वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-103

तमागतं प्रेक्ष्य तदातिकायो बाणं प्रदीप्तान्तककालकल्पम् ।
जघान शक्त्यृष्टिगदाकुठारैः शूलैर्हलैश्चाप्यविपन्नचेष्टः ॥१०३॥

103. tamāgataṃ prekṣya tadātikāyo bāṇaṃ pradīptāntakakālakalpam ,
jaghāna śaktyṛṣṭigadākuṭhāraiḥ śūlairhalaiścāpyavipannaceṣṭaḥ.

103. tam āgatam prekṣya tadā atikāyaḥ
bāṇam pradīptāntakakālakalpam
jaghāna śaktyṛṣṭigadākuṭhāraiḥ
śūlaiḥ halaiḥ ca api avipannaceṣṭaḥ

103. tadā avipannaceṣṭaḥ atikāyaḥ
pradīptāntakakālakalpam āgatam tam
bāṇam prekṣya śaktyṛṣṭigadākuṭhāraiḥ
śūlaiḥ halaiḥ ca api jaghāna

103. Then, Atikāya, undeterred in his actions, upon seeing that approaching arrow—which resembled the blazing Kāla, the deity of ultimate destruction—struck it with spears, javelins, maces, axes, lances, and heavy clubs.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (arrow) (that, him, it)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - approaching (arrived, approached, come)

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen (having seen, having looked at)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - Atikāya (Atikāya (proper noun))

• बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow

• प्रदीप्तान्तककालकल्पम् (pradīptāntakakālakalpam) - like the blazing Kāla, the deity of ultimate destruction (resembling the blazing Kāla (Death) at the time of destruction)

• जघान (jaghāna) - struck (at it) (struck, smote, killed, destroyed)

• शक्त्यृष्टिगदाकुठारैः (śaktyṛṣṭigadākuṭhāraiḥ) - with spears, javelins, maces, and axes

• शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - with lances (with lances, pikes, spears)

• हलैः (halaiḥ) - with heavy clubs (with ploughs, heavy clubs, bludgeons)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• अविपन्नचेष्टः (avipannaceṣṭaḥ) - undeterred in his actions (whose efforts are unfailing, undeterred in action)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (arrow) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the arrow.

आगतम् (āgatam) - approaching (arrived, approached, come)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā (to, towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇam'.

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen (having seen, having looked at)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root īkṣ (to see) with upasarga pra (forth, intensely) and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - Atikāya (Atikāya (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atikāya

atikāya - Atikāya (proper name, lit. 'of immense body')

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ati+kāya)

• ati – excessive, beyond
  indeclinable
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Object of 'prekṣya', and implied object of 'jaghāna' (struck at).

प्रदीप्तान्तककालकल्पम् (pradīptāntakakālakalpam) - like the blazing Kāla, the deity of ultimate destruction (resembling the blazing Kāla (Death) at the time of destruction)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradīptāntakakālakalpa

pradīptāntakakālakalpa - resembling the blazing Kāla, the deity of ultimate destruction

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pradīpta+antakakāla+kalpa)

• pradīpta – blazing, ignited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dīp (to shine, blaze) with upasarga pra (forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• antakakāla – Kāla (Death) as the destroyer
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇam'.

जघान (jaghāna) - struck (at it) (struck, smote, killed, destroyed)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: han (class 2)

शक्त्यृष्टिगदाकुठारैः (śaktyṛṣṭigadākuṭhāraiḥ) - with spears, javelins, maces, and axes

(noun)

Instrumental, plural of śaktyṛṣṭigadākuṭhāra

śaktyṛṣṭigadākuṭhāra - spears, javelins, maces, and axes

Compound type : Dvandva (śakti+ṛṣṭi+gadā+kuṭhāra)

• śakti – spear, dart, power
  noun (feminine)
• ṛṣṭi – javelin, spear
  noun (feminine)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• kuṭhāra – axe, hatchet
  noun (masculine)

शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - with lances (with lances, pikes, spears)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śūla

śūla - pike, lance, trident

हलैः (halaiḥ) - with heavy clubs (with ploughs, heavy clubs, bludgeons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hala

hala - plough, bludgeon, heavy club

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ca' to connect the final list of weapons.

अविपन्नचेष्टः (avipannaceṣṭaḥ) - undeterred in his actions (whose efforts are unfailing, undeterred in action)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avipannaceṣṭa

avipannaceṣṭa - whose efforts are unfailing, undeterred in action

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+vipanna+ceṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vipanna – failed, frustrated, perished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad (to go, fall) with upasarga vi (apart, astray)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ceṣṭa – effort, activity, action
  noun (feminine)