वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-60, verse-33

रथाक्षमात्रा विशिखास्तपनीयविभूषणाः ।
कस्येमे ऽभिहता बाणाः प्रकीर्णा घोरकर्मणः ॥३३॥

33. rathākṣamātrā viśikhāstapanīyavibhūṣaṇāḥ ,
kasyeme'bhihatā bāṇāḥ prakīrṇā ghorakarmaṇaḥ.

33. rathākṣamātrāḥ viśikhāḥ tapanīyavibhūṣaṇāḥ kasya
ime abhihatāḥ bāṇāḥ prakīrṇāḥ ghorakarmaṇaḥ

33. kasya ghorakarmaṇaḥ ime rathākṣamātrāḥ
tapanīyavibhūṣaṇāḥ abhihatāḥ prakīrṇāḥ viśikhāḥ bāṇāḥ

33. Whose are these arrows, of the terrible doer, which are the length of a chariot's axle, adorned with gold, struck down, and scattered?

Words meanings summery:

• रथाक्षमात्राः (rathākṣamātrāḥ) - of the measure of a chariot's axle, axle-length

• विशिखाः (viśikhāḥ) - arrows

• तपनीयविभूषणाः (tapanīyavibhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• इमे (ime) - these

• अभिहताः (abhihatāḥ) - struck, hit, wounded, broken

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• प्रकीर्णाः (prakīrṇāḥ) - scattered, dispersed, strewn

• घोरकर्मणः (ghorakarmaṇaḥ) - of one who performs terrible deeds, of a fierce doer

Words meanings and morphology

रथाक्षमात्राः (rathākṣamātrāḥ) - of the measure of a chariot's axle, axle-length

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathākṣamātra

rathākṣamātra - of the measure of a chariot's axle, axle-length

Compound of ratha (chariot) + akṣa (axle) + mātra (measure).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ratha+akṣa+mātra)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• akṣa – axle, axis, dice
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, extent, mere
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇāḥ'.

विशिखाः (viśikhāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow (literally 'without a tuft of hair/crest' or 'without a point')

From vi- (without) + śikhā (tuft, crest, point).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śikhā)

• vi – without, separation, distinct
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• śikhā – crest, point, flame, tuft of hair
  noun (feminine)

Note: Another term for arrows, in apposition to 'bāṇāḥ'.

तपनीयविभूषणाः (tapanīyavibhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapanīyavibhūṣaṇa

tapanīyavibhūṣaṇa - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

Compound of tapanīya (gold) + vibhūṣaṇa (ornament).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapanīya+vibhūṣaṇa)

• tapanīya – gold (that which is purified by heat), golden
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From vi- + √bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇāḥ'.

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, asking 'whose arrows'.

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇāḥ'.

अभिहताः (abhihatāḥ) - struck, hit, wounded, broken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, wounded, injured, defeated

Past Passive Participle

From abhi- + √han (to strike, kill).

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇāḥ'.

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, reed, dart

Note: Subject.

प्रकीर्णाः (prakīrṇāḥ) - scattered, dispersed, strewn

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakīrṇa

prakīrṇa - scattered, dispersed, strewn, spread

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √kṛ (to scatter, throw).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇāḥ'.

घोरकर्मणः (ghorakarmaṇaḥ) - of one who performs terrible deeds, of a fierce doer

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ghorakarman

ghorakarman - performing terrible deeds, of fearful action, fierce doer

Compound of ghora (terrible) + karman (action/deed).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+karman)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, fate, duty
  noun (neuter)
  From root √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied owner of the arrows, linked to 'kasya'.