वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-31

एवमुक्त्वा ततो रामो धनुरादाय वीर्यवान् ।
लक्ष्मणानुचरस्तस्थौ समुद्धृत्य शरोत्तमम् ॥३१॥

31. evamuktvā tato rāmo dhanurādāya vīryavān ,
lakṣmaṇānucarastasthau samuddhṛtya śarottamam.

31. evam uktvā tataḥ rāmaḥ dhanuḥ ādāya vīryavān
lakṣmaṇānucaraḥ tasthau samuddhṛtya śarottamam

31. evam uktvā tataḥ vīryavān lakṣmaṇānucaraḥ rāmaḥ
dhanuḥ ādāya śarottamam samuddhṛtya tasthau

31. Having spoken thus, the mighty Rāma then took his bow and, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, stood ready, having drawn forth an excellent arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, powerful, valiant

• लक्ष्मणानुचरः (lakṣmaṇānucaraḥ) - followed by Lakshmana, having Lakshmana as attendant

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, took a stand

• समुद्धृत्य (samuddhṛtya) - having raised, having drawn out

• शरोत्तमम् (śarottamam) - the best arrow, excellent arrow

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutives (gerund)

From √vac (to speak) + -tvā

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutives (gerund) with prefix

From ā- + √dā (to give, but with ā- to take) + -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, powerful, valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - mighty, powerful, valiant

From vīrya + -vat (possessive suffix)

लक्ष्मणानुचरः (lakṣmaṇānucaraḥ) - followed by Lakshmana, having Lakshmana as attendant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇānucara

lakṣmaṇānucara - one whose follower is Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lakṣmaṇa+anucara)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anucara – follower, attendant
  noun (masculine)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, took a stand

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

समुद्धृत्य (samuddhṛtya) - having raised, having drawn out

(indeclinable)

absolutives (gerund) with prefix

From sam- + ud- + √hṛ (to carry) + -ya

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

शरोत्तमम् (śarottamam) - the best arrow, excellent arrow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarottama

śarottama - best of arrows, excellent arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+uttama)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective