वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-4

विकृष्य बलवच्चापं नाराचान् रक्तभोजनान् ।
खरश्चिक्षेप रामाय क्रुद्धानाशीविषानिव ॥४॥

4. vikṛṣya balavaccāpaṃ nārācān raktabhojanān ,
kharaścikṣepa rāmāya kruddhānāśīviṣāniva.

4. vikṛṣya balavat cāpam nārācān raktabhojanān
kharaḥ cikṣepa rāmāya kruddhān āśīviṣān iva

4. kharaḥ balavat cāpam vikṛṣya raktabhojanān
kruddhān āśīviṣān iva nārācān rāmāya cikṣepa

4. Having powerfully drawn his bow, Khara shot arrows at Rama, which were blood-devouring and like enraged venomous snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having powerfully drawn (having drawn, having stretched, having pulled)

• बलवत् (balavat) - powerfully (modifying the action of drawing the bow) (strong, powerful, mighty)

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• नाराचान् (nārācān) - arrows, iron arrows

• रक्तभोजनान् (raktabhojanān) - blood-devouring, blood-eating

• खरः (kharaḥ) - The demon Khara (Khara (a demon's name))

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - shot (arrows) (threw, cast, shot)

• रामाय (rāmāya) - at Rama (to Rama, for Rama)

• क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - enraged, angry

• आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous snakes, fanged snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having powerfully drawn (having drawn, having stretched, having pulled)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix vi + root kṛṣ (to draw, pull) + suffix lyap (for absolutive with prefix)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

बलवत् (balavat) - powerfully (modifying the action of drawing the bow) (strong, powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, having strength

From bala (strength) + possessive suffix matup/vatup

Note: Adjectival form balavat (from bala + matup), modifying cāpam.

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

नाराचान् (nārācān) - arrows, iron arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, arrow

रक्तभोजनान् (raktabhojanān) - blood-devouring, blood-eating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of raktabhojana

raktabhojana - blood-eater, blood-consumer (adjective: blood-devouring)

Compound. From rakta (blood) and bhojana (eating, food).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rakta+bhojana)

• rakta – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• bhojana – eating, food, consuming
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

खरः (kharaḥ) - The demon Khara (Khara (a demon's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (name of a rākṣasa), donkey, sharp, hard

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - shot (arrows) (threw, cast, shot)

(verb)

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

Perfect (liṭ)

Reduplicated perfect form of root kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

रामाय (rāmāya) - at Rama (to Rama, for Rama)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a Hindu deity and epic hero), pleasing, dark-colored

क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - enraged, angry

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous snakes, fanged snakes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - fanged snake, venomous snake (literally, 'one whose breath/fang is poison')

Compound: āśiḥ (fang/mouth) + viṣa (poison).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āśis+viṣa)

• āśis – fang, prayer, blessing
  noun (feminine)
  From root aś (to eat, obtain) + in (suffix) + s (for nominative āśīḥ)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a simile for the arrows.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.