वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-42, verse-13

सालं चतुर्भिर् चिच्छेद वानरं पञ्चभिर्भुजे ।
उरस्येकेन बाणेन दशभिस्तु स्तनान्तरे ॥१३॥

13. sālaṃ caturbhir ciccheda vānaraṃ pañcabhirbhuje ,
urasyekena bāṇena daśabhistu stanāntare.

13. sālam caturbhiḥ ciccheda vānaram pañcabhiḥ
bhuje urasi ekena bāṇena daśabhiḥ tu stanāntare

13. caturbhiḥ sālam ciccheda; pañcabhiḥ bhuje vānaram; ekena bāṇena urasi; tu daśabhiḥ stanāntare.

13. With four arrows, he cut down the sala tree; he struck the monkey five times in the arm, and with one arrow in the chest, and with ten (arrows) in the region of the breast.

Words meanings summery:

• सालम् (sālam) - sala tree

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four arrows (implied) (with four)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced

• वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows (implied) (with five)

• भुजे (bhuje) - in the arm, on the arm

• उरसि (urasi) - in the chest, on the breast

• एकेन (ekena) - with one arrow (with one)

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten arrows (implied) (with ten)

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the space between the breasts, in the breast region

Words meanings and morphology

सालम् (sālam) - sala tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāla

sāla - sala tree (Shorea robusta)

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four arrows (implied) (with four)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to arrows, which are implied.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of chid

Perfect (liṭ)

Reduplicated perfect form of √chid.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Verb for 'sālam'.

वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Object of an implied verb (e.g., 'struck').

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows (implied) (with five)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to arrows, which are implied.

भुजे (bhuje) - in the arm, on the arm

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhujā

bhujā - arm, hand

Note: Location of injury to the monkey.

उरसि (urasi) - in the chest, on the breast

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, bosom

Note: Location of injury to the monkey.

एकेन (ekena) - with one arrow (with one)

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'bāṇena'.

बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of action.

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten arrows (implied) (with ten)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to arrows, which are implied.

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the space between the breasts, in the breast region

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - space between the breasts, breast region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stana+antara)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• antara – space, interval, interior
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of injury to the monkey.