वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-14, verse-16

भयादन्योन्यमालिङ्ग्य भ्रष्टशस्त्रा रणाजिरे ।
निषेदुस्ते तदा यक्षाः कूला जलहता इव ॥१६॥

16. bhayādanyonyamāliṅgya bhraṣṭaśastrā raṇājire ,
niṣeduste tadā yakṣāḥ kūlā jalahatā iva.

16. bhayāt anyonyam āliṅgya bhraṣṭaśastrāḥ raṇājire
niṣeduḥ te tadā yakṣāḥ kūlāḥ jalahatāḥ iva

16. tadā te yakṣāḥ bhayāt anyonyam āliṅgya
bhraṣṭaśastrāḥ raṇājire kūlāḥ jalahatāḥ iva niṣeduḥ

16. From fear, with their weapons dropped, those yakṣas embraced each other on the battlefield and then sank down, like riverbanks undermined and destroyed by water.

Words meanings summery:

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced

• भ्रष्टशस्त्राः (bhraṣṭaśastrāḥ) - whose weapons had dropped, weaponless

• रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield

• निषेदुः (niṣeduḥ) - they sat down, they sank down

• ते (te) - those

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas

• कूलाः (kūlāḥ) - riverbanks, banks

• जलहताः (jalahatāḥ) - destroyed by water, damaged by water

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Used adverbially.

आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root liṅg (to move to and fro, embrace) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

भ्रष्टशस्त्राः (bhraṣṭaśastrāḥ) - whose weapons had dropped, weaponless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhraṣṭaśastra

bhraṣṭaśastra - having dropped weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+śastra)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, dropped, lost
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhraṃś (to fall, drop), 1st class
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)

रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇājira

raṇājira - battlefield, arena of war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+ajira)

• raṇa – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• ajira – courtyard, open ground, arena
  noun (neuter)

निषेदुः (niṣeduḥ) - they sat down, they sank down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of niṣad

Perfect Tense

Root sad (to sit) with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of supernatural beings, demigods, guardians of wealth

कूलाः (kūlāḥ) - riverbanks, banks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kūla

kūla - bank (of a river), shore, dam

जलहताः (jalahatāḥ) - destroyed by water, damaged by water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalahata

jalahata - struck by water, damaged by water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+hata)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• hata – struck, smitten, destroyed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill), 2nd class
  Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

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