वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-92, verse-20

अद्य ते मच्छरैश्छिन्नं शिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम् ।
क्रव्यादा व्यपकर्षन्तु विकीर्णं रणपांसुषु ॥२०॥

20. adya te maccharaiśchinnaṃ śiro jvalitakuṇḍalam ,
kravyādā vyapakarṣantu vikīrṇaṃ raṇapāṃsuṣu.

20. adya te maccharaiḥ chinnam śiraḥ jvalitakuṇḍalam
kravyādāḥ vyapakarṣantu vikīrṇam raṇapāṁsuṣu

20. adya te jvalitakuṇḍalam śiraḥ maccharaiḥ chinnam,
kravyādāḥ raṇapāṁsuṣu vikīrṇam vyapakarṣantu.

20. Today, may the flesh-eaters drag away your head, severed by my arrows and adorned with blazing earrings, as it lies scattered in the dust of battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• ते (te) - your (your, of you)

• मच्छरैः (maccharaiḥ) - by my arrows

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed (cut, severed, divided)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - your head (head)

• ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - adorned with blazing earrings (having blazing earrings, adorned with shining earrings)

• क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - flesh-eaters (flesh-eaters, carnivores, vultures)

• व्यपकर्षन्तु (vyapakarṣantu) - may they drag away (let them drag away, let them pull off)

• विकीर्णम् (vikīrṇam) - as it lies scattered (scattered, strewn, dispersed)

• रणपांसुषु (raṇapāṁsuṣu) - in the dust of battle

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

मच्छरैः (maccharaiḥ) - by my arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of macchara

macchara - my arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+śara)

• mad – my
  pronoun
  Alternate form of mama (my)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed (cut, severed, divided)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, pierced

Past Passive Participle

From root chid (to cut, cleave)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with śiraḥ

शिरः (śiraḥ) - your head (head)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - adorned with blazing earrings (having blazing earrings, adorned with shining earrings)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jvalitakuṇḍala

jvalitakuṇḍala - having blazing earrings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalita+kuṇḍala)

• jvalita – blazing, shining, ignited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jval (to blaze, shine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with śiraḥ

क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - flesh-eaters (flesh-eaters, carnivores, vultures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kravyād

kravyād - flesh-eater, carnivore, carrion-eater

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kravya+ad)

• kravya – raw flesh, carrion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: krū (class 1)
• ad – eating
  adjective (masculine)
  present participle
  From root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

व्यपकर्षन्तु (vyapakarṣantu) - may they drag away (let them drag away, let them pull off)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛṣ

imperative

3rd person plural, active voice

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

विकीर्णम् (vikīrṇam) - as it lies scattered (scattered, strewn, dispersed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vikīrṇa

vikīrṇa - scattered, dispersed, strewn

Past Passive Participle

From root kīr (to scatter) with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with śiraḥ (implied)

रणपांसुषु (raṇapāṁsuṣu) - in the dust of battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of raṇapāṁsu

raṇapāṁsu - battle-dust, dust of conflict

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+pāṁsu)

• raṇa – battle, combat, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• pāṁsu – dust, sand, powder
  noun (masculine)

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