वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-60

वरदानकृतत्राणे सा गदा रावणोरसि ।
दुर्बलेव यथा सेना द्विधाभूतापतत् क्षितौ ॥६०॥

60. varadānakṛtatrāṇe sā gadā rāvaṇorasi ,
durbaleva yathā senā dvidhābhūtāpatat kṣitau.

60. varadānakṛtatrāṇe sā gadā rāvaṇorasi durbalā
iva yathā senā dvidhābhūtā apatat kṣitau

60. sā gadā varadānakṛtatrāṇe rāvaṇorasi apatat,
yathā durbalā senā dvidhābhūtā kṣitau

60. That mace, while under the protection granted by a boon, fell upon Rāvaṇa's chest, just as a weak army, splitting in two, collapses to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• वरदानकृतत्राणे (varadānakṛtatrāṇe) - while under the protection granted by a boon (in the state of having protection made by a boon, boon-protected)

• सा (sā) - that (mace) (she, that (feminine))

• गदा (gadā) - mace (mace, club)

• रावणोरसि (rāvaṇorasi) - on Rāvaṇa's chest

• दुर्बला (durbalā) - weak (weak, feeble, powerless)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• सेना (senā) - army (army, host)

• द्विधाभूता (dvidhābhūtā) - splitting in two (having become two parts, split in two)

• अपतत् (apatat) - collapses (fell down, collapsed)

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - to the ground (on the earth, on the ground, in the land)

Words meanings and morphology

वरदानकृतत्राणे (varadānakṛtatrāṇe) - while under the protection granted by a boon (in the state of having protection made by a boon, boon-protected)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of varadānakṛtatrāṇa

varadānakṛtatrāṇa - having protection made by a boon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+dāna+kṛta+trāṇa)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• trāṇa – protection, defense, refuge
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'trā' (to protect).
  Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the condition of the mace.

सा (sā) - that (mace) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'gadā'.

गदा (gadā) - mace (mace, club)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Subject of the verb 'apatat'.

रावणोरसि (rāvaṇorasi) - on Rāvaṇa's chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇorasi

rāvaṇorasi - on Rāvaṇa's chest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+uras)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• uras – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)

दुर्बला (durbalā) - weak (weak, feeble, powerless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless

Note: Qualifies 'senā'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

सेना (senā) - army (army, host)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

Note: Subject of the simile.

द्विधाभूता (dvidhābhūtā) - splitting in two (having become two parts, split in two)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvidhābhūta

dvidhābhūta - having become two parts, divided, split

Past Passive Participle

From 'dvidhā' (in two ways) + 'bhūta' (become), root 'bhū' (to be, to become).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvidhā+bhūta)

• dvidhā – in two parts, in two ways
  indeclinable
  Derived from 'dvi' (two) with the suffix '-dhā'.
• bhūta – become, been, past, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'senā'.

अपतत् (apatat) - collapses (fell down, collapsed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra)

Root 'pat', 1st conjugation, parasmaipada. The 'a' is the augment for the imperfect tense, not an upasarga.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for both 'gadā' and 'senā' (implied).

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - to the ground (on the earth, on the ground, in the land)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land, dwelling

From root 'kṣi' (to dwell, to destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 1)