वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-14

ततः कार्ष्णायसं शूलं कण्टकैर्बहुभिश्चितम् ।
प्रगृह्याभ्यहनद्देवं स्तनयोरन्तरे दृढम् ॥१४॥

14. tataḥ kārṣṇāyasaṃ śūlaṃ kaṇṭakairbahubhiścitam ,
pragṛhyābhyahanaddevaṃ stanayorantare dṛḍham.

14. tataḥ kārṣṇa āyasam śūlam kaṇṭakaiḥ bahubhiḥ citam
pragṛhya abhyahanat devam stanayoḥ antare dṛḍham

14. tataḥ bahubhiḥ kaṇṭakaiḥ citam kārṣṇa āyasam śūlam
pragṛhya stanayoḥ antare devam dṛḍham abhyahanat

14. Then, taking up a black iron spear (śūla) studded with many sharp points, he firmly struck the deity between the breasts.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• कार्ष्ण (kārṣṇa) - made of black iron (black, dark, made of iron)

• आयसम् (āyasam) - iron, made of iron

• शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, spike, trident, dart

• कण्टकैः (kaṇṭakaiḥ) - with spikes (with thorns, by spikes)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

• चितम् (citam) - studded, covered (with spikes) (covered, filled, accumulated)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having taken up

• अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck, he smote

• देवम् (devam) - the deity (referring to the divine adversary) (god, deity, divine being)

• स्तनयोः (stanayoḥ) - of the two breasts, between the two breasts

• अन्तरे (antare) - between (in the middle, between, within)

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, securely

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

कार्ष्ण (kārṣṇa) - made of black iron (black, dark, made of iron)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kārṣṇa

kārṣṇa - black, dark, made of iron

Note: Part of the compound 'kārṣṇa-āyasam'

आयसम् (āyasam) - iron, made of iron

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyasa

āyasa - iron, made of iron

Note: Karmadhāraya compound: 'kārṣṇa-āyasam' (black iron)

शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, spike, trident, dart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, spike, trident, dart

कण्टकैः (kaṇṭakaiḥ) - with spikes (with thorns, by spikes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṇṭaka

kaṇṭaka - thorn, spike, obstacle

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

चितम् (citam) - studded, covered (with spikes) (covered, filled, accumulated)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cita

cita - covered, filled, accumulated

Past Passive Participle

From ci (to heap, collect, cover)

Root: ci (class 5)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having taken up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From pra- + grah (to seize, take)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck, he smote

(verb)

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

Imperfect

From abhi- + han, 3rd person singular imperfect active

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

देवम् (devam) - the deity (referring to the divine adversary) (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

स्तनयोः (stanayoḥ) - of the two breasts, between the two breasts

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of stana

stana - breast, udder

अन्तरे (antare) - between (in the middle, between, within)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - middle, interior, difference, interval

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, securely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the action of striking.

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