वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-19, verse-18

ततः पश्चान्महातेजा नाराचान् सूर्यसंनिभान् ।
जग्राह परमक्रुद्धश्चतुर्दश शिलाशितान् ॥१८॥

18. tataḥ paścānmahātejā nārācān sūryasaṃnibhān ,
jagrāha paramakruddhaścaturdaśa śilāśitān.

18. tataḥ paścāt mahātejāḥ nārācān sūryasaṃnibhān
jagrāha paramakruddhaḥ caturdaśa śilāśitān

18. mahātejāḥ paramakruddhaḥ tataḥ paścāt
sūryasaṃnibhān śilāśitān caturdaśa nārācān jagrāha

18. The mighty Rāma, intensely enraged, then took fourteen iron arrows, which were sharpened on stone and shone like the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently, behind

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent Rāma (greatly effulgent, mighty, illustrious)

• नाराचान् (nārācān) - iron arrows, long arrows

• सूर्यसंनिभान् (sūryasaṁnibhān) - resembling the sun, sun-like (in brilliance)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took, he seized, he grasped

• परमक्रुद्धः (paramakruddhaḥ) - extremely angry, intensely enraged

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative of 'ta', used as an adverb.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently, behind

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent Rāma (greatly effulgent, mighty, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular masculine of 'mahātejas'.

नाराचान् (nārācān) - iron arrows, long arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow

Note: Accusative plural masculine of 'nārāca'.

सूर्यसंनिभान् (sūryasaṁnibhān) - resembling the sun, sun-like (in brilliance)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sūryasaṃnibha

sūryasaṁnibha - resembling the sun, shining like the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+saṃnibha)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sam' + 'nibhā' (to look like)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nibhā (class 1)

Note: Accusative plural masculine, qualifying 'nārācān'.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took, he seized, he grasped

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated root 'grah' in perfect tense.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: 3rd person singular perfect active of root 'grah'.

परमक्रुद्धः (paramakruddhaḥ) - extremely angry, intensely enraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramakruddha

paramakruddha - extremely angry

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+kruddha)

• parama – highest, supreme, extreme
  adjective
• kruddha – angry, enraged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'krudh'
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying 'mahātejāḥ'.

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Adjectival numeral, often treated as indeclinable or declining in plural.

शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śilāśita

śilāśita - sharpened on stone

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+śita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• śita – sharpened, whetted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'śo' (to sharpen) or 'śi' (to sharpen)
  Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Accusative plural masculine, qualifying 'nārācān'.