वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-26

सुमालेर्नर्दतस्तस्य शिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम् ।
चिच्छेद यन्तुरश्वाश्च भ्रान्तास्तस्य तु रक्षसः ॥२६॥

26. sumālernardatastasya śiro jvalitakuṇḍalam ,
ciccheda yanturaśvāśca bhrāntāstasya tu rakṣasaḥ.

26. sumāleḥ nardataḥ tasya śiraḥ jvalitakuṇḍalam
ciccheda yantuḥ aśvāḥ ca bhrāntāḥ tasya tu rakṣasaḥ

26. tasya nardataḥ sumāleḥ jvalitakuṇḍalam śiraḥ
ciccheda ca tasya rakṣasaḥ yantuḥ aśvāḥ tu bhrāntāḥ

26. He cut off the head, adorned with blazing earrings, of the roaring Sumāli. And the horses of that demon (rakṣasa)'s charioteer became bewildered.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमालेः (sumāleḥ) - of Sumali

• नर्दतः (nardataḥ) - roaring, shouting, sounding

• तस्य (tasya) - referring to Sumali (his, its, of that)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head, top

• ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - having blazing earrings, adorned with glowing ear-ornaments

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off, severed

• यन्तुः (yantuḥ) - of the charioteer, driver, controller

• अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses

• च (ca) - and, also

• भ्रान्ताः (bhrāntāḥ) - bewildered, confused, disoriented, wandered

• तस्य (tasya) - referring to the demon Sumali (his, its, of that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon (rakṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

सुमालेः (sumāleḥ) - of Sumali

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sumāli

sumāli - name of a demon (rakṣasa)

नर्दतः (nardataḥ) - roaring, shouting, sounding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nardat

nardat - roaring, sounding

Present Active Participle

From root 'nard' + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: nard (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - referring to Sumali (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head, top

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

s-stem noun.

Note: Direct object of 'ciccheda'.

ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - having blazing earrings, adorned with glowing ear-ornaments

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jvalitakuṇḍala

jvalitakuṇḍala - having blazing earrings

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'jvalita' (blazing/shining) + 'kuṇḍala' (earring).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalita+kuṇḍala)

• jvalita – blazing, shining, ignited
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jval' + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: jval (class 1)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ear-ornament
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'śiraḥ'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off, severed

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Main verb.

यन्तुः (yantuḥ) - of the charioteer, driver, controller

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yantṛ

yantṛ - charioteer, driver, controller

Agent noun from root 'yam' (to control).

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of the charioteer'.

अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Subject of 'bhrāntāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

भ्रान्ताः (bhrāntāḥ) - bewildered, confused, disoriented, wandered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrānta

bhrānta - bewildered, confused, having wandered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhram' (to wander) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aśvāḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - referring to the demon Sumali (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle.

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon (rakṣasa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

s-stem noun.

Note: Qualifies 'yantuḥ'.