वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-97, verse-3

ततः संस्मारितो रामस्तेन वाक्येन मातलेः ।
जग्राह स शरं दीप्तं निश्वसन्तमिवोरगम् ॥३॥

3. tataḥ saṃsmārito rāmastena vākyena mātaleḥ ,
jagrāha sa śaraṃ dīptaṃ niśvasantamivoragam.

3. tataḥ saṃsmāritaḥ rāmaḥ tena vākyena mātaleḥ
jagrāha saḥ śaram dīptam niśvasantam iva uragam

3. tataḥ mātaleḥ tena vākyena saṃsmāritaḥ saḥ rāmaḥ
niśvasantam uragam iva dīptam śaram jagrāha

3. Then, reminded by that speech of Matali, Rama grasped the blazing arrow, which seemed like a hissing serpent.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards, therefore

• संस्मारितः (saṁsmāritaḥ) - reminded, caused to remember

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• तेन (tena) - by that (speech) (by that, by him)

• वाक्येन (vākyena) - by Matali's speech (by the word, by the speech, by the statement)

• मातलेः (mātaleḥ) - of Matali

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - grasped, took, seized

• सः (saḥ) - He (Rama) (he, that, that one)

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, radiant, shining

• निश्वसन्तम् (niśvasantam) - hissing (like a serpent) (hissing, breathing, sighing)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• उरगम् (uragam) - snake, serpent

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards, therefore

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

संस्मारितः (saṁsmāritaḥ) - reminded, caused to remember

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsmārita

saṁsmārita - reminded, caused to remember

Past Passive Participle (from causative)

From prefix sam + root smṛ (to remember), causative stem smāray, then P.P.P. suffix kta.

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a personal name, avatar of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jagrāha'.

तेन (tena) - by that (speech) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'vākyena'.

वाक्येन (vākyena) - by Matali's speech (by the word, by the speech, by the statement)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, statement, sentence

From vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Instrument of 'saṃsmāritaḥ'.

मातलेः (mātaleḥ) - of Matali

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Matali (Indra's charioteer)

Note: Possessive of 'vākyena'.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - grasped, took, seized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of grah

Perfect active indicative

Reduplicated perfect from root grah

Root: grah (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - He (Rama) (he, that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

From root śṛ (to crush, to break)

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'jagrāha'.

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, radiant, shining

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, radiant, shining, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

निश्वसन्तम् (niśvasantam) - hissing (like a serpent) (hissing, breathing, sighing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niśvasat

niśvasat - hissing, breathing out, sighing

Present active participle

From prefix ni + root śvas (to breathe, to hiss)

Prefix: ni

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'uragam'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

उरगम् (uragam) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uraga

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

from uras (breast) + ga (going)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (uras+ga)

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

Note: Object of comparison with the arrow.