वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-43, verse-7

सृजन्तो बाणवृष्टिं ते रथगर्जितनिःस्वनाः ।
वृष्टिमन्त इवाम्भोदा विचेरुर्नैरृतर्षभाः ॥७॥

7. sṛjanto bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ te rathagarjitaniḥsvanāḥ ,
vṛṣṭimanta ivāmbhodā vicerurnairṛtarṣabhāḥ.

7. sṛjantaḥ bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ te rathagarjitanihsvanāḥ
vṛṣṭimantaḥ iva ambhodāḥ viceruḥ nairṛtarṣabhāḥ

7. te nairṛtarṣabhāḥ rathagarjitanihsvanāḥ bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ
sṛjantaḥ vṛṣṭimantaḥ ambhodāḥ iva viceruḥ

7. Showering forth a volley of arrows, those foremost of the Rākṣasas, whose roars resembled the thunder of chariots, moved about like rain-laden clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• सृजन्तः (sṛjantaḥ) - creating, showering, emitting

• बाणवृष्टिं (bāṇavṛṣṭiṁ) - shower of arrows, volley of arrows

• ते (te) - those (Rākṣasas) (they, those)

• रथगर्जितनिह्स्वनाः (rathagarjitanihsvanāḥ) - whose sounds are like the rumbling of chariots

• वृष्टिमन्तः (vṛṣṭimantaḥ) - having rain, rain-bearing, rainy

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्भोदाः (ambhodāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

• विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - they wandered, moved about, roamed

• नैरृतर्षभाः (nairṛtarṣabhāḥ) - foremost of the Rākṣasas, excellent Rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

सृजन्तः (sṛjantaḥ) - creating, showering, emitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛjat

sṛjat - creating, emitting, showering

Present Active Participle

From root sṛj- (to create, emit) + present participle suffix -at.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'nairṛtarṣabhāḥ'.

बाणवृष्टिं (bāṇavṛṣṭiṁ) - shower of arrows, volley of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bāṇavṛṣṭi

bāṇavṛṣṭi - shower of arrows

Compound of bāṇa (arrow) and vṛṣṭi (rain, shower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṇa+vṛṣṭi)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛṣ- (to rain, pour).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'sṛjantaḥ'.

ते (te) - those (Rākṣasas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

रथगर्जितनिह्स्वनाः (rathagarjitanihsvanāḥ) - whose sounds are like the rumbling of chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathagarjitanihsvana

rathagarjitanihsvana - having a sound like the rumbling of chariots

Bahuvrihi compound: "whose sound (nihsvana) is (like) the rumbling (garjita) of chariots (ratha)". 'rathagarjita' is a tatpurusha.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ratha+garjita+nihsvana)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• garjita – roaring, rumbling, thunder
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (noun use)
  From root gṛj- (to roar, rumble).
  Root: gṛj (class 1)
• nihsvana – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root svan- (to sound) with prefix nis-.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'nairṛtarṣabhāḥ'.

वृष्टिमन्तः (vṛṣṭimantaḥ) - having rain, rain-bearing, rainy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṭimat

vṛṣṭimat - possessing rain, rainy, rain-bearing

From vṛṣṭi (rain) + possessive suffix -mat.

Note: Agrees with 'ambhodāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अम्भोदाः (ambhodāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambhoda

ambhoda - cloud (one who gives water)

Compound of ambhas (water) and da (giver, from √dā - to give).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambhas+da)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  From root dā- (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of comparison.

विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - they wandered, moved about, roamed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of car

Perfect active

From root √car (to move, wander) with prefix vi-. Reduplicated perfect.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

नैरृतर्षभाः (nairṛtarṣabhāḥ) - foremost of the Rākṣasas, excellent Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nairṛtarṣabha

nairṛtarṣabha - foremost of the Rākṣasas, bull among Rākṣasas

Compound of nairṛta (a Rākṣasa, belonging to Nirṛti) and ṛṣabha (bull, best, chief).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nairṛta+ṛṣabha)

• nairṛta – Rākṣasa, demon, belonging to Nirṛti
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Nirṛti (goddess of decay and destruction).
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'viceruḥ'.