's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to Mahodara, indicating possession of the mace.

परिघेण (parigheṇa) - with his (Sugrīva's) iron club (with the iron club, by the iron bar)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - iron club, bolt, bar

Note: Instrument of 'ājaghāna'.

हरीश्वरः (harīśvaraḥ) - Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys (the lord of monkeys)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harīśvara

harīśvara - lord of monkeys

Tatpurusha compound of hari and īśvara

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+īśvara)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'ājaghāna'.

पपात (papāta) - it fell down, it dropped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

from root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (iron club) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'parighaḥ'.

गदोद्भिन्नः (gadodbhinnaḥ) - shattered/split by the mace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadodbhinna

gadodbhinna - split/shattered by a mace

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Instrumental Tatpurusha compound of gadā and udbhinna

Compound type : tatpurusha (gadā+udbhinna)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• udbhinna – broken, split, pierced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhid (to split, break) with upasarga ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'parighaḥ'.

परिघः (parighaḥ) - Mahodara's iron club (iron club, bolt, bar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - iron club, bolt, bar

Note: Subject of 'papāta'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Mahodara's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to Mahodara, indicating possession of the iron club.

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - ground, earth's surface

Tatpurusha compound of bhū and tala

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

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