वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-27, verse-37

ततस्तस्य महाबाणैर्वसुना सुमहात्मना ।
महान् स पन्नगरथः क्षणेन विनिपातितः ॥३७॥

37. tatastasya mahābāṇairvasunā sumahātmanā ,
mahān sa pannagarathaḥ kṣaṇena vinipātitaḥ.

37. tataḥ tasya mahābāṇaiḥ vasunā sumahātmanā
mahān saḥ pannagarathaḥ kṣaṇena vinipātitaḥ

37. tataḥ sumahātmanā vasunā tasya mahābāṇaiḥ
saḥ mahān pannagarathaḥ kṣaṇena vinipātitaḥ

37. Then, that great snake-chariot of his (Sumāli's), was instantly struck down by the very noble-minded Vasu (Sāvitra) with his mighty arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, thereupon)

• तस्य (tasya) - of his (referring to Sumāli's chariot) (of him, by him (genitive or instrumental in context))

• महाबाणैः (mahābāṇaiḥ) - with his mighty arrows (with great arrows, with mighty arrows)

• वसुना (vasunā) - by the Vasu (Sāvitra) (by the Vasu)

• सुमहात्मना (sumahātmanā) - by the very noble-minded one (Sāvitra) (by the very noble-minded one, by the very great soul)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

• सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

• पन्नगरथः (pannagarathaḥ) - the snake-chariot (of Sumāli) (snake-chariot)

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - instantly (in a moment, instantly, quickly)

• विनिपातितः (vinipātitaḥ) - was brought down, was struck down (brought down, destroyed, felled)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of his (referring to Sumāli's chariot) (of him, by him (genitive or instrumental in context))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Sumāli, possessive for "pannagarathaḥ"

महाबाणैः (mahābāṇaiḥ) - with his mighty arrows (with great arrows, with mighty arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābāṇa

mahābāṇa - great arrow, mighty arrow

Compound: mahā (great) + bāṇa (arrow)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bāṇa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Means by which the chariot was brought down

वसुना (vasunā) - by the Vasu (Sāvitra) (by the Vasu)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasu

vasu - a deity, a kind of attendant upon Indra; a class of eight deities

Note: Agent of the action "vinipātitaḥ"

सुमहात्मना (sumahātmanā) - by the very noble-minded one (Sāvitra) (by the very noble-minded one, by the very great soul)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sumahātman

sumahātman - very noble-minded, great-souled, magnanimous

Compound: su (very) + mahātman (great-souled)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahātman)

• su – good, well, very, greatly
  indeclinable
• mahātman – great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self)

Note: Modifies "vasunā"

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Modifies "pannagarathaḥ"

सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun modifying "pannagarathaḥ"

पन्नगरथः (pannagarathaḥ) - the snake-chariot (of Sumāli) (snake-chariot)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannagaratha

pannagaratha - chariot drawn by snakes or decorated with snakes

Compound: pannaga (snake) + ratha (chariot)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (pannaga+ratha)

• pannaga – snake, serpent (literally 'one who moves on its belly')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: panna (fallen, prostrate) + ga (going)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of "vinipātitaḥ"

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - instantly (in a moment, instantly, quickly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Note: Indicates time/manner

विनिपातितः (vinipātitaḥ) - was brought down, was struck down (brought down, destroyed, felled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinipātita

vinipātita - brought down, felled, destroyed, cast down

past passive participle

From causative of root √pat (to fall) with prefixes vi- and ni-

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Predicate for "pannagarathaḥ"