वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-23

नारचैरर्धनाराचैर्भल्लैरञ्जलिकैरपि ।
विव्याध वत्सदन्तैश्च सिंहदंष्ट्रैः क्षुरैस्तथा ॥२३॥

23. nāracairardhanārācairbhallairañjalikairapi ,
vivyādha vatsadantaiśca siṃhadaṃṣṭraiḥ kṣuraistathā.

23. nāracaiḥ ardhanāracaiḥ bhallaiḥ añjalikaiḥ api
vivyādha vatsadantaiḥ ca siṃhadaṃṣṭraiḥ kṣuraiḥ tathā

23. He struck with iron arrows, half-iron arrows, broad-headed arrows, and *añjalika* arrows, as well as with calf-tooth-shaped arrows, lion-tooth-shaped arrows, and razor-edged arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• नारचैः (nāracaiḥ) - with iron arrows, with nārāca arrows

• अर्धनारचैः (ardhanāracaiḥ) - with half-iron arrows, with half-nārāca arrows

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with broad-headed arrows

• अञ्जलिकैः (añjalikaiḥ) - with añjalika arrows (whose heads resemble hands joined in salutation)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

• वत्सदन्तैः (vatsadantaiḥ) - with calf-tooth shaped arrows

• च (ca) - and

• सिंहदंष्ट्रैः (siṁhadaṁṣṭraiḥ) - with lion-tooth shaped arrows

• क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with razor-edged arrows (with razor-edged arrows, with razors)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, also

Words meanings and morphology

नारचैः (nāracaiḥ) - with iron arrows, with nārāca arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāraca

nāraca - iron arrow, a particular type of arrow

Derived from nāra (iron).

अर्धनारचैः (ardhanāracaiḥ) - with half-iron arrows, with half-nārāca arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ardhanāraca

ardhanāraca - half-iron arrow, a type of arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+nāraca)

• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)
• nāraca – iron arrow, a particular type of arrow
  noun (masculine)

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with broad-headed arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - a broad-headed arrow

अञ्जलिकैः (añjalikaiḥ) - with añjalika arrows (whose heads resemble hands joined in salutation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of añjalika

añjalika - a type of arrow with a head like an añjali (folded hands)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

(verb)

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

perfect active (liṭ)

From root √vyādh (class 4) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: vyādh (class 4)

वत्सदन्तैः (vatsadantaiḥ) - with calf-tooth shaped arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vatsadanta

vatsadanta - calf's tooth, an arrow shaped like a calf's tooth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vatsa+danta)

• vatsa – calf, young animal
  noun (masculine)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सिंहदंष्ट्रैः (siṁhadaṁṣṭraiḥ) - with lion-tooth shaped arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃhadaṃṣṭra

siṁhadaṁṣṭra - lion's tooth, an arrow shaped like a lion's tooth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+daṃṣṭra)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• daṃṣṭra – tusk, fang, large tooth
  noun (feminine)

क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with razor-edged arrows (with razor-edged arrows, with razors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣura

kṣura - razor, razor-edged arrow

Root: kṣur (class 10)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, also

(indeclinable)

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