वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-14

ततो ऽस्य सशरं चापं मुष्टिदेशे महात्मनः ।
खरश्चिच्छेद रामस्य दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥१४॥

14. tato'sya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ muṣṭideśe mahātmanaḥ ,
kharaściccheda rāmasya darśayanpāṇilāghavam.

14. tataḥ asya saśaram cāpam muṣṭideśe mahātmanaḥ
kharaḥ ciccheda rāmasya darśayan pāṇilāghavam

14. tataḥ kharaḥ pāṇilāghavam darśayan mahātmanaḥ
rāmasya saśaram cāpam muṣṭideśe ciccheda

14. Then Khara, demonstrating his dexterity, cut the great-souled Rama's bow, which was strung with arrows, at the grip.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• अस्य (asya) - of him, of this

• सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, furnished with arrows

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - at the place of the grip/handle

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rama (of the great-souled one)

• खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, pierced

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, demonstrating

• पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand, quickness of hand

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he/she/it

सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, furnished with arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saśara

saśara - with arrows, having arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - at the place of the grip/handle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muṣṭideśa

muṣṭideśa - place of the fist/grip, handle

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (muṣṭi+deśa)

• muṣṭi – fist, grip
  noun (feminine)
• deśa – place, region
  noun (masculine)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rama (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (name of a Rākṣasa), donkey, sharp

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, pierced

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name)

दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, demonstrating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśayat

darśayat - showing, causing to see, demonstrating

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative of root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 10)

पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand, quickness of hand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇilāghava

pāṇilāghava - quickness of hand, manual dexterity

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+lāghava)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• lāghava – lightness, swiftness, dexterity
  noun (neuter)