वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-16

ननु वारुणमाग्नेयमैन्द्रं वायव्यमेव च ।
अस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरश्चैव राघवौ प्रत्यपद्यताम् ॥१६॥

16. nanu vāruṇamāgneyamaindraṃ vāyavyameva ca ,
astraṃ brahmaśiraścaiva rāghavau pratyapadyatām.

16. nanu vāruṇam āgneyam aindram vāyavyam eva ca
astram brahmaśiraḥ ca eva rāghavau pratyapadyatām

16. Did not the two Raghava princes (Rāghavau) acquire the Varuṇa (vāruṇam), Agni (āgneyam), Indra (aindram), and Vāyu (vāyavyam) missiles, and indeed even the Brahmaśiras weapon?

Words meanings summery:

• ननु (nanu) - is it not? (rhetorical question) (surely, indeed, is it not?, well then)

• वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - the Varuṇa (vāruṇam) missile (relating to Varuṇa, belonging to Varuṇa, the weapon of Varuṇa)

• आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - the Agni (āgneyam) missile (relating to Agni, belonging to Agni, the weapon of Agni)

• ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - the Indra (aindram) missile (relating to Indra, belonging to Indra, the weapon of Indra)

• वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - the Vāyu (vāyavyam) missile (relating to Vāyu, belonging to Vāyu, the weapon of Vāyu)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - missile (weapon) (missile, weapon, arrow)

• ब्रह्मशिरः (brahmaśiraḥ) - the Brahmaśiras weapon (the Brahmaśiras weapon (a powerful missile))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, even (only, indeed, just)

• राघवौ (rāghavau) - the two Raghava princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (the two Raghavas (descendants of Raghu))

• प्रत्यपद्यताम् (pratyapadyatām) - they acquired (they obtained, they acquired, they reached)

Words meanings and morphology

ननु (nanu) - is it not? (rhetorical question) (surely, indeed, is it not?, well then)

(indeclinable)

वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - the Varuṇa (vāruṇam) missile (relating to Varuṇa, belonging to Varuṇa, the weapon of Varuṇa)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa, belonging to Varuṇa, a missile presided over by Varuṇa

Derived from 'varuṇa' with suffix 'aṇ'.

Note: Qualifies 'astram' (implied).

आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - the Agni (āgneyam) missile (relating to Agni, belonging to Agni, the weapon of Agni)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgneya

āgneya - relating to Agni, belonging to Agni, a missile presided over by Agni

Derived from 'agni' with suffix 'eya'.

Note: Qualifies 'astram' (implied).

ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - the Indra (aindram) missile (relating to Indra, belonging to Indra, the weapon of Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aindra

aindra - relating to Indra, belonging to Indra, a missile presided over by Indra

Derived from 'indra' with suffix 'aṇ'.

Note: Qualifies 'astram' (implied).

वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - the Vāyu (vāyavyam) missile (relating to Vāyu, belonging to Vāyu, the weapon of Vāyu)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāyavya

vāyavya - relating to Vāyu, belonging to Vāyu, a missile presided over by Vāyu

Derived from 'vāyu' with suffix 'ya'.

Note: Qualifies 'astram' (implied).

एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects items in a list.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - missile (weapon) (missile, weapon, arrow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, projectile, weapon

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'pratyapadyatām'.

ब्रह्मशिरः (brahmaśiraḥ) - the Brahmaśiras weapon (the Brahmaśiras weapon (a powerful missile))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmaśiras

brahmaśiras - the Brahmaśiras missile (a very powerful, destructive divine weapon), literally 'Brahma's head'

'brahman' (Brahma) + 'śiras' (head)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+śiras)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred knowledge, the ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• śiras – head, top, chief
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: It is accusative case here, parallel to 'astram'. The form 'brahmaśiraḥ' is both nominative and accusative singular for neuter s-stem nouns.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects items in a list.

एव (eva) - indeed, even (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

राघवौ (rāghavau) - the two Raghava princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (the two Raghavas (descendants of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a patronymic often applied to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

'raghu' + 'aṇ' (patronymic suffix)

Note: Subject of 'pratyapadyatām'.

प्रत्यपद्यताम् (pratyapadyatām) - they acquired (they obtained, they acquired, they reached)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratyapad

'prati' (towards, back) + 'apa' (off, away) + root 'pad' (to go, to fall)

Prefixes: prati+apa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The verbal root is 'pad' (to go, to fall). With upasargas, it means 'to obtain'.