वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-42, verse-24

धूम्राक्षस्तु धनुष्पाणिर्वानरान् रणमूर्धनि ।
हसन् विद्रावयामास दिशस्ताञ् शरवृष्टिभिः ॥२४॥

24. dhūmrākṣastu dhanuṣpāṇirvānarān raṇamūrdhani ,
hasan vidrāvayāmāsa diśastāñ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ.

24. dhūmrākṣaḥ tu dhanuṣpāṇiḥ vānarān raṇamūrdhani
hasan vidrāvayāmāsa diśaḥ tān śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ

24. tu dhūmrākṣaḥ dhanuṣpāṇiḥ hasan raṇamūrdhani
tān vānarān śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ diśaḥ vidrāvayāmāsa

24. Indeed, Dhūmrākṣa, armed with a bow, laughing, routed those monkeys from the battlefield, scattering them in all directions with showers of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• धूम्राक्षः (dhūmrākṣaḥ) - Dhūmrākṣa (name of a rākṣasa)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• धनुष्पाणिः (dhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - bow in hand, armed with a bow

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

• रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of the battle, on the battlefield

• हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

• विद्रावयामास (vidrāvayāmāsa) - caused to flee, routed, dispersed

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• तान् (tān) - those, them

• शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows

Words meanings and morphology

धूम्राक्षः (dhūmrākṣaḥ) - Dhūmrākṣa (name of a rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūmrākṣa

dhūmrākṣa - Dhūmrākṣa (lit. 'smoke-eyed')

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhūmra+akṣi)

• dhūmra – smoke-colored, grey, dusky
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

धनुष्पाणिः (dhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - bow in hand, armed with a bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇi

dhanuṣpāṇi - having a bow in hand

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhanus+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of the battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇamūrdhan

raṇamūrdhan - forefront of battle, battlefield

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, fight
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, forefront
  noun (masculine)

हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Root: has (class 1)

विद्रावयामास (vidrāvayāmāsa) - caused to flee, routed, dispersed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dru

Causative formation + Perfect

Perfect tense 3rd person singular of the causative of √dru

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter (of the sky)

तान् (tān) - those, them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'monkeys'.

शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śaravṛṣṭi

śaravṛṣṭi - shower of arrows

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śara+vṛṣṭi)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)

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