वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-26, verse-17

सायकैश्चाप्रमेयात्मा सामर्षस्तस्य रक्षसः ।
शिरांस्यपातयत्त्रीणि वेगवद्भिस्त्रिभिः शतैः ॥१७॥

17. sāyakaiścāprameyātmā sāmarṣastasya rakṣasaḥ ,
śirāṃsyapātayattrīṇi vegavadbhistribhiḥ śataiḥ.

17. sāyakaiḥ ca aprameya-ātmā sa-amarṣaḥ tasya rakṣasaḥ
śirāṃsi apātayat trīṇi vegavat-bhiḥ tribhiḥ śataiḥ

17. aprameya-ātmā sa-amarṣaḥ ca tasya rakṣasaḥ vegavat-bhiḥ
tribhiḥ śataiḥ sāyakaiḥ trīṇi śirāṃsi apātayat

17. And the immeasurable-souled (aprameyātman) Rama, filled with indignation, struck down three heads of that demon (rakṣas) with three hundred swift arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

• च (ca) - and, also

• अप्रमेय-आत्मा (aprameya-ātmā) - he whose self (ātman) is immeasurable, of immeasurable self

• स-अमर्षः (sa-amarṣaḥ) - with indignation, enraged, angry

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall, struck down, threw down

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

• वेगवत्-भिः (vegavat-bhiḥ) - with swift (arrows) (with swift, with fast, with speedy ones)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• शतैः (śataiḥ) - with hundreds

Words meanings and morphology

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अप्रमेय-आत्मा (aprameya-ātmā) - he whose self (ātman) is immeasurable, of immeasurable self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprameya-ātman

aprameya-ātman - one whose self (ātman) is immeasurable; immeasurable-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aprameya+ātman)

• aprameya – immeasurable, inscrutable, incomprehensible
  adjective
  Formed from 'a' (negation) + 'pra' (prefix) + 'mā' (to measure) + '-ya' (kṛt suffix).
  Prefixes: a+pra
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)

स-अमर्षः (sa-amarṣaḥ) - with indignation, enraged, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-amarṣa

sa-amarṣa - full of indignation, angry, enraged

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+amarṣa)

• sa – with, accompanied by (prefix in compounds)
  indeclinable
• amarṣa – indignation, impatience, anger
  noun (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, monster

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall, struck down, threw down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of pat

Causative

Causative form of 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tri

tri - three

वेगवत्-भिः (vegavat-bhiḥ) - with swift (arrows) (with swift, with fast, with speedy ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vegavat

vegavat - swift, rapid, fast, powerful

Possessive suffix -vat added to 'vega'.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

शतैः (śataiḥ) - with hundreds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śata

śata - hundred

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