वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-14

भिद्यमानाः शरैश्चान्ये नारायणधनुश्च्युतैः ।
निपेतू राक्षसा भीमाः शैला वज्रहता इव ॥१४॥

14. bhidyamānāḥ śaraiścānye nārāyaṇadhanuścyutaiḥ ,
nipetū rākṣasā bhīmāḥ śailā vajrahatā iva.

14. bhidyamānāḥ śaraiḥ ca anye nārāyaṇadhanuścyutaiḥ
nipetuḥ rākṣasāḥ bhīmāḥ śailāḥ vajrahatāḥ iva

14. ca anye rākṣasāḥ bhīmāḥ nārāyaṇadhanuścyutaiḥ
śaraiḥ bhidyamānāḥ vajrahatāḥ śailāḥ iva nipetuḥ

14. And other demons, being torn apart by arrows released from Nārāyaṇa's bow, those formidable demons fell down, just like mountains struck by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• भिद्यमानाः (bhidyamānāḥ) - being torn apart, being split

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - other demons (others)

• नारायणधनुश्च्युतैः (nārāyaṇadhanuścyutaiḥ) - released from Nārāyaṇa's bow

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas

• भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - formidable, terrible, frightful

• शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains

• वज्रहताः (vajrahatāḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

भिद्यमानाः (bhidyamānāḥ) - being torn apart, being split

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhidyamāna

bhidyamāna - being broken, being split

Present Passive Participle

Present Passive Participle of root `bhid` (to break, split).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'anye' (demons).

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

From root `śṛ` (to break, crush) or `śara` (to go, move).

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of 'bhidyamānāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अन्ये (anye) - other demons (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Pronominal stem.

Note: Subject, referring to demons.

नारायणधनुश्च्युतैः (nārāyaṇadhanuścyutaiḥ) - released from Nārāyaṇa's bow

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāyaṇadhanuścyuta

nārāyaṇadhanuścyuta - dropped/released from Nārāyaṇa's bow

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from 'Nārāyaṇa' (a name of Viṣṇu), 'dhanus' (bow), and 'cyuta' (fallen, released from - PPP of root `cyu`).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+dhanus+cyuta)

• nārāyaṇa – Viṣṇu (as Nārāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• cyuta – fallen, dropped, released
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root `cyu` (to move, fall).
  Root: cyu (class 1)

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

perfect tense

Perfect form (lit) of root `pat` with prefix `ni-`.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'rākṣasāḥ'.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa

Derived from `rakṣas` (demon).

Note: Subject of 'nipetuḥ'.

भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - formidable, terrible, frightful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - fearful, formidable, terrible

From root `bhī` (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

From `śilā` (rock).

वज्रहताः (vajrahatāḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajrahata

vajrahata - struck by a thunderbolt

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'vajra' (thunderbolt) and 'hata' (struck - PPP of root `han`).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+hata)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• hata – struck, killed, injured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root `han` (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.