वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-86, verse-16

तं समासाद्य वेगेन वालिपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
तलेनाभ्यहनत् क्रुद्धः कर्णमूले सकुण्डले ॥१६॥

16. taṃ samāsādya vegena vāliputraḥ pratāpavān ,
talenābhyahanat kruddhaḥ karṇamūle sakuṇḍale.

16. tam samāsādya vegena vāliputraḥ pratāpavān
talena abhyahanat kruddhaḥ karṇamūle sakuṇḍale

16. The powerful son of Vali, approaching him swiftly, angrily struck him with his palm at the base of his ear, where the earrings were.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Mahaparshva) (him, that)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached, having obtained

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

• वालिपुत्रः (vāliputraḥ) - Angada (son of Vali)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - Angada (powerful, mighty, glorious, valorous)

• तलेन (talena) - with the palm, by the flat of the hand

• अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck, he smote

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

• कर्णमूले (karṇamūle) - at the base of the ear, at the root of the ear

• सकुण्डले (sakuṇḍale) - along with the earrings (still present on the ear) (with earrings, possessing earrings)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Mahaparshva) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root 'sad' (to sit, approach) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, impulse

वालिपुत्रः (vāliputraḥ) - Angada (son of Vali)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāliputra

vāliputra - son of Vali

Compound noun: 'vālin' (Vali) + 'putra' (son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vālin+putra)

• vālin – Vali (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - Angada (powerful, mighty, glorious, valorous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, majestic, valorous

Derived from 'pratāpa' (power, glory) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

तलेन (talena) - with the palm, by the flat of the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tala

tala - palm of the hand, sole of the foot, surface, flat part

अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck, he smote

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'krudh' (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

कर्णमूले (karṇamūle) - at the base of the ear, at the root of the ear

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karṇamūla

karṇamūla - base of the ear, root of the ear

Compound noun: 'karṇa' (ear) + 'mūla' (root, base).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+mūla)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, base, origin
  noun (neuter)

सकुण्डले (sakuṇḍale) - along with the earrings (still present on the ear) (with earrings, possessing earrings)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sakuṇḍala

sakuṇḍala - with earrings, having earrings

Compound adjective: 'sa' (with, possessing) + 'kuṇḍala' (earring).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kuṇḍala)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'karṇamūle' in gender, number, and case.