वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-80, verse-13

अश्मवर्षेण महता भृत्यास्ते विनिपातिताः ।
त्वं चाश्रमपदे सुप्तो वातवर्षभयार्दितः ॥१३॥

13. aśmavarṣeṇa mahatā bhṛtyāste vinipātitāḥ ,
tvaṃ cāśramapade supto vātavarṣabhayārditaḥ.

13. aśmavarṣeṇa mahatā bhṛtyāḥ te vinipātitāḥ tvam
ca āśramapade suptaḥ vātavarṣabhayārditaḥ

13. te bhṛtyāḥ mahatā aśmavarṣeṇa vinipātitāḥ ca
tvam āśramapade suptaḥ vātavarṣabhayārditaḥ

13. Your servants were struck down by a great shower of stones, and you, asleep in the hermitage (āśrama), were afflicted by the fear of wind and rain.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्मवर्षेण (aśmavarṣeṇa) - by a shower of stones

• महता (mahatā) - by a great (by a great, by a large)

• भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - Your servants (servants)

• ते (te) - your (your, by you (pronoun))

• विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - were struck down (struck down, killed, felled)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आश्रमपदे (āśramapade) - in the hermitage (āśrama) (in the hermitage, at the hermitage site)

• सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep, sleeping

• वातवर्षभयार्दितः (vātavarṣabhayārditaḥ) - afflicted by the fear of wind and rain

Words meanings and morphology

अश्मवर्षेण (aśmavarṣeṇa) - by a shower of stones

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśmavarṣa

aśmavarṣa - shower of stones, hail of stones

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+varṣa)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - by a great (by a great, by a large)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty

Instrumental singular of mahat.

Note: Qualifies aśmavarṣeṇa.

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - Your servants (servants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, attendant, one who is to be nourished/supported

Gerundive

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -tya.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of vinipātitāḥ.

ते (te) - your (your, by you (pronoun))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Enclitic form of the second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive dative/genitive meaning 'your'.

विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - were struck down (struck down, killed, felled)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinipātita

vinipātita - struck down, killed, felled, made to fall

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From root pat (to fall) with prefixes vi and ni, causative suffix -i, and past participle suffix -ta.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhṛtyāḥ.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Nominative singular of second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied 'were' (asleep).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आश्रमपदे (āśramapade) - in the hermitage (āśrama) (in the hermitage, at the hermitage site)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage (āśrama), dwelling place of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage (āśrama), monastic retreat; stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pada – place, step, foot, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep, sleeping

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping; slept (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

From root svap (to sleep) with suffix -ta, initial s changed to su, va changed to u.

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tvam.

वातवर्षभयार्दितः (vātavarṣabhayārditaḥ) - afflicted by the fear of wind and rain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātavarṣabhayārdita

vātavarṣabhayārdita - afflicted by the fear of wind and rain

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+varṣa+bhaya+ardita)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• ardita – afflicted, tormented, pained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ard (to pain, hurt) with suffix -ta.
  Root: ard (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tvam.