वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-68

ताञ् शरान् संप्रचिक्षेप लक्ष्मणाय निशाचरः ।
तानप्राप्ताञ् शरैस्तीक्ष्णैश्चिच्छेद भरतानुजः ॥६८॥

68. tāñ śarān saṃpracikṣepa lakṣmaṇāya niśācaraḥ ,
tānaprāptāñ śaraistīkṣṇaiściccheda bharatānujaḥ.

68. tān śarān sampracikṣepa Lakṣmaṇāya niśācaraḥ tān
aprāptān śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ ciccheda bharatānujaḥ

68. niśācaraḥ tān śarān Lakṣmaṇāya sampracikṣepa
bharatānujaḥ tān aprāptān tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ ciccheda

68. The night-wanderer (Atikaya) hurled those arrows at Lakshmana. Bharata's younger brother (Lakshmana) then cut them down with sharp arrows before they could reach (him).

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those (arrows) (those)

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• सम्प्रचिक्षेप (sampracikṣepa) - he hurled (he hurled, he threw, he shot)

• लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - at Lakshmana (to Lakshmana, for Lakshmana)

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the night-wanderer (Atikaya) (night-wanderer, demon, Rakshasa)

• तान् (tān) - those (arrows) (those)

• अप्राप्तान् (aprāptān) - before they reached (him) (not having reached, unobtained, not arrived)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp (sharp, keen, fierce)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut (he cut, he severed, he pierced)

• भरतानुजः (bharatānujaḥ) - Bharata's younger brother (Lakshmana)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (arrows) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the five arrows Atikaya took up.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, dart

Note: Object of 'sampracikṣepa'.

सम्प्रचिक्षेप (sampracikṣepa) - he hurled (he hurled, he threw, he shot)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sampracikṣip

Perfect Tense

root kṣip with upasargas sam-pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: The verb describing Atikaya's action.

लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - at Lakshmana (to Lakshmana, for Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of Lakṣmaṇa

Lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's younger brother)

Note: Recipient of the hurled arrows.

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the night-wanderer (Atikaya) (night-wanderer, demon, Rakshasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rakshasa

Compound: niśā (night) + cara (mover)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'sampracikṣepa', refers to Atikaya.

तान् (tān) - those (arrows) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to the arrows hurled by Atikaya. Object of 'ciccheda'.

अप्राप्तान् (aprāptān) - before they reached (him) (not having reached, unobtained, not arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aprāpta

aprāpta - not reached, unobtained, not arrived

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative participle of root āp with pra. a- (negation) + pra-āpta (reached)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prāpta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• prāpta – reached, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root āp with upasarga pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'tān' (those arrows) and denotes the state before reaching.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, dart

Note: Means by which Lakshmana cut the arrows.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp (sharp, keen, fierce)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, hot

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut (he cut, he severed, he pierced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid

Perfect Tense

Root chid, reduplicated perfect form

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The verb describing Lakshmana's action.

भरतानुजः (bharatānujaḥ) - Bharata's younger brother (Lakshmana)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharatānuja

bharatānuja - Bharata's younger brother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+anuja)

• bharata – Bharata (Rama's younger brother, son of Kaikeyi)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother, born after
  noun (masculine)
  anu (after) + ja (born)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'ciccheda', refers to Lakshmana.