वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-27, verse-40

तस्य मूर्धनि सोल्काभा पतन्ती च तदा बभौ ।
सहस्राक्षसमुत्सृष्टा गिराविव महाशनिः ॥४०॥

40. tasya mūrdhani solkābhā patantī ca tadā babhau ,
sahasrākṣasamutsṛṣṭā girāviva mahāśaniḥ.

40. tasya mūrdhani sa ulkā ābhā patantī ca tadā
babhau sahasrākṣa-samutsṛṣṭā girau iva mahāśaniḥ

40. patantī tadā tasya mūrdhani sahasrākṣa-samutsṛṣṭā
mahāśaniḥ girau iva sa ulkā ābhā ca babhau

40. As it fell on his head, it shone like a meteor and appeared like a great thunderbolt hurled by Indra (sahasrākṣa) onto a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Sumali. (his, of him)

• मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head

• स उल्का आभा (sa ulkā ābhā) - with the luster of a meteor, resembling a meteor

• पतन्ती (patantī) - Referring to the mace as it falls. (falling, dropping)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared

• सहस्राक्ष-समुत्सृष्टा (sahasrākṣa-samutsṛṣṭā) - released/hurled by Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

• गिरौ (girau) - on a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as

• महाशनिः (mahāśaniḥ) - great thunderbolt

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Sumali. (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, skull, top

स उल्का आभा (sa ulkā ābhā) - with the luster of a meteor, resembling a meteor

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-ulkā-ābhā

sa-ulkā-ābhā - having the radiance of a meteor; meteor-like in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ulkā+ābhā)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ulkā – meteor, firebrand
  noun (feminine)
• ābhā – luster, radiance, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with patantī (the falling mace).

पतन्ती (patantī) - Referring to the mace as it falls. (falling, dropping)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of present active participle of root pat.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (mace).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

सहस्राक्ष-समुत्सृष्टा (sahasrākṣa-samutsṛṣṭā) - released/hurled by Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sahasrākṣa-samutsṛṣṭa

sahasrākṣa-samutsṛṣṭa - released by Sahasrākṣa

Past Passive Participle

Compound of Sahasrākṣa and the PPP of sṛj with prefixes sam-ut.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahasrākṣa+samutsṛṣṭa)

• sahasrākṣa – thousand-eyed (epithet of Indra)
  noun (masculine)
• samutsṛṣṭa – released, thrown, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sṛj with prefixes sam and ut.
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with patantī (the mace).

गिरौ (girau) - on a mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

महाशनिः (mahāśaniḥ) - great thunderbolt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśani

mahāśani - great thunderbolt, great lightning

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+aśani)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (masculine)

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