वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-34, verse-18

तेषां रामः शरैः षड्भिः षड्जघान निशाचरान् ।
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण शितैरग्निशिखोपमैः ॥१८॥

18. teṣāṃ rāmaḥ śaraiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ ṣaḍjaghāna niśācarān ,
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa śitairagniśikhopamaiḥ.

18. teṣām rāmaḥ śaraiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ ṣaṭ jaghāna niśācarān
nimeṣa-antara-mātreṇa śitaiḥ agni-śikhā-upamaiḥ

18. rāmaḥ teṣām ṣaṭ niśācarān ṣaḍbhiḥ śitaiḥ
agniśikhopamaiḥ śaraiḥ nimeṣāntaramātreṇa jaghāna

18. Rāma killed six of those night-wanderers (rākṣasas) with six sharp arrows, which resembled flames of fire, in merely the interval of an eye-blink.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (of them, their)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Rāma)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with his arrows (with arrows)

• षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six (arrows) (with six)

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six (rākṣasas) (six)

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed (killed, struck)

• निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas)

• निमेष-अन्तर-मात्रेण (nimeṣa-antara-mātreṇa) - in merely the interval of an eye-blink (in the mere interval of an eye-blink, in an instant)

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp ones, with whetted ones)

• अग्नि-शिखा-उपमैः (agni-śikhā-upamaiḥ) - resembling flames of fire (like flames of fire)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the rākṣasas mentioned previously.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun); pleasing, charming

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with his arrows (with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow; reed

Note: Instrument of the action.

षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six (arrows) (with six)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six (rākṣasas) (six)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'niśācarān'.

जघान (jaghāna) - killed (killed, struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound: niśā (night) + cara (mover).

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going; a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  From root car (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'jaghāna'.

निमेष-अन्तर-मात्रेण (nimeṣa-antara-mātreṇa) - in merely the interval of an eye-blink (in the mere interval of an eye-blink, in an instant)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra

nimeṣāntaramātra - mere interval of a wink, an instant

Compound: nimeṣa (wink) + antara (interval) + mātra (mere).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)

• nimeṣa – wink, blinking of the eye
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-miṣ (to wink).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 1)
• antara – interval, intermediate space, difference
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, quantity, mere, only
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Indicates time/manner.

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp ones, with whetted ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

From root śo (to sharpen).

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

अग्नि-शिखा-उपमैः (agni-śikhā-upamaiḥ) - resembling flames of fire (like flames of fire)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agniśikhopama

agniśikhopama - resembling fire-flames

Compound: agni (fire) + śikhā (flame) + upama (like, similar to).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (agni+śikhā+upama)

• agni – fire; god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, topknot
  noun (feminine)
• upama – like, similar, resembling
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.