वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-14, verse-23

ततस्तोरणमुत्पाट्य तेन यक्षेण ताडितः ।
राक्षसो यक्षसृष्टेन तोरणेन समाहतः ।
न क्षितिं प्रययौ राम वरात् सलिलयोनिनः ॥२३॥

23. tatastoraṇamutpāṭya tena yakṣeṇa tāḍitaḥ ,
rākṣaso yakṣasṛṣṭena toraṇena samāhataḥ ,
na kṣitiṃ prayayau rāma varāt salilayoninaḥ.

23. tataḥ toraṇam utpāṭya tena yakṣeṇa
tāḍitaḥ rākṣasaḥ yakṣasṛṣṭena
toraṇena samāhataḥ na kṣitim
prayayau rāma varāt salilayoninaḥ

23. Then, O Rāma, after uprooting the archway, the demon (Daśagrīva) was struck by that yakṣa (Sūryabhānu). Although hit by the archway created by the (yakṣa), he did not fall to the ground, due to a boon from Brahmā, whose origin is water.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, afterwards)

• तोरणम् (toraṇam) - archway (archway, gate, ornamental arch)

• उत्पाट्य (utpāṭya) - having uprooted (having uprooted, having torn out)

• तेन (tena) - by that (yakṣa Sūryabhānu) (by him, by that)

• यक्षेण (yakṣeṇa) - by the yakṣa (Sūryabhānu) (by a yakṣa (a class of nature spirits))

• ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck (struck, hit, beaten)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Daśagrīva/Rāvaṇa) (demon, rākṣasa)

• यक्षसृष्टेन (yakṣasṛṣṭena) - by the archway created by the yakṣa (by that which was created by the yakṣa)

• तोरणेन (toraṇena) - by the archway (by the archway, by the gate)

• समाहतः (samāhataḥ) - hit (struck, hit, wounded)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - to the ground (earth, ground, land)

• प्रययौ (prayayau) - he fell (he went, he fell)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• वरात् (varāt) - by a boon (from a boon, by a boon)

• सलिलयोनिनः (salilayoninaḥ) - from Brahmā (whose origin is water) (from one whose origin is water (e.g., Brahmā))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -tas

Root: tad

तोरणम् (toraṇam) - archway (archway, gate, ornamental arch)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of toraṇa

toraṇa - archway, gate, ornamental arch

Root: tṛ (class 6)

उत्पाट्य (utpāṭya) - having uprooted (having uprooted, having torn out)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

derived from ut-√paṭ (to tear, split) + -ya suffix for gerund

Prefix: ut

Root: paṭ (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that (yakṣa Sūryabhānu) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the yakṣa.

यक्षेण (yakṣeṇa) - by the yakṣa (Sūryabhānu) (by a yakṣa (a class of nature spirits))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - yakṣa (a class of demigods or nature spirits)

Root: yaj (class 1)

ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck (struck, hit, beaten)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, hit, beaten

past passive participle

derived from √taḍ (to strike, hit)

Root: taḍ (class 1)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Daśagrīva/Rāvaṇa) (demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa (a class of malevolent beings)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

यक्षसृष्टेन (yakṣasṛṣṭena) - by the archway created by the yakṣa (by that which was created by the yakṣa)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yakṣasṛṣṭa

yakṣasṛṣṭa - created by a yakṣa

Past passive participle 'sṛṣṭa' compounded with 'yakṣa'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+sṛṣṭa)

• yakṣa – yakṣa (a class of demigods)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• sṛṣṭa – created, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from √sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to the archway toraṇena

तोरणेन (toraṇena) - by the archway (by the archway, by the gate)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of toraṇa

toraṇa - archway, gate, ornamental arch

Root: tṛ (class 6)

समाहतः (samāhataḥ) - hit (struck, hit, wounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhata

samāhata - struck, hit, wounded

past passive participle

derived from sam-ā-√han (to strike, kill)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies rākṣasaḥ

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - to the ground (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land, dwelling

Root: kṣi (class 1)

प्रययौ (prayayau) - he fell (he went, he fell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prayāti

perfect active 3rd singular

derived from pra-√i (to go)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

वरात् (varāt) - by a boon (from a boon, by a boon)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

Root: vṛ (class 5)

सलिलयोनिनः (salilayoninaḥ) - from Brahmā (whose origin is water) (from one whose origin is water (e.g., Brahmā))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of salilayoni

salilayoni - born from water, whose source is water (an epithet of Brahmā, or Viṣṇu)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (salila+yoni)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• yoni – source, origin, womb
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Declension of yoni as a masculine noun ending in i.

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