वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-96

स बाणवर्षं तु ववर्ष तीव्रं रामानुजः कार्मुकसंप्रयुक्तम् ।
क्षुरार्धचन्द्रोत्तमकर्णिभल्लैः शरांश्च चिच्छेद न चुक्षुभे च ॥९६॥

96. sa bāṇavarṣaṃ tu vavarṣa tīvraṃ rāmānujaḥ kārmukasaṃprayuktam ,
kṣurārdhacandrottamakarṇibhallaiḥ śarāṃśca ciccheda na cukṣubhe ca.

96. saḥ bāṇa-varṣam tu vavarṣa tīvram
rāma-anujaḥ kārmuka-samprayuktam
kṣura-ardhacandra-uttama-karṇi-bhallaiḥ
śarān ca ciccheda na cukṣubhe ca

96. rāma-anujaḥ saḥ tu tīvram
kārmuka-samprayuktam bāṇa-varṣam vavarṣa ca
kṣura-ardhacandra-uttama-karṇi-bhallaiḥ
śarān ciccheda ca na cukṣubhe

96. Rāma's younger brother (Rāmānujaḥ), Lakshmana, then rained down an intense shower of arrows discharged from his bow. With razor-sharp, half-moon-tipped, barbed, and broad-headed arrows (kṣura-ardhacandra-uttama-karṇi-bhallaiḥ), he cut off [the enemy's] arrows and was not disturbed at all.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Lakshmana) (he, that)

• बाण-वर्षम् (bāṇa-varṣam) - a shower of arrows (rain of arrows, shower of arrows)

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (emphasizing the action) (but, indeed, yet)

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - he rained down (arrows) (he rained, he showered)

• तीव्रम् (tīvram) - an intense (shower) (intense, fierce, strong)

• राम-अनुजः (rāma-anujaḥ) - Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama (Rama's younger brother)

• कार्मुक-सम्प्रयुक्तम् (kārmuka-samprayuktam) - (a shower of arrows) discharged from the bow (discharged from the bow, sent forth from the bow)

• क्षुर-अर्धचन्द्र-उत्तम-कर्णि-भल्लैः (kṣura-ardhacandra-uttama-karṇi-bhallaiḥ) - with his arrows, including those shaped like razors, half-moons, those with excellent barbs, and broad-headed bhalla arrows (with razor-sharp, half-moon, excellent-barbed, and bhalla arrows)

• शरान् (śarān) - (enemy's) arrows (arrows)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off (the enemy's arrows) (he cut, he pierced, he broke)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• चुक्षुभे (cukṣubhe) - he was not disturbed (he was agitated, he was disturbed)

• च (ca) - at all (emphasizing the negation) (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Lakshmana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

बाण-वर्षम् (bāṇa-varṣam) - a shower of arrows (rain of arrows, shower of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāṇa-varṣa

bāṇa-varṣa - rain of arrows, shower of arrows

Tatpuruṣa compound: bāṇa (arrow) + varṣa (rain).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+varṣa)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, showering
  noun (neuter)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - then, indeed (emphasizing the action) (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - he rained down (arrows) (he rained, he showered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vṛṣ

Perfect Active

Root vṛṣ, reduplicated for perfect tense.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

तीव्रम् (tīvram) - an intense (shower) (intense, fierce, strong)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - intense, fierce, sharp, strong

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇa-varṣam'.

राम-अनुजः (rāma-anujaḥ) - Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama (Rama's younger brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma-anuja

rāma-anuja - younger brother of Rama

Tatpuruṣa compound: Rāma (proper noun) + anuja (younger brother).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rāma+anuja)

• rāma – Rama (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)
  From anu- (after) + jan (to be born).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

कार्मुक-सम्प्रयुक्तम् (kārmuka-samprayuktam) - (a shower of arrows) discharged from the bow (discharged from the bow, sent forth from the bow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārmuka-samprayukta

kārmuka-samprayukta - discharged from the bow, connected with a bow

Compound: kārmuka (bow) + samprayukta (discharged, connected).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kārmuka+samprayukta)

• kārmuka – bow (weapon)
  noun (neuter)
• samprayukta – discharged, employed, connected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join, to discharge) with sam-pra- prefixes.
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇa-varṣam'.

क्षुर-अर्धचन्द्र-उत्तम-कर्णि-भल्लैः (kṣura-ardhacandra-uttama-karṇi-bhallaiḥ) - with his arrows, including those shaped like razors, half-moons, those with excellent barbs, and broad-headed bhalla arrows (with razor-sharp, half-moon, excellent-barbed, and bhalla arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣura-ardhacandra-uttama-karṇi-bhalla

kṣura-ardhacandra-uttama-karṇi-bhalla - arrows resembling razors, half-moons, excellent barbed arrows, and bhalla arrows

Tatpuruṣa compound listing different types of arrows or arrowheads.

Compound type : Dvanda (kṣura+ardhacandra+uttamakarni+bhalla)

• kṣura – razor, knife
  noun (masculine)
• ardhacandra – half-moon
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ardha (half) + candra (moon).
• uttama-karṇi – having excellent ears/barbs
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: uttama (excellent) + karṇin (having ears/barbs).
• bhalla – a type of arrow with a broad head
  noun (masculine)

Note: This compound functions as an instrumental for 'by means of these various arrow types'.

शरान् (śarān) - (enemy's) arrows (arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off (the enemy's arrows) (he cut, he pierced, he broke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of chid

Perfect Active

Root chid, reduplicated for perfect tense.

Root: chid (class 7)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

चुक्षुभे (cukṣubhe) - he was not disturbed (he was agitated, he was disturbed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (Lit) of kṣubh

Perfect Middle

Root kṣubh, reduplicated for perfect tense, Ātmanepada form.

Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana's steadfastness.

च (ca) - at all (emphasizing the negation) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used after 'na' for emphasis, meaning 'not at all'.