वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-49

के चिच्चैवासिना छिन्नास्तथान्ये शरताडिताः ।
निपेतुरम्बरात्तूर्णं राक्षसाः सागराम्भसि ॥४९॥

49. ke ciccaivāsinā chinnāstathānye śaratāḍitāḥ ,
nipeturambarāttūrṇaṃ rākṣasāḥ sāgarāmbhasi.

49. ke cit ca eva asinā chinnāḥ tathā anye śarātāḍitāḥ
nipetuḥ ambarāt tūrṇam rākṣasāḥ sāgarāmbhasi

49. rākṣasāḥ ke cit asinā eva chinnāḥ tathā anye
śarātāḍitāḥ ambarāt tūrṇam sāgarāmbhasi nipetuḥ

49. Some demons (rākṣasas) were cut down by swords, while others, struck by arrows, quickly fell from the sky into the ocean's waters.

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - some (of the rākṣasas) (some, who)

• चित् (cit) - particle, indeed, at all, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• असिना (asinā) - by the sword

• छिन्नाः (chinnāḥ) - cut, severed, broken

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• शराताडिताः (śarātāḍitāḥ) - struck by arrows

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

• सागराम्भसि (sāgarāmbhasi) - in the ocean's water

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - some (of the rākṣasas) (some, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - particle, indeed, at all, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

असिना (asinā) - by the sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

छिन्नाः (chinnāḥ) - cut, severed, broken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna

chinna - cut, divided, separated, broken

Past Passive Participle

from root √chid (class 7)

Root: chid (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

शराताडिताः (śarātāḍitāḥ) - struck by arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śarātāḍita

śarātāḍita - struck by arrows

Compound of śara (arrow) and tāḍita (struck)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+tāḍita)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ
• tāḍita – struck, beaten, smitten
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √taḍ (class 10)
  Root: taḍ (class 10)

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

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

3rd person plural perfect tense

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

derived from root √tvar (to hurry)

Root: tvar (class 1)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, a class of mythological beings

सागराम्भसि (sāgarāmbhasi) - in the ocean's water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāgarāmbhas

sāgarāmbhas - ocean water

Compound of sāgara (ocean) and ambhas (water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+ambhas)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)