महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-38

रामस्तु शरजालानि ववर्ष जलदो यथा ।
तानि लङ्कां समासाद्य जघ्नुस्तान्रजनीचरान् ॥३८॥

38. rāmastu śarajālāni vavarṣa jalado yathā ,
tāni laṅkāṁ samāsādya jaghnustānrajanīcarān.

38. rāmaḥ tu śara-jālāni vavarṣa jaladaḥ yathā
tāni laṅkām samāsādya jaghnuḥ tān rajani-carān

38. But Rāma showered volleys of arrows, just as a cloud pours rain. These (arrows), upon reaching Laṅkā, struck down those night-rangers (demons).

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• शर-जालानि (śara-jālāni) - showers of arrows, volleys of arrows

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - he showered, he rained

• जलदः (jaladaḥ) - a cloud

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• तानि (tāni) - These arrows (those, these (neuter plural))

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

• तान् (tān) - those demons (those (masculine plural))

• रजनि-चरान् (rajani-carān) - the demons (night-rangers, demons)

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, son of Daśaratha); charming, pleasing

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

शर-जालानि (śara-jālāni) - showers of arrows, volleys of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śara-jāla

śara-jāla - net of arrows, volley of arrows, shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, collection, multitude
  noun (neuter)

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - he showered, he rained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vṛṣ

Reduplicated perfect form of the root 'vṛṣ'.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

जलदः (jaladaḥ) - a cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalada

jalada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound 'jala' (water) + 'da' (giver, from root 'dā').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  Derived from the root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - These arrows (those, these (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (proper noun, name of the city/island)

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'sad' (to sit, approach) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of han

Reduplicated perfect form of the root 'han'.

Root: han (class 2)

तान् (tān) - those demons (those (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

रजनि-चरान् (rajani-carān) - the demons (night-rangers, demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rajani-cara

rajani-cara - night-ranger, nocturnal animal, demon (rakṣasa)

Compound: 'rajani' (night) + 'cara' (mover/wanderer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajani+cara)

• rajani – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going; one who moves
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from the root 'car' (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)