वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-15

ते विद्धा हरयस्तस्य नास्खलन्नापि बभ्रमुः ।
बभूवुः स्वस्थहृदयाः पद्मनालैरिवाहताः ॥१५॥

15. te viddhā harayastasya nāskhalannāpi babhramuḥ ,
babhūvuḥ svasthahṛdayāḥ padmanālairivāhatāḥ.

15. te viddhāḥ harayaḥ tasya na askhalan na api babhrumuḥ
babhūvuḥ svasthahṛdayāḥ padmanālaiḥ iva āhatāḥ

15. tasya te viddhāḥ harayaḥ na askhalan na api babhrumuḥ
padmanālaiḥ iva āhatāḥ svasthahṛdayāḥ babhūvuḥ

15. Those horses of his, though pierced, neither stumbled nor strayed. They remained composed, as if struck by lotus stalks.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (horses) (those, they (masculine plural nominative))

• विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - though pierced (by arrows) (pierced, struck, wounded)

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - horses, bay horses

• तस्य (tasya) - of his (Rama's) horses (his, of him, of that)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्खलन् (askhalan) - stumbled, wavered, slipped

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - nor (did they stray) (also, even, moreover, too)

• बभ्रुमुः (babhrumuḥ) - wandered, strayed, roamed

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were, existed

• स्वस्थहृदयाः (svasthahṛdayāḥ) - calm-hearted, composed, tranquil-minded

• पद्मनालैः (padmanālaiḥ) - by lotus stalks

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• आहताः (āhatāḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (horses) (those, they (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - though pierced (by arrows) (pierced, struck, wounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, hit, wounded

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'vyadh' (to pierce).

Root: vyadh (class 4)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - horses, bay horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - horse, bay horse, lion, Vishnu, Indra

तस्य (tasya) - of his (Rama's) horses (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्खलन् (askhalan) - stumbled, wavered, slipped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of skhal

Root: skhal (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - nor (did they stray) (also, even, moreover, too)

(indeclinable)

बभ्रुमुः (babhrumuḥ) - wandered, strayed, roamed

(verb)

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

Root: bhram (class 1)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were, existed

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वस्थहृदयाः (svasthahṛdayāḥ) - calm-hearted, composed, tranquil-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svasthahṛdaya

svasthahṛdaya - calm-hearted, composed, having a tranquil mind

Bahuvrihi compound: 'svastha' (well, firm) + 'hṛdaya' (heart/mind).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (svastha+hṛdaya)

• svastha – well, healthy, self-reliant, composed, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound 'sva' (self) + 'stha' (standing, situated).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, soul, core
  noun (neuter)

पद्मनालैः (padmanālaiḥ) - by lotus stalks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of padmanāla

padmanāla - lotus stalk

Compound of 'padma' (lotus) and 'nāla' (stalk).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (padma+nāla)

• padma – lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• nāla – stalk, stem
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

आहताः (āhatāḥ) - struck, hit, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhata

āhata - struck, hit, wounded, injured

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'han' (to strike, kill) with the prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)