वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-24, verse-22

तत् सैन्यं निशितैर्बाणैरर्दितं मर्मभेदिभिः ।
रामेण न सुखं लेभे शुष्कं वनमिवाग्निना ॥२२॥

22. tat sainyaṃ niśitairbāṇairarditaṃ marmabhedibhiḥ ,
rāmeṇa na sukhaṃ lebhe śuṣkaṃ vanamivāgninā.

22. tat sainyam niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ arditam marmabhedibhiḥ
rāmeṇa na sukham lebhe śuṣkam vanam iva agninā

22. rāmeṇa niśitaiḥ marmabhedibhiḥ bāṇaiḥ arditam tat
sainyam agninā śuṣkam vanam iva sukham na lebhe

22. That army, afflicted by Rama with sharp, vitals-piercing arrows, found no comfort, just as a dry forest (finds none) from fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host, military force

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted, by keen

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• अर्दितम् (arditam) - afflicted, tormented, oppressed

• मर्मभेदिभिः (marmabhedibhiḥ) - by vitals-piercing, by heart-piercing

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• न (na) - not

• सुखम् (sukham) - comfort, ease, happiness

• लेभे (lebhe) - it obtained, it received

• शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry, withered

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to `sainyam`.

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host, military force

(noun)

neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host

Derived from senā (army)

Note: Subject of `lebhe`.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted, by keen

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

Root śo/śā (to sharpen) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śo/śā (class 4)

Note: Agreeing with `bāṇaiḥ`.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of affliction.

अर्दितम् (arditam) - afflicted, tormented, oppressed

(participle)

neuter, singular of ardita

ardita - afflicted, tormented, distressed

Past Passive Participle

Root ard (to afflict, torment)

Root: ard (class 1)

Note: Predicative participle for `sainyam`.

मर्मभेदिभिः (marmabhedibhiḥ) - by vitals-piercing, by heart-piercing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marmabhedin

marmabhedin - vitals-piercing, piercing the heart/vital parts

Compound noun formed from marman (vital part) and bhedin (piercing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (marman+bhedin)

• marman – vital spot, vulnerable part
  noun (neuter)
• bhedin – piercing, breaking
  adjective
  Agent noun derived from root bhid (to split, pierce)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agreeing with `bāṇaiḥ`.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun)

Note: Agent of the action.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `lebhe`.

सुखम् (sukham) - comfort, ease, happiness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - comfort, ease, happiness

Note: Object of `lebhe`.

लेभे (lebhe) - it obtained, it received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Liṭ) of labh

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Applies to `sainyam`.

शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry, withered

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śuṣka

śuṣka - dry, withered

Past Passive Participle

Root śuṣ (to dry)

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agreeing with `vanam`.

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire

Note: Agent of drying/burning in the simile.