वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-14, verse-15

के चित्त्वायुधभग्नाङ्गाः पतिताः समरक्षितौ ।
ओष्ठान् स्वदशनैस्तीक्ष्णैर्दंशन्तो भुवि पातिताः ॥१५॥

15. ke cittvāyudhabhagnāṅgāḥ patitāḥ samarakṣitau ,
oṣṭhān svadaśanaistīkṣṇairdaṃśanto bhuvi pātitāḥ.

15. ke cit tu āyudhabhagnāṅgāḥ patitāḥ samarakṣitau
oṣṭhān svadaśanaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ daśantaḥ bhuvi pātitāḥ

15. ke cit tu āyudhabhagnāṅgāḥ samarakṣitau patitāḥ [apare
ca] oṣṭhān svadaśanaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ daśantaḥ bhuvi pātitāḥ

15. Some (yakṣas), their limbs shattered by weapons, fell upon the battlefield. Others were thrown to the ground, biting their own lips with sharp teeth.

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - some (masculine plural)

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle intensifying indefiniteness)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• आयुधभग्नाङ्गाः (āyudhabhagnāṅgāḥ) - with limbs broken by weapons, having weapon-shattered limbs

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen

• समरक्षितौ (samarakṣitau) - on the battlefield

• ओष्ठान् (oṣṭhān) - lips

• स्वदशनैः (svadaśanaiḥ) - by their own teeth

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen

• दशन्तः (daśantaḥ) - biting

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - made to fall, thrown down

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - some (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - a certain, some (particle intensifying indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

आयुधभग्नाङ्गाः (āyudhabhagnāṅgāḥ) - with limbs broken by weapons, having weapon-shattered limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āyudhabhagnāṅga

āyudhabhagnāṅga - one whose limbs are broken by weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āyudha+bhagna+aṅga)

• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
• bhagna – broken, shattered
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhañj (to break), 7th class
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall), 1st class

Root: pat (class 1)

समरक्षितौ (samarakṣitau) - on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of samarakṣiti

samarakṣiti - battlefield, ground of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samara+kṣiti)

• samara – battle, war
  noun (neuter)
• kṣiti – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)

ओष्ठान् (oṣṭhān) - lips

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of oṣṭha

oṣṭha - lip

स्वदशनैः (svadaśanaiḥ) - by their own teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svadaśana

svadaśana - one's own tooth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+daśana)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• daśana – tooth, biting
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root daṃś (to bite), 1st class
  Root: daṃś (class 1)

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, hot

Note: Modifies 'svadaśanaiḥ'.

दशन्तः (daśantaḥ) - biting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśat

daśat - biting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root daṃś (to bite), 1st class

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of 'pātitāḥ'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - made to fall, thrown down

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pātita

pātita - caused to fall, thrown down

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from the causative stem of root pat (to fall), 1st class

Root: pat (class 1)

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