वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-86, verse-15

स तु क्षिप्तो बलवता परिघस्तस्य रक्षसः ।
धनुश्च सशरं हस्ताच्छिरस्त्रं चाप्यपातयत् ॥१५॥

15. sa tu kṣipto balavatā parighastasya rakṣasaḥ ,
dhanuśca saśaraṃ hastācchirastraṃ cāpyapātayat.

15. saḥ tu kṣiptaḥ balavatā parighaḥ tasya rakṣasaḥ
dhanuḥ ca saśaram hastāt śirastram ca api apātayat

15. But that mace, hurled by the mighty (Angada), struck that demon, knocking his bow with its arrow, and also his helmet, from his hand.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (mace) (that, he)

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

• क्षिप्तः (kṣiptaḥ) - thrown, hurled, cast

• बलवता (balavatā) - by Angada (by the strong one, by the powerful one)

• परिघः (parighaḥ) - mace, club, iron bar

• तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (of him, of it, his, its)

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• च (ca) - and, also

• सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrow, having an arrow

• हस्तात् (hastāt) - from the hand

• शिरस्त्रम् (śirastram) - helmet, head-covering

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - he caused to fall, he knocked down, he felled

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (mace) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

क्षिप्तः (kṣiptaḥ) - thrown, hurled, cast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣipta

kṣipta - thrown, hurled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṣip' (to throw).

Root: kṣip (class 6)

बलवता (balavatā) - by Angada (by the strong one, by the powerful one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Derived from 'bala' (strength) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

परिघः (parighaḥ) - mace, club, iron bar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - mace, club, iron bar

Prefix: pari

Root: han (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (of him, of it, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

Note: Base 'rakṣas' is neuter, but here inflected with masculine ending. Can also be from `rakṣa` (masculine).

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, anything arched

Note: Could also be nominative, but context points to accusative as object of 'apātayat'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrow, having an arrow

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara

saśara - with an arrow, provided with an arrow

Compound adjective: 'sa' (with, possessing) + 'śara' (arrow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuḥ' (bow) in gender, number, and case.

हस्तात् (hastāt) - from the hand

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, arm, trunk of an elephant

शिरस्त्रम् (śirastram) - helmet, head-covering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śirastra

śirastra - helmet, head-covering

Compound noun: 'śiras' (head) + 'trā' (protect, guard) - agent noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiras+tra)

• śiras – head, skull, top
  noun (neuter)
• tra – protecting, guarding (suffix)
  adjective
  Suffix from root 'trā' (to protect).
  Root: trā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अपातयत् (apātayat) - he caused to fall, he knocked down, he felled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of pātay

Causative stem

Derived from the causative stem of root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)