वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-18

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य महर्षेर्लक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।
उवाच वचनं धीरो विकृष्य सशरं धनुः ॥१८॥

18. tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya maharṣerlakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ ,
uvāca vacanaṃ dhīro vikṛṣya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ.

18. tat śrutvā vacanam tasya maharṣeḥ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
uvāca vacanam dhīraḥ vikṛṣya saśaram dhanuḥ

18. lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ dhīraḥ tasya maharṣeḥ tat vacanam
śrutvā saśaram dhanuḥ vikṛṣya vacanam uvāca

18. Having heard the words of that great sage, the steadfast elder brother of Lakshmana (Rama) spoke, drawing his bow with an arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• लक्ष्मणाग्रजः (lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ) - Rama (elder brother of Lakshmana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - steadfast, brave, resolute

• विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn, having pulled back

• सशरम् (saśaram) - with an arrow, having an arrow

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

लक्ष्मणाग्रजः (lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ) - Rama (elder brother of Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇāgraja

lakṣmaṇāgraja - Lakshmana's elder brother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmaṇa+agraja)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• agraja – elder brother, born first
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - steadfast, brave, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steady, firm, calm, resolute, brave

विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn, having pulled back

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) with prefix

Derived from root kṛṣ with prefix vi, forming an absolutive suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

सशरम् (saśaram) - with an arrow, having an arrow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saśara

saśara - furnished with an arrow, having an arrow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow