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3,27

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-10

ततो नालीकनाराचैस्तीक्ष्णाग्रैश्च विकर्णिभिः ।
आजघान रणे रामं तोत्रैरिव महाद्विपम् ॥१०॥
10. tato nālīkanārācaistīkṣṇāgraiśca vikarṇibhiḥ ,
ājaghāna raṇe rāmaṃ totrairiva mahādvipam.
10. tataḥ nālīkanārācaiḥ tīkṣṇāgraiḥ ca vikarṇibhiḥ
ājaghāna raṇe rāmam totraiḥ iva mahādvipam
10. tataḥ raṇe (saḥ) nālīkanārācaiḥ ca tīkṣṇāgraiḥ vikarṇibhiḥ (śaraiḥ) rāmam ājaghāna,
mahādvipam totraiḥ iva
10. Then, in battle, Khara struck Rāma with nālīka and nārāca arrows, as well as with sharp-pointed vikarṇi arrows, just as a great elephant is struck with goads.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon
  • नालीकनाराचैः (nālīkanārācaiḥ) - by nālīka and nārāca arrows (types of arrows)
  • तीक्ष्णाग्रैः (tīkṣṇāgraiḥ) - with sharp points, by sharp-tipped (arrows)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • विकर्णिभिः (vikarṇibhiḥ) - by vikarṇi arrows (arrows with split feathers/ears)
  • आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck (struck, hit, killed)
  • रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield
  • रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma
  • तोत्रैः (totraiḥ) - by goads, by elephant hooks
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • महाद्विपम् (mahādvipam) - a great elephant

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon
(indeclinable)
नालीकनाराचैः (nālīkanārācaiḥ) - by nālīka and nārāca arrows (types of arrows)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nālīkanārāca
nālīkanārāca - nālīka and nārāca (types of arrows)
Compound type : dvandva (nālīka+nārāca)
  • nālīka – a kind of arrow (reed-shaped)
    noun (masculine)
  • nārāca – an iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow
    noun (masculine)
तीक्ष्णाग्रैः (tīkṣṇāgraiḥ) - with sharp points, by sharp-tipped (arrows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇāgra
tīkṣṇāgra - sharp-pointed, having a keen edge
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+agra)
  • tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pointed
    adjective
  • agra – tip, point, front part
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with implied 'śaraiḥ' (arrows).
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विकर्णिभिः (vikarṇibhiḥ) - by vikarṇi arrows (arrows with split feathers/ears)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vikarṇin
vikarṇin - a kind of arrow (lit. 'split-eared', perhaps referring to feathers or shape)
आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck (struck, hit, killed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han
Prefix: ā
Root: han (class 2)
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, combat, war
रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rāma (a proper name)
तोत्रैः (totraiḥ) - by goads, by elephant hooks
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of totra
totra - goad, elephant-hook
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
महाद्विपम् (mahādvipam) - a great elephant
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādvipa
mahādvipa - a great elephant
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dvipa)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • dvipa – elephant (lit. 'drinker twice', referring to trunk and mouth)
    noun (masculine)