वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-26, verse-9

आगच्छन्तं त्रिशिरसं राक्षसं प्रेक्ष्य राघवः ।
धनुषा प्रतिजग्राह विधुन्वन् सायकाञ् शितान् ॥९॥

9. āgacchantaṃ triśirasaṃ rākṣasaṃ prekṣya rāghavaḥ ,
dhanuṣā pratijagrāha vidhunvan sāyakāñ śitān.

9. āgacchantam triśirasaṃ rākṣasaṃ prekṣya rāghavaḥ
dhanuṣā pratijagrāha vidhunvan sāyakān śitān

9. rāghavaḥ āgacchantam triśirasaṃ rākṣasaṃ prekṣya
dhanuṣā śitān sāyakān vidhunvan pratijagrāha

9. Having seen the demon Triśiras approaching, Rāghava countered him with his bow, brandishing sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• आगच्छन्तम् (āgacchantam) - approaching, coming

• त्रिशिरसं (triśirasaṁ) - Triśiras (the demon) (Triśiras (three-headed demon), having three heads)

• राक्षसं (rākṣasaṁ) - demon, of a demon

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, after seeing, observing

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu), Rama)

• धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with his bow (with a bow, by means of a bow)

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - he countered (the demon) (he met, he countered, he seized, he received)

• विधुन्वन् (vidhunvan) - brandishing (arrows) (shaking, brandishing, agitating)

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

• शितान् (śitān) - sharp, sharpened

Words meanings and morphology

आगच्छन्तम् (āgacchantam) - approaching, coming

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgacchat

āgacchat - approaching, coming

present active participle

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `triśirasaṃ` and `rākṣasaṃ`.

त्रिशिरसं (triśirasaṁ) - Triśiras (the demon) (Triśiras (three-headed demon), having three heads)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of triśiras

triśiras - three-headed, a demon name (Triśiras)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+śiras)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

राक्षसं (rākṣasaṁ) - demon, of a demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, pertaining to demons

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, after seeing, observing

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root `īkṣ` (to see) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu), Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronimic from Raghu.

धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with his bow (with a bow, by means of a bow)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - he countered (the demon) (he met, he countered, he seized, he received)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pratijagrāha

perfect

Derived from root `grah` (to seize, take) with prefix `prati`. Reduplication of the root.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

विधुन्वन् (vidhunvan) - brandishing (arrows) (shaking, brandishing, agitating)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhunvat

vidhunvat - shaking, brandishing

present active participle

Derived from root `dhū` (to shake) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `rāghavaḥ`.

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow

Derived from root `ṣo` (to sharpen) or `si` (to bind) or `sa` (to throw). `ṣo` is likely.

Root: ṣo (class 4)

शितान् (śitān) - sharp, sharpened

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharp, whetted, sharpened

past passive participle

Derived from root `śo` (to sharpen).

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `sāyakān`.

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