वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-16

ततो ऽम्बरे महाञ् शब्दः साधु साध्विति चोत्थितः ।
आहत्य राक्षसो विष्णुं गरुडं चाप्यताडयत् ॥१६॥

16. tato'mbare mahāñ śabdaḥ sādhu sādhviti cotthitaḥ ,
āhatya rākṣaso viṣṇuṃ garuḍaṃ cāpyatāḍayat.

16. tataḥ ambare mahān śabdaḥ sādhu sādhu iti ca utthitaḥ
āhatya rākṣasaḥ viṣṇum garuḍam ca api atāḍayat

16. Then, a great cry of 'Excellent! Excellent!' arose in the sky. The demon (rākṣasa), having struck Viṣṇu, also struck Garuḍa.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in a garment)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty, eminent)

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, cry (sound, noise, word, voice)

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (interjection) (good, excellent, proper, virtuous, well done)

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (interjection) (good, excellent, proper, virtuous, well done)

• इति (iti) - indicating direct speech (thus, in this manner, so saying, indicating direct speech)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arose (risen, arisen, standing up, produced)

• आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck (having struck, having hit, assailing)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (a demon, a Rākṣasa)

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu (a deity))

• गरुडम् (garuḍam) - Garuḍa (Garuḍa (the mythical eagle, vehicle of Viṣṇu))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck (he struck, he beat)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in a garment)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty, eminent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent

Note: Qualifies 'śabdaḥ'.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, cry (sound, noise, word, voice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, voice

साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (interjection) (good, excellent, proper, virtuous, well done)

(indeclinable)

Can also be used as an indeclinable interjection

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Used as an exclamation.

साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (interjection) (good, excellent, proper, virtuous, well done)

(indeclinable)

Can also be used as an indeclinable interjection

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Used as an exclamation.

इति (iti) - indicating direct speech (thus, in this manner, so saying, indicating direct speech)

(indeclinable)

particle indicating end of quotation or thought

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arose (risen, arisen, standing up, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, arisen, standing up

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śabdaḥ'.

आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck (having struck, having hit, assailing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form from root han with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (a demon, a Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a Rākṣasa

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu (a deity))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a deity)

Root: viṣ (class 3)

गरुडम् (garuḍam) - Garuḍa (Garuḍa (the mythical eagle, vehicle of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuḍa (the mythical eagle, vehicle of Viṣṇu)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck (he struck, he beat)

(verb)

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

causative

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: taḍ (class 10)

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