वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-42, verse-4

राक्षसाश्चापि संक्रुद्धा वानरान्निशितैः शरैः ।
विव्यधुर्घोरसंकाशैः कङ्कपत्रैरजिह्मगैः ॥४॥

4. rākṣasāścāpi saṃkruddhā vānarānniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
vivyadhurghorasaṃkāśaiḥ kaṅkapatrairajihmagaiḥ.

4. rākṣasāḥ ca api saṅkruddhāḥ vānarān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
vivyadhuḥ ghorasaṅkāśaiḥ kaṅkapatraiḥ ajihmagaiḥ

4. ca api saṅkruddhāḥ rākṣasāḥ niśitaiḥ ghorasaṅkāśaiḥ
kaṅkapatraiḥ ajihmagaiḥ śaraiḥ vānarān vivyadhuḥ

4. And the demons, greatly enraged, shot the monkeys with sharp arrows that were frightful-looking, feathered with vulture plumes, and flew unerringly straight.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• सङ्क्रुद्धाः (saṅkruddhāḥ) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, furious)

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp (sharpened, keen, sharp)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - shot (they pierced, they shot)

• घोरसङ्काशैः (ghorasaṅkāśaiḥ) - frightful-looking (frightful-looking, terrible in appearance)

• कङ्कपत्रैः (kaṅkapatraiḥ) - feathered with vulture plumes (feathered with Kanka (vulture) feathers)

• अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - flew unerringly straight (straight-going, unerring, direct)

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

particle

सङ्क्रुद्धाः (saṅkruddhāḥ) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, furious)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṅkruddha

saṅkruddha - greatly enraged, furious

past passive participle

Formed from prefix 'sam' + root 'krudh' (to be angry) + past passive participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp (sharpened, keen, sharp)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, sharp

past passive participle

Formed from prefix 'ni' + root 'śo' (to sharpen) / 'śā' (to sharpen) + past passive participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo/śā (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śr̥ (class 9)

विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - shot (they pierced, they shot)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vyadh

perfect

Third person plural perfect active. The 'vi' is part of the reduplication of the perfect tense.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

घोरसङ्काशैः (ghorasaṅkāśaiḥ) - frightful-looking (frightful-looking, terrible in appearance)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghorasaṅkāśa

ghorasaṅkāśa - similar to something terrible, frightful-looking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+saṅkāśa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: ghūrṇ (class 1)
• saṅkāśa – appearance, semblance, similar
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam' + 'kāś' (to appear) + suffix 'a'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

कङ्कपत्रैः (kaṅkapatraiḥ) - feathered with vulture plumes (feathered with Kanka (vulture) feathers)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṅkapatra

kaṅkapatra - having kanka (vulture) feathers (as an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+patra)

• kaṅka – a kind of heron or vulture
  noun (masculine)
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)

अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - flew unerringly straight (straight-going, unerring, direct)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga

ajihmaga - going straight, unerring, direct (lit. 'not crooked-going')

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+jihmaga)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jihmaga – going crookedly, winding, indirect
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'jihma' (crooked) + 'ga' (going, from √gam).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes the trajectory of the arrows.