महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-272, verse-25

तांश्च तौ चाप्यदृश्यः स शरैर्विव्याध राक्षसः ।
स भृशं ताडयन्वीरो रावणिर्माययावृतः ॥२५॥

25. tāṁśca tau cāpyadṛśyaḥ sa śarairvivyādha rākṣasaḥ ,
sa bhṛśaṁ tāḍayanvīro rāvaṇirmāyayāvṛtaḥ.

25. tān ca tau ca api adṛśyaḥ sa śaraiḥ vivyādha rākṣasaḥ
sa bhṛśam tāḍayan vīraḥ rāvaṇiḥ māyayā āvṛtaḥ

25. That invisible (adṛśya) demon (rākṣasa), Rāvaṇa's son (rāvaṇi), enveloped by illusion (māyā), intensely struck both them (the monkeys) and those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa), piercing them with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - the monkeys mentioned in the previous verse (them)

• च (ca) - and

• तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, unseen

• स (sa) - he

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he wounded, he struck

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa (demon)

• स (sa) - he

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, vehemently

• ताडयन् (tāḍayan) - striking, hurting, tormenting

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - Refers to Indrajit, despite his deceptive tactics. (hero, brave one, warrior)

• रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa)

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by magic

• आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - the monkeys mentioned in the previous verse (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, unseen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, not to be seen, imperceptible

gerundive

Formed from `a` (not) + root `dṛś` (to see) + suffix `ya` (gerundive suffix, often used adjectivally)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he wounded, he struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa (demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, pertaining to rākṣasas

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, vehemently

(indeclinable)

ताडयन् (tāḍayan) - striking, hurting, tormenting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍayat

tāḍayat - striking, hurting, tormenting

present active participle

Formed from the causative stem of root `taḍ` (to strike) + `śatṛ` (present active participle suffix)

Root: taḍ (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'vīraḥ rāvaṇiḥ'.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - Refers to Indrajit, despite his deceptive tactics. (hero, brave one, warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, powerful, warrior

रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Rāvaṇa

Patronymic derived from Rāvaṇa.

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by magic

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, deception

आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed

past passive participle

Formed from `ā` + root `vṛ` (to cover, conceal) + `kta` (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)