वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-33, verse-32

निकुम्भस्तु रणे नीलं नीलाञ्जनचयप्रभम् ।
निर्बिभेद शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः करैर्मेघमिवांशुमान् ॥३२॥

32. nikumbhastu raṇe nīlaṃ nīlāñjanacayaprabham ,
nirbibheda śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ karairmeghamivāṃśumān.

32. nikumbhaḥ tu raṇe nīlam nīlāñjanacayaprabham
nirbibheda śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ karaiḥ megham iva aṃśumān

32. raṇe nikumbhaḥ tu aṃśumān iva karaiḥ megham tīkṣṇaiḥ
śaraiḥ nīlāñjanacayaprabham nīlam nirbibheda

32. Nikumbha, in battle, pierced Nila, who shone like a mass of blue collyrium, with sharp arrows, just as the sun (aṃśumān) with its rays penetrates a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• निकुम्भः (nikumbhaḥ) - Nikumbha (name of a demon)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• नीलम् (nīlam) - Nila (name of a monkey general)

• नीलाञ्जनचयप्रभम् (nīlāñjanacayaprabham) - shining with the luster of a mass of blue collyrium

• निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced, split, rent asunder

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, by keen

• करैः (karaiḥ) - by rays (of the sun) (by rays, by hands)

• मेघम् (megham) - cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (luminous, splendid, the sun)

Words meanings and morphology

निकुम्भः (nikumbhaḥ) - Nikumbha (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikumbha

nikumbha - Nikumbha (a demon, son of Kumbhakarna)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

नीलम् (nīlam) - Nila (name of a monkey general)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nila (name of a monkey general); blue, dark blue

Note: Object of 'nirbibheda'.

नीलाञ्जनचयप्रभम् (nīlāñjanacayaprabham) - shining with the luster of a mass of blue collyrium

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlāñjanacayaprabha

nīlāñjanacayaprabha - shining like a heap of blue collyrium

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nīla+añjana+caya+prabha)

• nīla – blue, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• añjana – collyrium, eye-salve
  noun (neuter)
• caya – heap, pile, collection
  noun (masculine)
• prabha – splendor, light, luster
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies Nila.

निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced, split, rent asunder

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of nirbibheda

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, active voice. 'nir' is an upasarga.

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Instrument used for piercing.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, by keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

करैः (karaiḥ) - by rays (of the sun) (by rays, by hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

Note: Used in the simile, parallel to 'śaraiḥ'.

मेघम् (megham) - cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of megha

megha - cloud

Note: Object of piercing in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (luminous, splendid, the sun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - having rays, radiant, the sun

Possessive adjective from 'aṃśu' (ray) + '-mat' suffix.

Note: Subject of the simile.