वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-32

रौद्रचापप्रयुक्तां तां नीलोत्पलदलप्रभाम् ।
शिरसा धारयन् रामो न व्यथां प्रत्यपद्यत ॥३२॥

32. raudracāpaprayuktāṃ tāṃ nīlotpaladalaprabhām ,
śirasā dhārayan rāmo na vyathāṃ pratyapadyata.

32. raudracāpaprayuktām tām nīlotpaladalaprabhām
śirasā dhārayan rāmaḥ na vyathām pratyapadyata

32. dhārayan rāmaḥ śirasā tām raudracāpaprayuktām nīlotpaladalaprabhām,
vyathām na pratyapadyata

32. Rama, bearing on his head that volley of arrows—shot from a formidable bow and gleaming like blue lotus petals—did not experience any pain.

Words meanings summery:

• रौद्रचापप्रयुक्ताम् (raudracāpaprayuktām) - shot from a formidable bow (sent from a formidable bow, employed by Rudra's bow)

• ताम् (tām) - that (volley of arrows) (that, her, it)

• नीलोत्पलदलप्रभाम् (nīlotpaladalaprabhām) - gleaming like blue lotus petals (having the luster of blue lotus petals)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - on his head (by the head, with the head, on the head)

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing (the arrows) (bearing, holding, maintaining)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - (Lord) Rama (Rama (proper noun))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• व्यथाम् (vyathām) - (any) pain (pain, distress, trouble)

• प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - he experienced (pain) (he obtained, he attained, he experienced)

Words meanings and morphology

रौद्रचापप्रयुक्ताम् (raudracāpaprayuktām) - shot from a formidable bow (sent from a formidable bow, employed by Rudra's bow)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of raudracāpaprayukta

raudracāpaprayukta - shot/employed from a formidable/Raudra bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raudracāpa+prayukta)

• raudracāpa – formidable bow, Rudra's bow
  noun (masculine)
• prayukta – employed, used, shot, hurled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √yuj with pra- prefix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies nārācamālām from previous verse

ताम् (tām) - that (volley of arrows) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to nārācamālām

नीलोत्पलदलप्रभाम् (nīlotpaladalaprabhām) - gleaming like blue lotus petals (having the luster of blue lotus petals)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīlotpaladalaprabhā

nīlotpaladalaprabhā - luster/radiance of blue lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+utpala+dala+prabhā)

• nīla – blue, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• utpala – lotus, water-lily
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)
• dala – petal, leaf
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dal (class 1)
• prabhā – luster, radiance, light
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-bhā (to shine forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies nārācamālām

शिरसा (śirasā) - on his head (by the head, with the head, on the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

s-stem noun

धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing (the arrows) (bearing, holding, maintaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - bearing, holding, maintaining

Present Active Participle

From causative of root √dhṛ (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - (Lord) Rama (Rama (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, delightful

Root: ram (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

व्यथाम् (vyathām) - (any) pain (pain, distress, trouble)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vyathā

vyathā - pain, distress, agitation, trouble

From √vyath (to tremble, be distressed)

Root: vyath (class 1)

प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - he experienced (pain) (he obtained, he attained, he experienced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Root pad, 4th conjugation (divādi), ātmanepada

Prefixes: prati+apa

Root: pad (class 4)

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