वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-94, verse-4

मातले पश्य संरब्धमापतन्तं रथं रिपोः ।
यथापसव्यं पतता वेगेन महता पुनः ।
समरे हन्तुमात्मानं तथानेन कृता मतिः ॥४॥

4. mātale paśya saṃrabdhamāpatantaṃ rathaṃ ripoḥ ,
yathāpasavyaṃ patatā vegena mahatā punaḥ ,
samare hantumātmānaṃ tathānena kṛtā matiḥ.

4. mātale paśya saṃrabdham āpatantam
ratham ripoḥ yathā apasavyam patatā
vegena mahatā punaḥ samare
hantum ātmānam tathā anena kṛtā matiḥ

4. mātale paśya (idam) ripoḥ saṃrabdham
āpatantam ratham (yataḥ) yathā apasavyam
mahatā vegena patatā punaḥ ātmānam
samare hantum anena tathā matiḥ kṛtā

4. Matali, behold the enemy's enraged chariot approaching! With such great, swiftly moving, and ominous speed, it appears he has resolved to destroy himself in battle, much like an ill omen (apavaya) indicates impending doom.

Words meanings summery:

• मातले (mātale) - O Matali!

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold!

• संरब्धम् (saṁrabdham) - enraged (chariot) (enraged, furious, agitated)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of the enemy

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - in an inauspicious, anti-clockwise direction (anti-clockwise, inauspiciously, to the left)

• पतता (patatā) - by a falling object (e.g., meteor, comet), indicative of an omen (by one falling, by the falling one)

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by force

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by vast

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, indeed

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (referring to the enemy, Ravana) (self, himself)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• अनेन (anena) - by him (Ravana) (by this one, by him)

• कृता (kṛtā) - made (his resolve) (made, done, performed)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, resolve, intention (mati)

Words meanings and morphology

मातले (mātale) - O Matali!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Matali (Indra's charioteer)

Note: Address to Matali.

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √dṛś

Imperative (Loṭ Lakāra)

From √dṛś (to see), with 'paśya' being the thematic stem for present active forms.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

संरब्धम् (saṁrabdham) - enraged (chariot) (enraged, furious, agitated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃrabdha

saṁrabdha - enraged, furious, agitated, commenced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √rabh (to seize, begin) with upasarga sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: √rabh (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'ratham'.

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - approaching, falling, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from √pat (to fall) with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: √pat (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'ratham'.

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Object of 'paśya'.

रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of the enemy

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Note: Possessive, 'of the enemy'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses of comparison.

अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - in an inauspicious, anti-clockwise direction (anti-clockwise, inauspiciously, to the left)

(indeclinable)

Note: Describes the manner of 'patatā'.

पतता (patatā) - by a falling object (e.g., meteor, comet), indicative of an omen (by one falling, by the falling one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from √pat (to fall).

Root: √pat (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

Derived from √vij (to move quickly).

Root: √vij (class 6)

महता (mahatā) - by great, by vast

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agreeing with 'vegena'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or connective.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Denotes location of action.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from √han (to strike, kill) with suffix -tum.

Root: √han (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (referring to the enemy, Ravana) (self, himself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Note: Object of 'hantum'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses of comparison.

अनेन (anena) - by him (Ravana) (by this one, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive construction 'kṛtā matiḥ'.

कृता (kṛtā) - made (his resolve) (made, done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, accomplished, artificial

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agreeing with 'matiḥ'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, resolve, intention (mati)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, resolve, understanding (mati)

Derived from √man (to think).

Root: √man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the passive construction 'kṛtā matiḥ'.