वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-24

स धनुर्धन्विनां श्रेष्ठः प्रगृह्य परमाहवे ।
मुमोच परमेष्वासः षट् शरानभिलक्षितान् ॥२४॥

24. sa dhanurdhanvināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya paramāhave ,
mumoca parameṣvāsaḥ ṣaṭ śarānabhilakṣitān.

24. saḥ dhanuḥ dhanvinām śreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya paramāhave
mumoca parameṣvāsaḥ ṣaṭ śarān abhīlakṣitān

24. saḥ dhanvinām śreṣṭhaḥ parameṣvāsaḥ paramāhave
dhanuḥ pragṛhya ṣaṭ abhīlakṣitān śarān mumoca

24. He, the foremost among archers, grasped his bow in the great battle. That supreme archer released six well-aimed arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• धन्विनाम् (dhanvinām) - of archers, among archers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken, having grasped, having seized

• परमाहवे (paramāhave) - in the great battle, in the supreme conflict

• मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he shot

• परमेष्वासः (parameṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer, one with supreme arrows

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• अभीलक्षितान् (abhīlakṣitān) - well-aimed, precisely targeted, designated

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

धन्विनाम् (dhanvinām) - of archers, among archers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, bowman

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal

Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken, having grasped, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from pra- + √grah + -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

परमाहवे (paramāhave) - in the great battle, in the supreme conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramāhava

paramāhava - great battle, supreme conflict

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+āhava)

• parama – supreme, highest, greatest
  adjective (masculine)
• āhava – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + √hu (to call, invoke, offer)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hu (class 3)

मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he shot

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of mumoca

Perfect 3rd person singular active of √muc

Root: muc (class 6)

परमेष्वासः (parameṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer, one with supreme arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parameṣvāsa

parameṣvāsa - supreme archer, excellent bowman

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (parama+iṣu+āsa)

• parama – supreme, highest, greatest
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āsa – bow (from ā- + as 'to throw' -> āsa as 'thrower' or 'bow')
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √as (to throw), often part of compounds like iṣvāsa (archer)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: as (class 4)

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(numeral)

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

अभीलक्षितान् (abhīlakṣitān) - well-aimed, precisely targeted, designated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of abhīlakṣita

abhīlakṣita - aimed at, designated, seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from abhi- + √lakṣ (to mark, perceive) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Prefix: abhi

Root: lakṣ (class 10)