वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-31

ते मालिदेहमासाद्य वज्रविद्युत्प्रभाः शराः ।
पिबन्ति रुधिरं तस्य नागा इव पुरामृतम् ॥३१॥

31. te mālidehamāsādya vajravidyutprabhāḥ śarāḥ ,
pibanti rudhiraṃ tasya nāgā iva purāmṛtam.

31. te mālideham āsādya vajravidyutprabhāḥ śarāḥ
pibanti rudhiram tasya nāgāḥ iva purāmṛtam

31. Those arrows, which had the brilliance of thunderbolts and lightning, having reached Mali's body, drank his blood, just as nāgas (nāga) formerly drank the ancient elixir (amṛta).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (arrows) (those)

• मालिदेहम् (mālideham) - Mali's body (the target of the arrows) (Mali's body)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached (Mali's body) (having reached, having attacked, having obtained)

• वज्रविद्युत्प्रभाः (vajravidyutprabhāḥ) - with the brilliance of thunderbolts and lightning (describing arrows) (having the brilliance of thunderbolts and lightning)

• शराः (śarāḥ) - the arrows (shot by Viṣṇu) (arrows)

• पिबन्ति (pibanti) - (the arrows) drink (blood) (they drink)

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - (Mali's) blood (blood)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Mali's) (his, its)

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - nāgas (mythical serpent beings, in the context of drinking amṛta) (snakes, Nāgas (mythical serpent beings))

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as it were)

• पुरामृतम् (purāmṛtam) - the ancient elixir (amṛta) (ancient ambrosia/elixir)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (arrows) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'śarāḥ'.

मालिदेहम् (mālideham) - Mali's body (the target of the arrows) (Mali's body)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mālideha

mālideha - body of Mali

Compound of 'māli' (Mali) and 'deha' (body).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māli+deha)

• māli – Mali (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• deha – body, form, figure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Object of āsādya.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached (Mali's body) (having reached, having attacked, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix ā + root √sad (to sit, go) + Lyap suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Indicates a prior action by the arrows.

वज्रविद्युत्प्रभाः (vajravidyutprabhāḥ) - with the brilliance of thunderbolts and lightning (describing arrows) (having the brilliance of thunderbolts and lightning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajravidyutprabhā

vajravidyutprabhā - having the brilliance of thunderbolts and lightning

Compound: vajra (thunderbolt) + vidyut (lightning) + prabhā (brilliance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+vidyut+prabhā)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, brilliance, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix pra + root √bhā (to shine).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - the arrows (shot by Viṣṇu) (arrows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ

Note: Subject of the verb 'pibanti'.

पिबन्ति (pibanti) - (the arrows) drink (blood) (they drink)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pā

Present Active

From root √pā (to drink), class 1, present stem 'piba'.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'śarāḥ'.

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - (Mali's) blood (blood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red, saffron

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Direct object of pibanti.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Mali's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, referring to Mali.

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - nāgas (mythical serpent beings, in the context of drinking amṛta) (snakes, Nāgas (mythical serpent beings))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant; a mythical serpent being

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison.

Note: Indicates simile.

पुरामृतम् (purāmṛtam) - the ancient elixir (amṛta) (ancient ambrosia/elixir)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of purāmṛta

purāmṛta - ancient ambrosia, old elixir

Compound of 'purā' (formerly, ancient) and 'amṛta' (nectar, elixir of immortality).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purā+amṛta)

• purā – formerly, in ancient times, eastward
  indeclinable
• amṛta – nectar, elixir of immortality, immortal
  noun (neuter)
  Negation of 'mṛta' (dead).
  Root: mṛ

Note: Object in the simile.