वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-21

उत्पेततुस्ततस्तूर्णं जघ्नतुश्च परस्परम् ।
भुजैश्चिक्षेपतुर्वीरावन्योन्यमपराजितौ ॥२१॥

21. utpetatustatastūrṇaṃ jaghnatuśca parasparam ,
bhujaiścikṣepaturvīrāvanyonyamaparājitau.

21. utpetatuḥ tataḥ tūrṇam jaghnatuḥ ca parasparam
bhujaiḥ cikṣepatuḥ vīrau anyonyam aparājitau

21. tataḥ tūrṇam utpetatuḥ ca parasparam jaghnatuḥ
aparājitau vīrau bhujaiḥ anyonyam cikṣepatuḥ

21. Then, they quickly sprang up and struck each other. The two undefeated heroes threw each other with their arms.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्पेततुः (utpetatuḥ) - they sprang up (they sprang up, they flew up)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

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

• च (ca) - and

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• भुजैः (bhujaiḥ) - with their arms (with arms)

• चिक्षेपतुः (cikṣepatuḥ) - they threw (each other) (they threw, they hurled)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (two heroes, two brave men)

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

• अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - undefeated (unconquered, undefeated)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्पेततुः (utpetatuḥ) - they sprang up (they sprang up, they flew up)

(verb)

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

Perfect (lit) 3rd dual active

From ut-√pat, Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice.

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied, the two fighters.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial suffix -tas applied to tad.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From √tvar (to hurry) + -ṇa suffix. Used here adverbially.

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used as an adverb.

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 implied, the two fighters.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(indeclinable)

Compound of para and apara. Used adverbially.

Note: Modifies 'jaghnatuḥ'.

भुजैः (bhujaiḥ) - with their arms (with arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand

Note: Means of throwing.

चिक्षेपतुः (cikṣepatuḥ) - they threw (each other) (they threw, they hurled)

(verb)

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

Perfect (lit) 3rd dual active

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

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'vīrau'.

वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (two heroes, two brave men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Subject of 'cikṣepatuḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

From anya + anya (compound).

Note: Object of 'cikṣepatuḥ'.

अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - undefeated (unconquered, undefeated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aparājita

aparājita - unconquered, undefeated

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From a- (negative prefix) + parā-√ji (to conquer, defeat) + -ta suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parājita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• parājita – conquered, defeated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From parā-√ji (to conquer, defeat) + -ta suffix.
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vīrau'.

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