वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-8

निरन्तरशरीरौ तु भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
क्रुद्धेनेन्द्रजिता वीरौ पन्नगैः शरतां गतैः ॥८॥

8. nirantaraśarīrau tu bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
kruddhenendrajitā vīrau pannagaiḥ śaratāṃ gataiḥ.

8. nirantaraśarīrau tu bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau
kruddhena indrajitā vīrau pannagaiḥ śaratām gataiḥ

8. tu vīrau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau kruddhena
indrajitā pannagaiḥ śaratām gataiḥ nirantaraśarīrau

8. And the heroic brothers, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, had their bodies entirely covered by the enraged Indrajit with serpents that had assumed the form of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• निरन्तरशरीरौ (nirantaraśarīrau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa whose bodies were completely covered by arrows/serpents (with bodies having no gaps, completely covered)

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

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two brothers)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged Indrajit (by the enraged one)

• इन्द्रजिता (indrajitā) - by Indrajit

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroic brothers (heroic, brave (dual))

• पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by the magical serpents of Indrajit's weapon (by serpents, by snakes)

• शरताम् (śaratām) - referring to the transformation of serpents into arrows (to the state of being an arrow, arrow-ness)

• गतैः (gataiḥ) - by the serpents that had attained the form of arrows (by those who have gone, by those who have attained)

Words meanings and morphology

निरन्तरशरीरौ (nirantaraśarīrau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa whose bodies were completely covered by arrows/serpents (with bodies having no gaps, completely covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nirantaraśarīra

nirantaraśarīra - with bodies having no gaps, completely covered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+antara+śarīra)

• nis – without, lacking
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, gap
  noun (neuter)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau'

तु (tu) - and, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged Indrajit (by the enraged one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root krudh (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'indrajitā'

इन्द्रजिता (indrajitā) - by Indrajit

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - Indrajit (lit. 'conqueror of Indra', son of Rāvaṇa)

वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroic brothers (heroic, brave (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - heroic, brave man, warrior

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau'

पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by the magical serpents of Indrajit's weapon (by serpents, by snakes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'creeping on the belly')

Derived from 'pad' (foot/belly) and 'ga' (going).

शरताम् (śaratām) - referring to the transformation of serpents into arrows (to the state of being an arrow, arrow-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaratā

śaratā - state of being an arrow, arrow-ness

Formed with the suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun) from śara (arrow).

Note: Governed by 'gataiḥ'

गतैः (gataiḥ) - by the serpents that had attained the form of arrows (by those who have gone, by those who have attained)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root gam (to go, attain).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pannagaiḥ'

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