वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-25

शिरस्येकेन बाणेन द्वाभ्यां बाह्वोरथार्पयत् ।
त्रिभिश्चन्द्रार्धवक्त्रैश्च वक्षस्यभिजघान ह ॥२५॥

25. śirasyekena bāṇena dvābhyāṃ bāhvorathārpayat ,
tribhiścandrārdhavaktraiśca vakṣasyabhijaghāna ha.

25. śirasi ekena bāṇena dvābhyām bāhvoḥ atha arpayat
tribhiḥ candrārdhavaktraiḥ ca vakṣasi abhijaghāna ha

25. ekena bāṇena śirasi arpayat atha dvābhyām bāhvoḥ ca
tribhiḥ candrārdhavaktraiḥ vakṣasi abhijaghāna ha

25. He struck him on the head with one arrow. Then, he pierced him on the two arms with two, and indeed, he struck him on the chest with three crescent-shaped arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head

• एकेन (ekena) - with one, by one

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow, by means of an arrow

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two, by two

• बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - on the two arms, of the two arms

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अर्पयत् (arpayat) - he fixed, he placed, he offered, he struck

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three, by three

• चन्द्रार्धवक्त्रैः (candrārdhavaktraiḥ) - with crescent-shaped faces/mouths/tips

• च (ca) - and, also

• वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest, in the chest

• अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - he struck, he hit

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

एकेन (ekena) - with one, by one

(numeral)

बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow, by means of an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two, by two

(numeral)

बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - on the two arms, of the two arms

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

अर्पयत् (arpayat) - he fixed, he placed, he offered, he struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of arpayat

Causative Imperfect

3rd person singular active, causative stem (arpayati) of √ṛ

Root: ṛ (class 3)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three, by three

(numeral)

चन्द्रार्धवक्त्रैः (candrārdhavaktraiḥ) - with crescent-shaped faces/mouths/tips

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of candrārdhavaktra

candrārdhavaktra - having a face like a half-moon, crescent-shaped (for arrows)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (candra+ardha+vaktra)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• ardha – half
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth, tip (of an arrow)
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest, in the chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast

अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - he struck, he hit

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person singular active of √han with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)