वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-15

तथैव रणरक्तस्तु मुष्टिना वासवानुजम् ।
ताडयित्वा धनुर्मात्रमपक्रान्तो निशाचरः ॥१५॥

15. tathaiva raṇaraktastu muṣṭinā vāsavānujam ,
tāḍayitvā dhanurmātramapakrānto niśācaraḥ.

15. tathā eva raṇaraktaḥ tu muṣṭinā vāsavānujam
tāḍayitvā dhanurmātram apakrāntaḥ niśācaraḥ

15. And similarly, the demon (niśācara), enraged by battle, struck Viṣṇu (vāsavānuja) with his fist and then retreated just a bow's length away.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - in the same way, similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing 'in the same way' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• रणरक्तः (raṇaraktaḥ) - enraged by battle (stained with battle, excited by battle)

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

• मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with his fist (by fist, with a fist)

• वासवानुजम् (vāsavānujam) - Viṣṇu (the younger brother of Indra) (the younger brother of Vāsava (Indra))

• ताडयित्वा (tāḍayitvā) - having struck (having struck, after striking)

• धनुर्मात्रम् (dhanurmātram) - just a bow's length away (adverbial use) (only a bow, just a bow's length, merely a bow)

• अपक्रान्तः (apakrāntaḥ) - fled, retreated (gone away, departed, fled, retreated)

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the demon (night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - in the same way, similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing 'in the same way' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

रणरक्तः (raṇaraktaḥ) - enraged by battle (stained with battle, excited by battle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raṇarakta

raṇarakta - stained with battle, excited by battle

Compound of raṇa and rakta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+rakta)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• rakta – red, colored, dyed, delighted, attached to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rañj (to color, be red)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with his fist (by fist, with a fist)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful, handle

वासवानुजम् (vāsavānujam) - Viṣṇu (the younger brother of Indra) (the younger brother of Vāsava (Indra))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsavānuja

vāsavānuja - younger brother of Indra (Vāsava), an epithet for Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa

Compound of Vāsava and anuja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsava+anuja)

• vāsava – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)
  From anu + jan (to be born)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu in this context.

ताडयित्वा (tāḍayitvā) - having struck (having struck, after striking)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form from the causative root tāḍ (to strike)

Root: taḍ (class 1)

धनुर्मात्रम् (dhanurmātram) - just a bow's length away (adverbial use) (only a bow, just a bow's length, merely a bow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanurmātra

dhanurmātra - only a bow, measuring a bow's length

Compound of dhanus and mātra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+mātra)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, merely
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate distance.

अपक्रान्तः (apakrāntaḥ) - fled, retreated (gone away, departed, fled, retreated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apakrānta

apakrānta - gone away, departed, retreated

Past Passive Participle

From root kram with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'niśācaraḥ'.

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the demon (night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound of niśā and cara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/derivative
  From root car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

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