वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-42, verse-10

दृष्ट्वा रामो महातेजास्तं हन्तुं कृतनिश्चयः ।
संधाय सुदृढे चापे विकृष्य बलवद्बली ॥१०॥

10. dṛṣṭvā rāmo mahātejāstaṃ hantuṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ ,
saṃdhāya sudṛḍhe cāpe vikṛṣya balavadbalī.

10. dṛṣṭvā rāmaḥ mahātejāḥ tam hantum kṛtaniścayaḥ
sandhāya sudṛḍhe cāpe vikṛṣya balavat balī

10. mahātejāḥ balī rāmaḥ tam dṛṣṭvā hantum
kṛtaniścayaḥ sudṛḍhe cāpe sandhāya balavat vikṛṣya

10. Having seen him, the greatly powerful Rama, determined to kill him, fixed an arrow on his very strong bow and, mighty as he was, drew it powerfully.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a proper name))

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful (greatly splendid, immensely powerful, very lustrous)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Marīca in deer form) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, for killing)

• कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - determined (having made a decision, determined, resolved)

• सन्धाय (sandhāya) - having fixed (an arrow) (having fixed, having joined, having placed)

• सुदृढे (sudṛḍhe) - on the very strong (bow) (on the very strong, on the firmly fixed)

• चापे (cāpe) - on the bow (on the bow, in the bow)

• विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn (the bowstring) (having drawn back, having pulled, having bent)

• बलवत् (balavat) - powerfully (strongly, powerfully, mightily)

• बली (balī) - mighty (referring to Rama) (strong, mighty, powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Gerund from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasant, charming

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful (greatly splendid, immensely powerful, very lustrous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, splendid, powerful

Compound of 'mahat' (great) and 'tejas' (splendor/power)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, mighty, large
  adjective (neuter)
• tejas – splendor, power, energy, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Marīca in deer form) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, for killing)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive from √han (to strike, to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - determined (having made a decision, determined, resolved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaniścaya

kṛtaniścaya - determined, resolute, having made a decision

Compound of 'kṛta' (done) and 'niścaya' (decision)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from √kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – decision, certainty, resolution
  noun (masculine)

सन्धाय (sandhāya) - having fixed (an arrow) (having fixed, having joined, having placed)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Gerund from sam-√dhā (to join, to place, to fix)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

सुदृढे (sudṛḍhe) - on the very strong (bow) (on the very strong, on the firmly fixed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sudṛḍha

sudṛḍha - very firm, very strong, very hard

Compound of 'su' (well/very) and 'dṛḍha' (firm/strong)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dṛḍha)

• su – well, good, very
  indeclinable
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from √dṛh (to be firm)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)

चापे (cāpe) - on the bow (on the bow, in the bow)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn (the bowstring) (having drawn back, having pulled, having bent)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Gerund from vi-√kṛṣ (to pull, to draw)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

बलवत् (balavat) - powerfully (strongly, powerfully, mightily)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the adjective 'balavat'

Note: Used here adverbially

बली (balī) - mighty (referring to Rama) (strong, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty