वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-15

संपूर्णा निशितैर्बाणैर् तूणाश्च शुभदर्शनाः ।
जीवितान्तकरैर्घोरैर्ज्वलद्भिरिव पन्नगैः ॥१५॥

15. saṃpūrṇā niśitairbāṇair tūṇāśca śubhadarśanāḥ ,
jīvitāntakarairghorairjvaladbhiriva pannagaiḥ.

15. sampūrṇāḥ niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ tūṇāḥ ca śubhadarśanāḥ
jīvitāntakaraiḥ ghoraiḥ jvaladbhiḥ iva pannagaiḥ

15. ca śubhadarśanāḥ tūṇāḥ niśitaiḥ jīvitāntakaraiḥ
ghoraiḥ jvaladbhiḥ iva pannagaiḥ bāṇaiḥ sampūrṇāḥ

15. And the quivers, beautiful to behold, are filled with sharp, terrible, life-ending arrows, appearing like blazing serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पूर्णाः (sampūrṇāḥ) - full, complete, filled

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• तूणाः (tūṇāḥ) - quivers

• च (ca) - and

• शुभदर्शनाः (śubhadarśanāḥ) - beautiful to behold, auspicious-looking

• जीवितान्तकरैः (jīvitāntakaraiḥ) - by life-ending, by death-dealing

• घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, by dreadful

• ज्वलद्भिः (jvaladbhiḥ) - by glowing, by blazing

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by serpents

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पूर्णाः (sampūrṇāḥ) - full, complete, filled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sampūrṇa

sampūrṇa - full, complete, filled, perfect

Past Passive Participle

From root `pṛ` (to fill) with prefix `sam-`.

Prefix: sam

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `tūṇāḥ`.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen, pointed

Past Passive Participle

From root `śā` (to sharpen) with prefix `ni-`.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `bāṇaiḥ`.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of being full.

तूणाः (tūṇāḥ) - quivers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tūṇa

tūṇa - quiver

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'are'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

शुभदर्शनाः (śubhadarśanāḥ) - beautiful to behold, auspicious-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubhadarśana

śubhadarśana - of auspicious appearance, pleasant to look at, beautiful

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+darśana)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, appearance, sight
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root `dṛś` (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tūṇāḥ`.

जीवितान्तकरैः (jīvitāntakaraiḥ) - by life-ending, by death-dealing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jīvitāntakara

jīvitāntakara - causing the end of life, death-bringing

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+anta+kara)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `jīv` (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, death
  noun (masculine)
• kara – making, causing, doer
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root `kṛ` (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `bāṇaiḥ`.

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, by dreadful

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Root: ghṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `bāṇaiḥ`.

ज्वलद्भिः (jvaladbhiḥ) - by glowing, by blazing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jvalat

jvalat - glowing, blazing, shining

Present Active Participle

From root `jval` (to blaze, shine).

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bāṇaiḥ` and `pannagaiḥ` (in simile).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by serpents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'creeping on its feet')

Compound. `pad` (foot) + `gam` (to go).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pad+ga)

• pad – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, mover
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with arrows.