वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-29, verse-17

पश्य लक्ष्मण शीतेषुं मानवं धर्मसंहितम् ।
मोहयित्वा नयत्येनं न च प्राणैर्वियुज्यते ॥१७॥

17. paśya lakṣmaṇa śīteṣuṃ mānavaṃ dharmasaṃhitam ,
mohayitvā nayatyenaṃ na ca prāṇairviyujyate.

17. paśya lakṣmaṇa śiteṣum mānavam dharmasaṃhitam
mohayitvā nayati enam na ca prāṇaiḥ viyujyate

17. lakṣmaṇa paśya śiteṣum mānavam dharmasaṃhitam
mohayitvā enam nayati ca na prāṇaiḥ viyujyate

17. "Observe, Lakṣmaṇa, this sharp arrow (śiteṣu), which is meant for human-like foes and functions according to its inherent natural law (dharma): it has merely bewildered him and carried him away, but he is not deprived of his life.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• शितेषुम् (śiteṣum) - Referring to the specific magical arrow (mānasāstra) shot by Rāma that bewildered Mārīca without killing him. (sharp arrow, keen missile)

• मानवम् (mānavam) - Referring to the target of the arrow, indicating it is directed at human-like beings or those in human form. (human, human-like, relating to men)

• धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - Describes the arrow's function: it acts in accordance with its specific intrinsic nature (dharma) or predetermined purpose (to bewilder, not kill). (endowed with natural law, conforming to dharma)

• मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having bewildered, having deluded

• नयति (nayati) - carries, leads, takes away

• एनम् (enam) - Referring to Mārīca. (him, this one)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by life, from vital breaths

• वियुज्यते (viyujyate) - is separated, is deprived

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice (from the root dṛś which takes the form paśya in present tense forms).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's younger brother)

शितेषुम् (śiteṣum) - Referring to the specific magical arrow (mānasāstra) shot by Rāma that bewildered Mārīca without killing him. (sharp arrow, keen missile)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śiteṣu

śiteṣu - sharp arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śita+iṣu)

• śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śo/śā 'to sharpen'.
  Root: śo
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)

मानवम् (mānavam) - Referring to the target of the arrow, indicating it is directed at human-like beings or those in human form. (human, human-like, relating to men)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human, human-like, descendant of Manu, relating to man

धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - Describes the arrow's function: it acts in accordance with its specific intrinsic nature (dharma) or predetermined purpose (to bewilder, not kill). (endowed with natural law, conforming to dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmasaṃhita

dharmasaṁhita - connected with dharma, endowed with righteousness or natural law, conforming to principle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃhita)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – connected with, joined, endowed with, united
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having bewildered, having deluded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the causative form of root muh 'to be deluded'.

Root: muh (class 4)

नयति (nayati) - carries, leads, takes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nayati

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: nī (class 1)

एनम् (enam) - Referring to Mārīca. (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by life, from vital breaths

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, vital principle

वियुज्यते (viyujyate) - is separated, is deprived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of viyujyate

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice. From root yuj with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)