वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-21

इमे हि मे महावेगाः पत्रिणस्तिग्मतेजसः ।
कार्तिकेयवनोद्भूताः शरा हेमविभूषिताः ॥२१॥

21. ime hi me mahāvegāḥ patriṇastigmatejasaḥ ,
kārtikeyavanodbhūtāḥ śarā hemavibhūṣitāḥ.

21. ime hi me mahāvegāḥ patriṇaḥ tigmatejasaḥ
kārtikeya-vana-udbhūtāḥ śarāḥ hemavibhūṣitāḥ

21. hi ime me śarāḥ mahāvegāḥ patriṇaḥ tigmatejasaḥ
kārtikeya-vana-udbhūtāḥ hemavibhūṣitāḥ (santi)

21. Indeed, these arrows of mine are of tremendous speed and fierce brilliance; they have originated from Kartikeya's forest and are adorned with gold.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these

• हि (hi) - indeed; surely; for

• मे (me) - my; of me

• महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - (arrows) of tremendous speed (of great speed; very swift)

• पत्रिणः (patriṇaḥ) - feathered (referring to arrows) (winged (arrows); feathered)

• तिग्मतेजसः (tigmatejasaḥ) - (arrows) of fierce brilliance (of sharp brilliance; fierce-edged; of keen energy)

• कार्तिकेय-वन-उद्भूताः (kārtikeya-vana-udbhūtāḥ) - (arrows that) originated from Kartikeya's forest (sprung from Kartikeya's forest; originated in the forest of Kartikeya)

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• हेमविभूषिताः (hemavibhūṣitāḥ) - (arrows) adorned with gold (adorned with gold; gold-decorated)

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to 'śarāḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed; surely; for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मे (me) - my; of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun 'I', indicating possession of the arrows.

महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - (arrows) of tremendous speed (of great speed; very swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great speed, very swift

Compound of mahā (great) + vega (speed).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)
  From root vij (to tremble, move quickly).
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

पत्रिणः (patriṇaḥ) - feathered (referring to arrows) (winged (arrows); feathered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patrin

patrin - winged, feathered (often referring to arrows)

Possessive suffix -in added to patra (wing, feather).

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

तिग्मतेजसः (tigmatejasaḥ) - (arrows) of fierce brilliance (of sharp brilliance; fierce-edged; of keen energy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tigmatejas

tigmatejas - having sharp brilliance, fierce energy

Compound of tigma (sharp, keen) + tejas (brilliance, energy).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tigma+tejas)

• tigma – sharp, keen, hot, fierce
  adjective
• tejas – sharpness, brilliance, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)
  From root tij (to be sharp).
  Root: tij (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

कार्तिकेय-वन-उद्भूताः (kārtikeya-vana-udbhūtāḥ) - (arrows that) originated from Kartikeya's forest (sprung from Kartikeya's forest; originated in the forest of Kartikeya)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kārtikeyavanodbhūta

kārtikeyavanodbhūta - sprung from Kartikeya's forest

Compound of Kārtikeya (name of god) + vana (forest) + udbhūta (sprung forth).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārtikeya+vana+udbhūta)

• kārtikeya – Kartikeya (name of the god of war, son of Shiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Kṛttikā (Pleiades).
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• udbhūta – sprung up, arisen, originated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become) with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

From root śṝ (to tear, break).

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

हेमविभूषिताः (hemavibhūṣitāḥ) - (arrows) adorned with gold (adorned with gold; gold-decorated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hemavibhūṣita

hemavibhūṣita - adorned with gold

Past Passive Participle (in compound)

Compound of hema (gold) + vibhūṣita (adorned).

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (hema+vibhūṣita)

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

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.