वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-26

स तु शूरो महावेगो वीर्यश्लाघी महोदरः ।
महाचर्मणि तं खड्गं पातयामास दुर्मतिः ॥२६॥

26. sa tu śūro mahāvego vīryaślāghī mahodaraḥ ,
mahācarmaṇi taṃ khaḍgaṃ pātayāmāsa durmatiḥ.

26. sa tu śūraḥ mahāvegaḥ vīryaślāghī mahodaraḥ
mahācarmaṇi tam khaḍgam pātayāmāsa durmatiḥ

26. tu saḥ durmatiḥ śūraḥ mahāvegaḥ vīryaślāghī
mahodaraḥ tam khaḍgam mahācarmaṇi pātayāmāsa

26. But that evil-minded one, who was brave, exceedingly swift, boastful of his valor, and big-bellied, struck the sword onto the great shield.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, hero, warrior

• महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - very swift, of great speed

• वीर्यश्लाघी (vīryaślāghī) - boasting of valor, proud of prowess

• महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - big-bellied, corpulent

• महाचर्मणि (mahācarmaṇi) - on the great shield, on the great hide/skin

• तम् (tam) - Refers to 'khaḍgam' (the sword). (that, him)

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - he caused to fall, he struck

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded, foolish, ignorant

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, hero, warrior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - very swift, of great speed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great speed, exceedingly swift

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)

वीर्यश्लाघी (vīryaślāghī) - boasting of valor, proud of prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryaślāghin

vīryaślāghin - boasting of one's valor/prowess

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīrya+ślāghin)

• vīrya – valor, strength, prowess
  noun (neuter)
• ślāghin – boasting, praising
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root ślāgh (to praise, boast) + -in(i) suffix.
  Root: ślāgh (class 1)

महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - big-bellied, corpulent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - big-bellied, having a large stomach

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

महाचर्मणि (mahācarmaṇi) - on the great shield, on the great hide/skin

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahācarman

mahācarman - a large shield, a great skin/hide

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+carman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• carman – skin, hide, shield
  noun (neuter)

तम् (tam) - Refers to 'khaḍgam' (the sword). (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sword, which is masculine.

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - he caused to fall, he struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pātayāmāsa

Causative Perfect

Causative stem from root 'pat' (to fall), formed with -ay- suffix, conjugated in the Perfect tense (Lit) 3rd singular active.

Root: pat (class 1)

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded, foolish, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, wicked, ignorant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)

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