वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-24, verse-9

ते रामे शरवर्षाणि व्यसृजन् रक्षसां गुणाः ।
शैलेन्द्रमिव धाराभिर्वर्षमाणा महाधनाः ॥९॥

9. te rāme śaravarṣāṇi vyasṛjan rakṣasāṃ guṇāḥ ,
śailendramiva dhārābhirvarṣamāṇā mahādhanāḥ.

9. te rāme śaravarṣāṇi vyasṛjan rakṣasām guṇāḥ
śailendram iva dhārābhiḥ varṣamāṇāḥ mahādhanāḥ

9. te rakṣasām guṇāḥ rāme śaravarṣāṇi vyasṛjan,
śailendram iva dhārābhiḥ varṣamāṇāḥ mahādhanāḥ

9. Those hosts (guṇāḥ) of Rākṣasas discharged showers of arrows upon Rama, just as heavy rain-clouds (mahādhanāḥ varṣamāṇāḥ) shower torrents (dhārābhiḥ) upon a lordly mountain (śailendram).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• रामे (rāme) - at Rama, upon Rama

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

• व्यसृजन् (vyasṛjan) - they discharged, released

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - hosts (of Rākṣasas) (hosts, multitudes (of Rākṣasas))

• शैलेन्द्रम् (śailendram) - upon the lord of mountains, a great mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, by torrents

• वर्षमाणाः (varṣamāṇāḥ) - raining, showering (referring to clouds)

• महाधनाः (mahādhanāḥ) - heavy (with rain), dense (clouds) (possessing great wealth, heavy (with rain/water), dense (clouds))

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामे (rāme) - at Rama, upon Rama

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

व्यसृजन् (vyasṛjan) - they discharged, released

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada, with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - hosts (of Rākṣasas) (hosts, multitudes (of Rākṣasas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, string (of a bow), multitude, host

शैलेन्द्रम् (śailendram) - upon the lord of mountains, a great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailendra

śailendra - lord of mountains, great mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best (often as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, by torrents

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, torrent (especially of rain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वर्षमाणाः (varṣamāṇāḥ) - raining, showering (referring to clouds)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṣamāṇa

varṣamāṇa - raining, showering

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root vṛṣ (to rain), present passive/middle participle form.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

महाधनाः (mahādhanāḥ) - heavy (with rain), dense (clouds) (possessing great wealth, heavy (with rain/water), dense (clouds))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahādhana

mahādhana - great wealth, rich, wealthy; (in context of clouds) heavy with rain, dense

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dhana)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• dhana – wealth, riches; (in compounds) dense, thick
  noun (neuter)