वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-14, verse-16

ते ज्वलन्तो महावेगास्तेजसा सायकोत्तमाः ।
प्रविशन्ति समुद्रस्य सलिलं त्रस्तपन्नगम् ॥१६॥

16. te jvalanto mahāvegāstejasā sāyakottamāḥ ,
praviśanti samudrasya salilaṃ trastapannagam.

16. te jvalantaḥ mahāvegāḥ tejasā sāyakottamāḥ
praviśanti samudrasya salilam trastapannagam

16. te sāyakottamāḥ jvalantaḥ mahāvegāḥ tejasā
trastapannagam samudrasya salilam praviśanti

16. Those excellent arrows, blazing fiercely and moving with immense speed and power, enter the waters of the ocean, which are filled with terrified serpents.

Words meanings summery:

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

• ज्वलन्तः (jvalantaḥ) - blazing fiercely (blazing, shining, burning)

• महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - moving with immense speed (of great speed, very swift)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with their power (by brilliance, by power, by energy)

• सायकोत्तमाः (sāyakottamāḥ) - excellent arrows (excellent arrows, best of arrows)

• प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter (they enter, they penetrate)

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

• सलिलम् (salilam) - the waters (water, liquid)

• त्रस्तपन्नगम् (trastapannagam) - which are filled with terrified serpents (having terrified serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arrows mentioned in the previous verse.

ज्वलन्तः (jvalantaḥ) - blazing fiercely (blazing, shining, burning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, burning, shining

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √jval (to blaze, to burn) + -at.

Root: jval (class 1)

महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - moving with immense speed (of great speed, very swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great speed, very swift, having great force

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+vega)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with sāyakottamāḥ.

तेजसा (tejasā) - with their power (by brilliance, by power, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, splendor, energy, power, spiritual force

सायकोत्तमाः (sāyakottamāḥ) - excellent arrows (excellent arrows, best of arrows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāyakottama

sāyakottama - excellent arrows, best arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāyaka+uttama)

• sāyaka – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, principal
  adjective

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter (they enter, they penetrate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Present (Laṭ) of viś

Present Tense

Third person plural, Present tense, Parasmaipada. Root with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Qualifies salilam.

सलिलम् (salilam) - the waters (water, liquid)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

Note: Object of praviśanti.

त्रस्तपन्नगम् (trastapannagam) - which are filled with terrified serpents (having terrified serpents)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trastapannaga

trastapannaga - having terrified serpents, where serpents are frightened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trasta+pannaga)

• trasta – terrified, frightened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √tras (to tremble, to be afraid) + -ta.
  Root: tras (class 4)
• pannaga – serpent, snake (literally 'that which moves on its belly')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with salilam.