वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-88, verse-21

सा पपात त्रिधा छिन्ना शक्तिः काञ्चनमालिनी ।
सविस्फुलिङ्गा ज्वलिता महोल्केव दिवश्च्युता ॥२१॥

21. sā papāta tridhā chinnā śaktiḥ kāñcanamālinī ,
savisphuliṅgā jvalitā maholkeva divaścyutā.

21. sā papāta tridhā chinnā śaktiḥ kāñcanamālinī |
savisphuliṅgā jvalitā mahā-ulkā iva divaḥ cyutā

21. That powerful weapon (śakti), cut into three pieces and adorned with a golden garland, fell. It was blazing and sparking, like a great meteor fallen from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (referring to the śakti weapon) (she, that)

• पपात (papāta) - it fell (it fell, it dropped)

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three pieces (in three ways, threefold, into three pieces)

• छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut, broken (cut, divided, broken)

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the powerful weapon (spear) (power, strength, energy, a spear, a powerful weapon)

• काञ्चनमालिनी (kāñcanamālinī) - adorned with a golden garland (adorned with a golden garland, having a golden chain)

• सविस्फुलिङ्गा (savisphuliṅgā) - sparking, with sparks (with sparks, sparking)

• ज्वलिता (jvalitā) - blazing (blazing, ignited, burning)

• महा-उल्का (mahā-ulkā) - a great meteor (great meteor, large firebrand)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky (from the sky, from heaven)

• च्युता (cyutā) - fallen (fallen, dropped, descended)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (referring to the śakti weapon) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: refers to "śaktiḥ"

पपात (papāta) - it fell (it fell, it dropped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √pat

perfect tense (liṭ)

reduplicated form of √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three pieces (in three ways, threefold, into three pieces)

(indeclinable)

from tri (three) + dhā (adverbial suffix)

छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut, broken (cut, divided, broken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, divided, broken, pierced

Past Passive Participle

from √chid (to cut) + kta

Root: chid (class 7)

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the powerful weapon (spear) (power, strength, energy, a spear, a powerful weapon)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, ability, energy, a spear, a powerful weapon, divine energy

from √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: subject of "papāta"

काञ्चनमालिनी (kāñcanamālinī) - adorned with a golden garland (adorned with a golden garland, having a golden chain)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāñcanamālin

kāñcanamālin - having a golden garland, adorned with gold

from kāñcana (gold) + mālin (having a garland)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāñcana+mālin)

• kāñcana – golden, made of gold, gold
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• mālin – having a garland, garlanded
  adjective
  from mālā (garland) + ini (possessive suffix)

Note: qualifies "śaktiḥ"

सविस्फुलिङ्गा (savisphuliṅgā) - sparking, with sparks (with sparks, sparking)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of savisphuliṅga

savisphuliṅga - having sparks, sparking

from sa (with) + visphuliṅga (spark)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+visphuliṅga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• visphuliṅga – spark, fiery particle
  noun (masculine)

Note: qualifies "śaktiḥ"

ज्वलिता (jvalitā) - blazing (blazing, ignited, burning)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jvalita

jvalita - blazing, burning, ignited

Past Passive Participle

from √jval (to burn, to blaze) + kta

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: qualifies "śaktiḥ"

महा-उल्का (mahā-ulkā) - a great meteor (great meteor, large firebrand)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahā-ulkā

mahā-ulkā - great meteor, large firebrand, blazing torch

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ulkā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ulkā – meteor, firebrand, torch
  noun (feminine)

Note: part of simile "mahā-ulkā iva"

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky (from the sky, from heaven)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

च्युता (cyutā) - fallen (fallen, dropped, descended)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, slipped, descended

Past Passive Participle

from √cyu (to move, to fall) + kta

Root: cyu (class 1)