वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-59, verse-2

शूलस्य च बलं ब्रह्मन् के च पूर्वं निपातिताः ।
अनेन शूलमुखेन द्वन्द्वयुद्धमुपागताः ॥२॥

2. śūlasya ca balaṃ brahman ke ca pūrvaṃ nipātitāḥ ,
anena śūlamukhena dvandvayuddhamupāgatāḥ.

2. śūlasya ca balam brahman ke ca pūrvam nipātitāḥ
anena śūlamukhena dvandvayuddham upāgatāḥ

2. brahman ca śūlasya balam ca ke pūrvam anena
śūlamukhena dvandvayuddham upāgatāḥ nipātitāḥ

2. And, O (brahman), what is the strength of the trident? And who were those who, having previously engaged in a duel (dvandvayuddha), were struck down by this trident?

Words meanings summery:

• शूलस्य (śūlasya) - of the trident (referring to Lavana's trident) (of the trident, of the spear)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, force)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman) (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• के (ke) - who (who (plural))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

• निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - were struck down / slain (struck down, slain, caused to fall)

• अनेन (anena) - by this (referring to the trident) (by this (masculine/neuter))

• शूलमुखेन (śūlamukhena) - by this trident (by the point of the trident, by the trident's edge/mouth)

• द्वन्द्वयुद्धम् (dvandvayuddham) - a duel (dvandvayuddha) (single combat, duel)

• उपागताः (upāgatāḥ) - having engaged in (approached, arrived, engaged in)

Words meanings and morphology

शूलस्य (śūlasya) - of the trident (referring to Lavana's trident) (of the trident, of the spear)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, lance, trident

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman) (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, sage

Vocative singular of brahman (masculine)

के (ke) - who (who (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Nominative plural masculine of 'kim'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter used as an adverb

निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - were struck down / slain (struck down, slain, caused to fall)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipātita

nipātita - struck down, killed, caused to fall

Past Passive Participle (causative)

PPP of root pat (to fall) with ni- and causative suffix -i

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

अनेन (anena) - by this (referring to the trident) (by this (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of 'idam'

शूलमुखेन (śūlamukhena) - by this trident (by the point of the trident, by the trident's edge/mouth)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śūlamukha

śūlamukha - point of a trident, trident's edge

Instrumental singular of śūlamukha

Compound type : tatpurusha (śūla+mukha)

• śūla – spear, lance, trident
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – mouth, face, front, edge, point
  noun (neuter)

द्वन्द्वयुद्धम् (dvandvayuddham) - a duel (dvandvayuddha) (single combat, duel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvandvayuddha

dvandvayuddha - single combat, duel

A tatpurusha compound 'dvandva' (pair, combat) + 'yuddha' (battle)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvandva+yuddha)

• dvandva – pair, couple, conflict
  noun (neuter)
• yuddha – battle, fight, combat
  noun (neuter)
  PPP of yudh (to fight), used as a noun
  Root: yudh (class 4)

उपागताः (upāgatāḥ) - having engaged in (approached, arrived, engaged in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāgata

upāgata - approached, arrived, obtained, undergone

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root gam (to go) with upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)