वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-17, verse-29

पूर्वं क्रोधहतः शत्रुर्ययासौ निहतस्त्वया ।
समुपाश्रित्य शैलाभं तव वीर्यममानुषम् ॥२९॥

29. pūrvaṃ krodhahataḥ śatruryayāsau nihatastvayā ,
samupāśritya śailābhaṃ tava vīryamamānuṣam.

29. pūrvam krodhahataḥ śatruḥ yayā asau nihataḥ
tvayā samupāśritya śailābham tava vīryam amānuṣam

29. pūrvam krodhahataḥ śatruḥ,
yayā asau tvayā nihataḥ,
[tvam] tava śailābham amānuṣam vīryam samupāśritya

29. Previously, the enemy who was overcome by wrath was slain by you through that (divine) power (śakti), by resorting to your mountain-like, superhuman prowess.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

• क्रोधहतः (krodhahataḥ) - overcome by wrath (destroyed by wrath, killed by anger)

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

• यया (yayā) - through which (divine power/śakti) (by whom, by which (feminine singular instrumental))

• असौ (asau) - that (enemy) (that one, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular, often referring to something distant))

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, destroyed

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• समुपाश्रित्य (samupāśritya) - by resorting to (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having relied upon)

• शैलाभम् (śailābham) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - prowess (valor, prowess, strength, heroism, energy)

• अमानुषम् (amānuṣam) - superhuman, not human, divine

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

क्रोधहतः (krodhahataḥ) - overcome by wrath (destroyed by wrath, killed by anger)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhahata

krodhahata - struck by anger, destroyed by wrath

Compound of krodha (wrath) + hata (struck, killed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+hata)

• krodha – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
  From root krudh (to be angry)
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• hata – struck, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies śatruḥ.

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Note: Subject of the clause.

यया (yayā) - through which (divine power/śakti) (by whom, by which (feminine singular instrumental))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Agent for nihataḥ in a passive construction, parallel to tvayā.

असौ (asau) - that (enemy) (that one, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular, often referring to something distant))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it

Note: Refers to śatruḥ.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From ni- (prefix) + han (root to strike, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for asau śatruḥ.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Agent of nihataḥ in a passive construction.

समुपाश्रित्य (samupāśritya) - by resorting to (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having relied upon)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From sam-upa-ā-śri (to resort to, take refuge in) with -ya suffix (preceded by prefixes)

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Modifies the action of slaying.

शैलाभम् (śailābham) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailābha

śailābha - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound of śaila (mountain) + ābha (resembling, shining)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+ābha)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  From śilā (stone)
• ābha – resembling, shining, appearance
  adjective (masculine)
  From ā + bhā (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies vīryam.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, modifies vīryam.

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - prowess (valor, prowess, strength, heroism, energy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, strength, heroism, energy

From vīra (hero) + -ya suffix

अमानुषम् (amānuṣam) - superhuman, not human, divine

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amānuṣa

amānuṣa - superhuman, not human, divine, monstrous

Compound of a- (not) + mānuṣa (human)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mānuṣa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• mānuṣa – human, belonging to man
  adjective (masculine)
  From manu (man) + -ṣa suffix

Note: Qualifies vīryam.