वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-9

ते शरास्तमनासाद्य पुरंदररथध्वजम् ।
रक्तशक्तिं परामृश्य निपेतुर्धरणीतले ॥९॥

9. te śarāstamanāsādya puraṃdararathadhvajam ,
raktaśaktiṃ parāmṛśya nipeturdharaṇītale.

9. te śarāḥ tam anāsādya purandararathadhvajam
raktaśaktim parāmṛśya nipetuḥ dharaṇītale

9. te śarāḥ tam purandararathadhvajam anāsādya
raktaśaktim parāmṛśya dharaṇītale nipetuḥ

9. Those arrows, failing to reach Rāvaṇa's chariot banner (which bore the emblem of Indra), instead struck his red spear and fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• तम् (tam) - referring to Rāvaṇa's chariot banner (it, that)

• अनासाद्य (anāsādya) - without reaching, failing to obtain

• पुरन्दररथध्वजम् (purandararathadhvajam) - Rāvaṇa's chariot banner (which bore an emblem of Indra) (the banner on Indra's chariot; the banner on the chariot of the one like Indra)

• रक्तशक्तिम् (raktaśaktim) - the red spear/dart

• परामृश्य (parāmṛśya) - having struck, having touched

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

तम् (tam) - referring to Rāvaṇa's chariot banner (it, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

अनासाद्य (anāsādya) - without reaching, failing to obtain

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund of root sad (to sit) with upasarga ā- (to reach), combined with negative prefix 'a-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

पुरन्दररथध्वजम् (purandararathadhvajam) - Rāvaṇa's chariot banner (which bore an emblem of Indra) (the banner on Indra's chariot; the banner on the chariot of the one like Indra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purandararathadhvaja

purandararathadhvaja - banner on Indra's chariot; banner on the chariot of the one like Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (purandara+ratha+dhvaja)

• purandara – Indra (breaker of fortresses)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

रक्तशक्तिम् (raktaśaktim) - the red spear/dart

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of raktaśakti

raktaśakti - red spear/dart

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rakta+śakti)

• rakta – red, dyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• śakti – spear, dart, power
  noun (feminine)

परामृश्य (parāmṛśya) - having struck, having touched

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund of root mṛś (to touch) with upasarga parā-.

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛś (class 6)

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ni-pat

Perfect Active

3rd person plural perfect active of ni-pat.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, plain
  noun (neuter)

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