वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-37

ते भित्त्वा बाणरूपाणि पञ्चशीर्षा इवोरगाः ।
श्वसन्तो विविशुर्भूमिं रावणप्रतिकूलताः ॥३७॥

37. te bhittvā bāṇarūpāṇi pañcaśīrṣā ivoragāḥ ,
śvasanto viviśurbhūmiṃ rāvaṇapratikūlatāḥ.

37. ते भित्त्वा बाणरूपाणि पञ्चशीर्षाः इव उरगाः
श्वसन्तः विविशुः भूमिम् रावणप्रतिकूलताः

37. ते बाणरूपाणि भित्त्वा पञ्चशीर्षाः इव उरगाः
श्वसन्तः रावणप्रतिकूलताः भूमिम् विविशुः

37. Those (arrows), having pierced (Rāvaṇa's forehead) and then shed their arrow-forms, like five-headed serpents, hissing and hostile to Rāvaṇa, entered the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (ते) - those

• भित्त्वा (भित्त्वा) - having pierced, having split

• बाणरूपाणि (बाणरूपाणि) - their arrow-like physical forms (arrow-forms, shapes of arrows)

• पञ्चशीर्षाः (पञ्चशीर्षाः) - five-headed

• इव (इव) - like, as if

• उरगाः (उरगाः) - serpents, snakes

• श्वसन्तः (श्वसन्तः) - hissing, breathing heavily

• विविशुः (विविशुः) - entered

• भूमिम् (भूमिम्) - the earth

• रावणप्रतिकूलताः (रावणप्रतिकूलताः) - hostile to Rāvaṇa, adverse to Rāvaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

ते (ते) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the arrows/missiles from the previous verse.

भित्त्वा (भित्त्वा) - having pierced, having split

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root bhid (to cleave, pierce)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Object (Rāvaṇa's forehead) is implied from the previous verse.

बाणरूपाणि (बाणरूपाणि) - their arrow-like physical forms (arrow-forms, shapes of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bāṇarūpa

bāṇarūpa - arrow-form, shape of an arrow

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+rūpa)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: baṇ
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp

Note: Object of an implied verb like tyaktvā (having abandoned/shed), indicating the arrows changed form after penetrating.

पञ्चशीर्षाः (पञ्चशीर्षाः) - five-headed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pañcaśīrṣa

pañcaśīrṣa - five-headed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+śīrṣa)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• śīrṣa – head
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ

Note: Qualifies uragāḥ.

इव (इव) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

उरगाः (उरगाः) - serpents, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake (lit. "chest-goer")

from uras (chest) + ga (goer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uras+ga)

• uras – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  verbal adjective
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison to the arrows.

श्वसन्तः (श्वसन्तः) - hissing, breathing heavily

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śvasant

śvasant - hissing, breathing heavily

present active participle

from root śvas (to hiss, breathe)

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies te (the arrows) or uragāḥ.

विविशुः (विविशुः) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Plural verb agrees with te (the arrows).

भूमिम् (भूमिम्) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Root: bhū

Note: Object of viviśuḥ.

रावणप्रतिकूलताः (रावणप्रतिकूलताः) - hostile to Rāvaṇa, adverse to Rāvaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāvaṇapratikūla

rāvaṇapratikūla - hostile/adverse to Rāvaṇa

from rāvaṇa + pratikūla

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+pratikūla)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ru
• pratikūla – adverse, hostile, contrary
  adjective
  Prefix: prati
  Root: kūla

Note: Qualifies te (the arrows).

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