वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-12

सा तस्योरसि विस्तीर्णे हारभासावभासिते ।
अपतद् राक्षसेन्द्रस्य गिरिकूट इवाशनिः ॥१२॥

12. sā tasyorasi vistīrṇe hārabhāsāvabhāsite ,
apatad rākṣasendrasya girikūṭa ivāśaniḥ.

12. sā tasya urasi vistīrṇe hāra bhāsā avabhāsite
apatat rākṣasa indrasya giri kūṭa iva aśaniḥ

12. sā rākṣasa indrasya tasya vistīrṇe hāra bhāsā
avabhāsite urasi apatat aśaniḥ giri kūṭa iva

12. That spear fell upon the broad chest of the lord of demons, which was illuminated by the luster of his necklace, just as a thunderbolt strikes a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

• विस्तीर्णे (vistīrṇe) - broad, wide, expansive

• हार (hāra) - necklace, string of pearls

• भासा (bhāsā) - with light, by brilliance, by splendor

• अवभासिते (avabhāsite) - illuminated, shone upon, radiant

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell, descended

• राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demon, pertaining to demons

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of the chief, of the lord

• गिरि (giri) - mountain

• कूट (kūṭa) - peak (peak, summit, mass, heap)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अशनिः (aśaniḥ) - thunderbolt, lightning

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, heart

विस्तीर्णे (vistīrṇe) - broad, wide, expansive

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vistīrṇa

vistīrṇa - broad, wide, expansive

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + stṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

हार (hāra) - necklace, string of pearls

(noun)

masculine, singular of hāra

hāra - necklace, string of pearls

Note: Part of the compound 'hāra-bhāsā'

भासा (bhāsā) - with light, by brilliance, by splendor

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhās

bhās - light, brilliance, splendor

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound: 'hāra-bhāsā' (by the splendor of a necklace)

अवभासिते (avabhāsite) - illuminated, shone upon, radiant

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of avabhāsita

avabhāsita - illuminated, shone upon, radiant

Past Passive Participle

From ava- + bhās

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

अपतत् (apatat) - fell, descended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: pat (class 1)

राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demon, pertaining to demons

(noun)

masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, pertaining to demons

Note: Part of the compound 'rākṣasa-indrasya'

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of the chief, of the lord

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - chief, lord, Indra

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound: 'rākṣasa-indrasya' (of the lord of demons)

गिरि (giri) - mountain

(noun)

masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain

Note: Part of the compound 'giri-kūṭa'

कूट (kūṭa) - peak (peak, summit, mass, heap)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūṭa

kūṭa - peak, summit, mass, heap

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound: 'giri-kūṭa' (mountain peak). Functions as a noun in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अशनिः (aśaniḥ) - thunderbolt, lightning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśani

aśani - thunderbolt, lightning

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