वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-42, verse-5

अवेक्ष्यावेक्ष्य धावन्तं धनुष्पाणिर्महावने ।
अतिवृत्तमिषोः पाताल् लोभयानं कदा चन ॥५॥

5. avekṣyāvekṣya dhāvantaṃ dhanuṣpāṇirmahāvane ,
ativṛttamiṣoḥ pātāl lobhayānaṃ kadā cana.

5. avekṣyāvekṣya dhāvantam dhanuṣpāṇiḥ mahāvane
ativṛttam iṣoḥ pātāt lobhayānam kadā cana

5. dhanuṣpāṇiḥ mahāvane avekṣyāvekṣya dhāvantam
iṣoḥ pātāt ativṛttam kadā cana lobhayānam

5. Holding his bow in the great forest, (Rāma saw the deer) running, repeatedly looking back, and sometimes luring (him) by staying just beyond the reach of his arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• अवेक्ष्यावेक्ष्य (avekṣyāvekṣya) - repeatedly looking back (referring to the deer's action) (having looked back repeatedly, repeatedly looking back)

• धावन्तम् (dhāvantam) - running (referring to the deer) (running, moving quickly)

• धनुष्पाणिः (dhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - the archer (Rāma) (holding a bow in hand, an archer)

• महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

• अतिवृत्तम् (ativṛttam) - gone just beyond (the reach of an arrow) (gone beyond, surpassed, transcended)

• इषोः (iṣoḥ) - of an arrow

• पातात् (pātāt) - from the range or reach (of an arrow) (from the falling, from the range/reach)

• लोभयानम् (lobhayānam) - enticing, luring (Rāma, referring to the deer) (enticing, luring)

• कदा (kadā) - sometimes (in combination with 'cana') (when? at what time?)

• चन (cana) - particle, combined with 'kadā' to mean 'sometimes' (and, even, also, a particle used to make indefinite pronouns/adverbs)

Words meanings and morphology

अवेक्ष्यावेक्ष्य (avekṣyāvekṣya) - repeatedly looking back (referring to the deer's action) (having looked back repeatedly, repeatedly looking back)

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Formed from ava (prefix) + īkṣ (root) + lyaP (suffix for absolutive with prefix)

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

धावन्तम् (dhāvantam) - running (referring to the deer) (running, moving quickly)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhāvat

dhāvat - running, swift

Present Active Participle

From root dhāv (to run) + śatṛ (present active participle suffix)

Root: dhāv (class 1)

धनुष्पाणिः (dhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - the archer (Rāma) (holding a bow in hand, an archer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇin

dhanuṣpāṇin - one who holds a bow in hand

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhanus+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

अतिवृत्तम् (ativṛttam) - gone just beyond (the reach of an arrow) (gone beyond, surpassed, transcended)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ativṛtta

ativṛtta - gone beyond, passed over

Past Passive Participle

From ati (prefix) + vṛt (root, to be, to turn) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इषोः (iṣoḥ) - of an arrow

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

पातात् (pātāt) - from the range or reach (of an arrow) (from the falling, from the range/reach)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pāta

pāta - falling, descent, range, scope

From root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

लोभयानम् (lobhayānam) - enticing, luring (Rāma, referring to the deer) (enticing, luring)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lobhayat

lobhayat - enticing, tempting

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative stem of lubh (to desire, confuse) + śatṛ

Root: lubh (class 4)

कदा (kadā) - sometimes (in combination with 'cana') (when? at what time?)

(indeclinable)

चन (cana) - particle, combined with 'kadā' to mean 'sometimes' (and, even, also, a particle used to make indefinite pronouns/adverbs)

(indeclinable)