वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-47

प्रहस्तं पतितं दृष्ट्वा मारीचशुकसारणाः ।
समहोदरधूम्राक्षा अपसृप्ता रणाजिरात् ॥४७॥

47. prahastaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mārīcaśukasāraṇāḥ ,
samahodaradhūmrākṣā apasṛptā raṇājirāt.

47. prahastam patitam dṛṣṭvā mārīcaśukasāraṇāḥ
samahodaradhūmrākṣāḥ apasṛptāḥ raṇājirāt

47. prahastam patitam dṛṣṭvā mārīcaśukasāraṇāḥ
samahodaradhūmrākṣāḥ raṇājirāt apasṛptāḥ

47. Seeing Prahasta fallen, Maricha, Shuka, Sarana, accompanied by Mahodara and Dhumraksha, retreated from the battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहस्तम् (prahastam) - Prahasta

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen)

• मारीचशुकसारणाः (mārīcaśukasāraṇāḥ) - Maricha, Shuka, Sarana

• समहोदरधूम्राक्षाः (samahodaradhūmrākṣāḥ) - accompanied by Mahodara and Dhumraksha

• अपसृप्ताः (apasṛptāḥ) - fled, retreated

• रणाजिरात् (raṇājirāt) - from the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहस्तम् (prahastam) - Prahasta

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (a proper name, usually of a demon general)

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root pat.

Root: pat (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मारीचशुकसारणाः (mārīcaśukasāraṇāḥ) - Maricha, Shuka, Sarana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mārīcaśukasāraṇa

mārīcaśukasāraṇa - Maricha, Shuka, and Sarana (proper names of demons)

Dvandva compound of multiple proper names.

Compound type : dvandva (mārīca+śuka+sāraṇa)

• mārīca – Maricha (a demon, son of Marīci)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śuka – Shuka (a demon or sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāraṇa – Sarana (a demon or messenger)
  proper noun (masculine)

समहोदरधूम्राक्षाः (samahodaradhūmrākṣāḥ) - accompanied by Mahodara and Dhumraksha

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samahodaradhūmrākṣa

samahodaradhūmrākṣa - along with Mahodara and Dhumraksha

Bahuvrihi compound: 'sa' (with) + Mahodara and Dhumraksha (dvandva compound).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+mahodara+dhūmrākṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• mahodara – Mahodara (a demon, lit. 'big-bellied')
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhūmrākṣa – Dhumraksha (a demon, lit. 'smoke-eyed')
  proper noun (masculine)

अपसृप्ताः (apasṛptāḥ) - fled, retreated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apasṛpta

apasṛpta - retreated, fled, gone away

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sṛp with prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

रणाजिरात् (raṇājirāt) - from the battlefield

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of raṇājira

raṇājira - battlefield, arena of war

Tatpuruṣa compound: Raṇasya Ajiram (arena of battle).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (raṇa+ajira)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• ajira – courtyard, arena, battlefield
  noun (neuter)

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