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

तानि बाणैर्महाबाहुः शस्त्राण्यावार्य राघवः ।
जहार समरे प्राणांश्चिच्छेद च शिरोधरान् ॥२४॥

24. tāni bāṇairmahābāhuḥ śastrāṇyāvārya rāghavaḥ ,
jahāra samare prāṇāṃściccheda ca śirodharān.

24. tāni bāṇaiḥ mahābāhuḥ śastrāṇi āvārya rāghavaḥ
jahāra samare prāṇān ciccheda ca śirodharān

24. mahābāhuḥ rāghavaḥ bāṇaiḥ tāni śastrāṇi āvārya,
samare prāṇān jahāra ca śirodharān ciccheda

24. The mighty-armed Rāghava, having blocked those weapons with his arrows, took away their lives in battle and cut off their necks.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those, them

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

• आवार्य (āvārya) - having warded off, having blocked

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma)

• जहार (jahāra) - he took away, he destroyed

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, he severed

• च (ca) - and

• शिरोधरान् (śirodharān) - necks, head-holders

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those, them

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of tat

tat - that, this, he, she, it

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, sword

आवार्य (āvārya) - having warded off, having blocked

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

formed from root vṛ with prefix ā, suffix -ya for gerund.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

जहार (jahāra) - he took away, he destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, he severed

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शिरोधरान् (śirodharān) - necks, head-holders

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śirodhara

śirodhara - neck, head-bearer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiras+dhara)

• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holder, bearer
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)