वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-92, verse-22

अद्य मद्बाणाभिन्नस्य गतासोः पतितस्य ते ।
कर्षन्त्वन्त्राणि पतगा गरुत्मन्त इवोरगान् ॥२२॥

22. adya madbāṇābhinnasya gatāsoḥ patitasya te ,
karṣantvantrāṇi patagā garutmanta ivoragān.

22. adya madbāṇābhinnasya gatāsoḥ patitasya te
karṣantu antrāṇi patagāḥ garutmantaḥ iva uragān

22. adya te madbāṇābhinnasya gatāsoḥ patitasya patagāḥ garutmantaḥ iva uragān antrāṇi karṣantu.

22. Today, as you lie fallen, lifeless, and pierced by my arrows, may the birds of prey drag out your intestines, just as Garuḍas tear apart serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• मद्बाणाभिन्नस्य (madbāṇābhinnasya) - of you, pierced by my arrows (of him pierced by my arrows)

• गतासोः (gatāsoḥ) - of the lifeless one (of the one whose life has departed, lifeless, dead)

• पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen one

• ते (te) - of you (of you, your)

• कर्षन्तु (karṣantu) - may they drag out (let them drag, let them pull)

• अन्त्राणि (antrāṇi) - your intestines (intestines, entrails)

• पतगाः (patagāḥ) - birds of prey (birds)

• गरुत्मन्तः (garutmantaḥ) - Garuḍas (winged ones, Garuḍas)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• उरगान् (uragān) - serpents (snakes, serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

मद्बाणाभिन्नस्य (madbāṇābhinnasya) - of you, pierced by my arrows (of him pierced by my arrows)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of madbāṇābhinna

madbāṇābhinna - pierced by my arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mad+bāṇa+abhinna)

• mad – my
  pronoun
  Alternate form of mama (my)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• abhinna – unbroken, intact, whole, pierced (if context implies a tearing action by arrows)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhid (to break, pierce) with negative prefix a-
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with implied Rāvaṇa (te)

गतासोः (gatāsoḥ) - of the lifeless one (of the one whose life has departed, lifeless, dead)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gatāsu

gatāsu - dead, lifeless, having gone life-breath

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life-breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied Rāvaṇa (te)

पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

From root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied Rāvaṇa (te)

ते (te) - of you (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

कर्षन्तु (karṣantu) - may they drag out (let them drag, let them pull)

(verb)

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

imperative

3rd person plural, active voice

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

अन्त्राणि (antrāṇi) - your intestines (intestines, entrails)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of antra

antra - intestine, entrail

पतगाः (patagāḥ) - birds of prey (birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pataga

pataga - bird, winged creature

Root: pat (class 1)

गरुत्मन्तः (garutmantaḥ) - Garuḍas (winged ones, Garuḍas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of garutmat

garutmat - winged, a bird (especially Garuḍa)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उरगान् (uragān) - serpents (snakes, serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the breast')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (uras+ga)

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

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