वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-20

जघ्नतुस्तौ तदान्योन्यं नेदतुश्च पुनः पुनः ।
तलैश्चान्योन्यमाहत्य पेततुर्धरणीतले ॥२०॥

20. jaghnatustau tadānyonyaṃ nedatuśca punaḥ punaḥ ,
talaiścānyonyamāhatya petaturdharaṇītale.

20. jaghnatuḥ tau tadā anyonyam nedatuḥ ca punaḥ punaḥ
talaiḥ ca anyonyam āhatya petatuḥ dharaṇītale

20. tadā tau anyonyam jaghnatuḥ ca punaḥ punaḥ nedatuḥ
ca talaiḥ anyonyam āhatya (tau) dharaṇītale petatuḥ

20. Then, those two struck each other and roared repeatedly. And having struck each other with their palms, they fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they struck (each other) (they struck, they killed)

• तौ (tau) - those two (fighters) (those two)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• नेदतुः (nedatuḥ) - they roared (they roared, they shouted)

• च (ca) - and

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly)

• तलैः (talaiḥ) - with palms (with palms, with flat hands)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck (each other) (having struck, having hit)

• पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they (the two fighters) fell (they fell)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground (on the ground, on the surface of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they struck (each other) (they struck, they killed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of √han

Perfect (lit) 3rd dual active

Root √han, Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice. Reduplication.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'tau'.

तौ (tau) - those two (fighters) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two fighters.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(indeclinable)

From anya + anya (compound).

Note: Modifies 'jaghnatuḥ'.

नेदतुः (nedatuḥ) - they roared (they roared, they shouted)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of √nad

Perfect (lit) 3rd dual active

Root √nad, Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'tau'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies 'punaḥ' before it, indicating repetition.

तलैः (talaiḥ) - with palms (with palms, with flat hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tala

tala - palm (of hand), sole (of foot), surface

Note: Means of striking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(indeclinable)

From anya + anya (compound).

Note: Modifies 'āhatya'.

आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck (each other) (having struck, having hit)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From ā-√han (to strike, hit) + -ya suffix for absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they (the two fighters) fell (they fell)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of √pat

Perfect (lit) 3rd dual active

Root √pat, Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'tau'.

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground (on the ground, on the surface of the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)

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