वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-49, verse-9

स तैर्बाणैर्महावीर्यः पूर्णमुक्तैरजिह्मगैः ।
बिभेद निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गृध्रं घोरैः शिलीमुखैः ॥९॥

9. sa tairbāṇairmahāvīryaḥ pūrṇamuktairajihmagaiḥ ,
bibheda niśitaistīkṣṇairgṛdhraṃ ghoraiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ.

9. sa taiḥ bāṇaiḥ mahāvīryaḥ pūrṇamuktaiḥ ajihmagaiḥ
bibheda niśitaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ gṛdhraṃ ghoraiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ

9. saḥ mahāvīryaḥ pūrṇamuktaiḥ ajihmagaiḥ niśitaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ
ghoraiḥ taiḥ bāṇaiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ gṛdhraṃ bibheda

9. That exceedingly powerful one pierced the vulture with those fully released, straight-flying, sharpened, exceedingly sharp, and terrible arrows (śilīmukha).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Rāvaṇa) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - exceedingly powerful (very powerful, of great valor)

• पूर्णमुक्तैः (pūrṇamuktaiḥ) - fully released (fully released, fully shot)

• अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-flying (straight-going, not crooked)

• बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced (pierced, split, broke)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, keen)

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - exceedingly sharp (sharp, keen, piercing)

• गृध्रं (gṛdhraṁ) - the vulture (Jaṭāyu) (the vulture)

• घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful)

• शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows (with arrows (lit. 'stone-tipped', or 'bees'))

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Rāvaṇa) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

तैः (taiḥ) - with those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Modifies `bāṇaiḥ`.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, reed, pipe

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - exceedingly powerful (very powerful, of great valor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - very powerful, of great strength or valor, heroic

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'vīrya' (valor, strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• vīrya – strength, valor, heroism, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for `sa` (Rāvaṇa).

पूर्णमुक्तैः (pūrṇamuktaiḥ) - fully released (fully released, fully shot)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrṇamukta

pūrṇamukta - fully discharged, completely shot (of arrows)

Compound of 'pūrṇa' (full) and 'mukta' (released, shot).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrṇa+mukta)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pṛ (to fill).
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• mukta – released, freed, shot, discharged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √muc (to release, free).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Modifies `bāṇaiḥ` and `śilīmukhaiḥ`.

अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-flying (straight-going, not crooked)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga

ajihmaga - going straight, not crooked, direct

Compound of 'a' (negation), 'jihma' (crooked), and 'ga' (going).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jihmaga)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jihma – crooked, oblique, dishonest
  adjective
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  Agentive suffix
  From √gam (to go) + ḍa suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies `bāṇaiḥ` and `śilīmukhaiḥ`.

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced (pierced, split, broke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √bhid

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

From root √bhid, class 7 (bhinatti), here perfect (liṭ) formation.

Root: bhid (class 7)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, keen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen, sharp

Past Passive Participle

From prefix `ni` + √śo (to sharpen, whet).

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Modifies `bāṇaiḥ` and `śilīmukhaiḥ`.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - exceedingly sharp (sharp, keen, piercing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, strong, hot, acrid

From root √tij (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Modifies `bāṇaiḥ` and `śilīmukhaiḥ`.

गृध्रं (gṛdhraṁ) - the vulture (Jaṭāyu) (the vulture)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy, covetous

From √gṛdh (to be greedy, covetous).

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

Note: Object of `bibheda`.

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, fierce, awful

Note: Modifies `bāṇaiḥ` and `śilīmukhaiḥ`.

शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows (with arrows (lit. 'stone-tipped', or 'bees'))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śilīmukha

śilīmukha - arrow (lit. 'stone-tipped'), bee

Compound of 'śilī' (stone) and 'mukha' (face, tip).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śilī+mukha)

• śilī – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, tip, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Synonym for `bāṇaiḥ`, specifying the kind of arrows.