वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-14

इमे च धनुषी चित्रे श्लक्ष्णे चित्रानुलेपने ।
प्रकाशेते यथेन्द्रस्य वज्रे हेमविभूषिते ॥१४॥

14. ime ca dhanuṣī citre ślakṣṇe citrānulepane ,
prakāśete yathendrasya vajre hemavibhūṣite.

14. ime ca dhanuṣī citre ślakṣṇe citrānulepane
prakāśete yathā indrasya vajre hemavibhūṣite

14. ca ime dhanuṣī citre ślakṣṇe citrānulepane
yathā indrasya hemavibhūṣite vajre prakāśete

14. And these two bows, both beautiful and smooth, with colorful decorations, shine like Indra's two thunderbolts adorned with gold.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these two

• च (ca) - and

• धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

• चित्रे (citre) - wonderful, variegated, beautiful

• श्लक्ष्णे (ślakṣṇe) - smooth, polished, soft

• चित्रानुलेपने (citrānulepane) - with variegated/colorful decorations/smears

• प्रकाशेते (prakāśete) - they shine, they appear

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

• वज्रे (vajre) - two thunderbolts

• हेमविभूषिते (hemavibhūṣite) - adorned with gold

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with `dhanuṣī`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Subject of `prakāśete`.

चित्रे (citre) - wonderful, variegated, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of citra

citra - variegated, manifold, wonderful, beautiful, clear

Note: Agrees with `dhanuṣī`.

श्लक्ष्णे (ślakṣṇe) - smooth, polished, soft

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, polished, fine, delicate

Root: ślakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dhanuṣī`.

चित्रानुलेपने (citrānulepane) - with variegated/colorful decorations/smears

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of citrānulepana

citrānulepana - variegated ointment/smear, colorful decoration

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+anulepana)

• citra – variegated, colorful, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• anulepana – smearing, anointing, ointment, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root `lip` (to smear) with prefix `anu-`.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `dhanuṣī`.

प्रकाशेते (prakāśete) - they shine, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

Present tense, middle voice

Root `kāś` with prefix `pra-`. `ātmanepada`.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Verb for `dhanuṣī`.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative conjunction.

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (chief of the gods)

Note: Possessive, related to `vajre`.

वज्रे (vajre) - two thunderbolts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, weapon

Root: vaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Indra's two weapons.

हेमविभूषिते (hemavibhūṣite) - adorned with gold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of hemavibhūṣita

hemavibhūṣita - decorated with gold

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hema+vibhūṣita)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhūṣ` with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `vajre`.