वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-85

एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहू रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ।
संधाय बाणमस्त्रेण चमूपतिमताडयत् ॥८५॥

85. evamuktvā mahābāhū rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ ,
saṃdhāya bāṇamastreṇa camūpatimatāḍayat.

85. evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ rāvaṇaḥ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
saṃdhāya bāṇam astreṇa camūpatim atāḍayat

85. evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ rāvaṇaḥ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
astreṇa bāṇam saṃdhāya camūpatim atāḍayat

85. Having spoken thus, Rāvaṇa, the mighty-armed lord of rākṣasas, set an arrow with a divine weapon (astra) and struck the army commander.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - Refers to the preceding speech. (thus, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Refers to Rāvaṇa. (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of rākṣasas

• संधाय (saṁdhāya) - Having fitted the arrow to the bowstring, empowered by the astra. (having fitted, having placed, having fixed)

• बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow

• अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by an astra, with a divine weapon

• चमूपतिम् (camūpatim) - Refers to Hanumān, viewed as an enemy general. (the general, the army commander)

• अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, he hit

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - Refers to the preceding speech. (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root vac (irregular, becomes ukta in PPP, hence uktvā).

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Refers to Rāvaṇa. (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa, the name of the king of Laṅkā

Root: ru

राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas

Tatpuruṣa compound: rākṣasa (demon) + īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś

संधाय (saṁdhāya) - Having fitted the arrow to the bowstring, empowered by the astra. (having fitted, having placed, having fixed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root dhā with prefix sam-, forming sam-dhāya (anitya samāsa for gerund).

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, reed

Root: baṇ

Note: Object of saṃdhāya.

अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by an astra, with a divine weapon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra

astra - divine weapon, missile, projectile, arcane weapon

Root: as

Note: Instrument for striking.

चमूपतिम् (camūpatim) - Refers to Hanumān, viewed as an enemy general. (the general, the army commander)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of camūpati

camūpati - general, commander of an army

Tatpuruṣa compound: camū (army) + pati (lord/master)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (camū+pati)

• camū – army, host
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cam
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā

Note: Object of atāḍayat.

अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, he hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of tāḍ

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice (causative)

From root taḍ (to strike) with causative suffix -i.

Root: taḍ (class 10)