वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-35

तच्छैलशृङ्गं बहुवृक्षसानुं प्रगृह्य चिक्षेप निशाचराय ।
तमापतन्तं सहसा समीक्ष्य बिभेद बाणैस्तपनीयपुङ्खैः ॥३५॥

35. tacchailaśṛṅgaṃ bahuvṛkṣasānuṃ pragṛhya cikṣepa niśācarāya ,
tamāpatantaṃ sahasā samīkṣya bibheda bāṇaistapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ.

35. tat śailaśṛṅgam bahuvṛkṣasānum pragṛhya cikṣepa niśācarāya
tam āpatantam sahasā samīkṣya bibheda bāṇaiḥ tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ

35. tat śailaśṛṅgam bahuvṛkṣasānum pragṛhya niśācarāya cikṣepa
tam āpatantam sahasā samīkṣya tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ bibheda

35. Having seized that mountain peak, which had many trees on its slopes, (Sugrīva) hurled it at the night-ranger (Rāvaṇa). Upon suddenly seeing it approaching, (Rāvaṇa) pierced it with arrows having golden shafts.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• शैलशृङ्गम् (śailaśṛṅgam) - mountain peak

• बहुवृक्षसानुम् (bahuvṛkṣasānum) - having many trees on its slope

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having taken up

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, hurled

• निशाचराय (niśācarāya) - to Rāvaṇa (to the night-ranger, to the demon)

• तम् (tam) - that (mountain peak) (that)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

• बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• तपनीयपुङ्खैः (tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'śailaśṛṅgam'

शैलशृङ्गम् (śailaśṛṅgam) - mountain peak

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailaśṛṅga

śailaśṛṅga - mountain peak, summit of a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)

• śaila – rock, mountain
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

बहुवृक्षसानुम् (bahuvṛkṣasānum) - having many trees on its slope

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuvṛkṣasānu

bahuvṛkṣasānu - having many trees on its slope/summit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+vṛkṣa+sānu)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• sānu – slope, ridge, summit (of a mountain)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'śailaśṛṅgam'

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having taken up

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from the root √grah (to seize) with the prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, hurled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

निशाचराय (niśācarāya) - to Rāvaṇa (to the night-ranger, to the demon)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-ranger, demon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going; one who moves
  noun (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa

तम् (tam) - that (mountain peak) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the hurled mountain peak

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āpatant

āpatant - approaching, falling upon

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √pat (to fall, to fly) with the prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tam' (the mountain peak)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

(indeclinable)

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see) with the prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

तपनीयपुङ्खैः (tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapanīyapuṅkha

tapanīyapuṅkha - having golden shafts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapanīya+puṅkha)

• tapanīya – golden, made of gold
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from the root √tap (to heat, to shine)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• puṅkha – feathered shaft (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'bāṇaiḥ'