महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-274, verse-20

तच्छूलमन्तरा रामश्चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः ।
तद्दृष्ट्वा दुष्करं कर्म रावणं भयमाविशत् ॥२०॥

20. tacchūlamantarā rāmaściccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
taddṛṣṭvā duṣkaraṁ karma rāvaṇaṁ bhayamāviśat.

20. tat śūlam antarā rāmaḥ ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
tat dṛṣṭvā duṣkaram karma rāvaṇam bhayam āviśat

20. Rama cut that spear in the middle with sharp arrows. Upon seeing this arduous deed, fear seized Ravana.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, pike, trident

• अन्तरा (antarā) - in between, in the middle, during

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, severed, split

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharpened, by pointed, by keen

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• तत् (tat) - that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult to perform, arduous, formidable

• कर्म (karma) - deed, action, work, fate

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, terror

• आविशत् (āviśat) - entered, seized, possessed

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Agrees with 'śūlam'.

शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, pike, trident

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - a spear, pike, trident; a spit

अन्तरा (antarā) - in between, in the middle, during

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, severed, split

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharpened, by pointed, by keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, pointed, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śo (to sharpen) with the prefix ni- and the suffix -kta.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the act of cutting the spear, which is the 'karma'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form.

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult to perform, arduous, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to perform, arduous, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - deed, action, work, fate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the demon king of Lanka)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, terror

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, dread

Note: Subject of 'āviśat'.

आविशत् (āviśat) - entered, seized, possessed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of viś

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)