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

पुनः शरशतेनाथ क्षिप्रहस्तो निशाचरः ।
बिभेद समरे नीलं निकुम्भः प्रजहास च ॥३३॥

33. punaḥ śaraśatenātha kṣiprahasto niśācaraḥ ,
bibheda samare nīlaṃ nikumbhaḥ prajahāsa ca.

33. punaḥ śaraśatena atha kṣiprahastaḥ niśācaraḥ
bibheda samare nīlam nikumbhaḥ prajahāsa ca

33. atha punaḥ nikumbhaḥ kṣiprahastaḥ niśācaraḥ
samare śaraśatena nīlam bibheda ca prajahāsa

33. Then again, the quick-handed demon (Nikumbha) pierced Nila in battle with a hundred arrows, and Nikumbha laughed loudly.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• शरशतेन (śaraśatena) - with a hundred arrows

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• क्षिप्रहस्तः (kṣiprahastaḥ) - quick-handed, swift in action

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - demon (Nikumbha) (night-wanderer, demon, rakshasa)

• बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

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

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

• प्रजहास (prajahāsa) - laughed, laughed loudly

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

शरशतेन (śaraśatena) - with a hundred arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaraśata

śaraśata - a hundred arrows

compound noun

Compound type : dvigu/tatpurusha (śara+śata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of action.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence.

क्षिप्रहस्तः (kṣiprahastaḥ) - quick-handed, swift in action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣiprahasta

kṣiprahasta - quick-handed, dexterous, swift in action

bahuvrihi compound: one whose hands are swift ('kṣipra' + 'hasta')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣipra+hasta)

• kṣipra – swift, quick, fast
  adjective (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'niśācaraḥ' / Nikumbha.

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - demon (Nikumbha) (night-wanderer, demon, rakshasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rakshasa

compound: 'niśā' (night) + 'cara' (moving)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Nikumbha.

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhid (class 7)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - 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 'bibheda'.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikumbha

nikumbha - Nikumbha (a demon, son of Kumbhakarna)

Note: Subject of 'prajahāsa'.

प्रजहास (prajahāsa) - laughed, laughed loudly

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

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

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.