वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-15

ततो मर्मसु मर्मज्ञो मज्जयन्निशिताञ् शरान् ।
रामलक्ष्मणयोर्वीरो ननाद च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥१५॥

15. tato marmasu marmajño majjayanniśitāñ śarān ,
rāmalakṣmaṇayorvīro nanāda ca muhurmuhuḥ.

15. tataḥ marmasu marmajñaḥ majjayan niśitān śarān
rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ vīraḥ nanāda ca muhuḥ muhuḥ

15. tataḥ marmajñaḥ vīraḥ rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ marmasu
niśitān śarān majjayan ca muhuḥ muhuḥ nanāda

15. Then, the hero, expert in vital spots, roared repeatedly, embedding sharp arrows into the vital spots of Rama and Lakshmana.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital spots, in the vulnerable points

• मर्मज्ञः (marmajñaḥ) - one who knows vital spots, expert in vulnerable points

• मज्जयन् (majjayan) - embedding, plunging, sinking

• निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp, whetted

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rama and Lakshmana

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - referring to Indrajit (hero, warrior)

• ननाद (nanāda) - roared, made a sound

• च (ca) - and

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again, repeatedly

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - part of the reduplication 'muhuḥ muhuḥ' (again, repeatedly)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital spots, in the vulnerable points

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - a vital spot, vulnerable point; secret

मर्मज्ञः (marmajñaḥ) - one who knows vital spots, expert in vulnerable points

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marmajña

marmajña - knowing vital spots, skilled in vulnerable points

Compound type : tatpurusha (marman+jña)

• marman – a vital spot, vulnerable point
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective
  from root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

मज्जयन् (majjayan) - embedding, plunging, sinking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of majjat

majjat - sinking, plunging, embedding

Present Active Participle

from root majj (म्लृज्) 'to sink, plunge' in causal form majjayati

Root: majj (म्लृज्) (class 6)

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, sharp

Past Passive Participle

from root śo (शो) 'to sharpen' with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rama (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - referring to Indrajit (hero, warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave

ननाद (nanāda) - roared, made a sound

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of nad

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - part of the reduplication 'muhuḥ muhuḥ' (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

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