वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-77

ते बाणाः कालसंकाशा राक्षसेन्द्रधनुश्च्युताः ।
हेमपुङ्खा रविप्रख्याश्चक्रुर्दीप्तमिवाम्बरम् ॥७७॥

77. te bāṇāḥ kālasaṃkāśā rākṣasendradhanuścyutāḥ ,
hemapuṅkhā raviprakhyāścakrurdīptamivāmbaram.

77. te bāṇāḥ kālasaṃkāśāḥ rākṣasendradhanuścyutāḥ
hemapuṅkhāḥ raviprakhyāḥ cakruḥ dīptam iva ambaram

77. rākṣasendradhanuścyutāḥ kālasaṃkāśāḥ hemapuṅkhāḥ
raviprakhyāḥ te bāṇāḥ ambaram dīptam iva cakruḥ

77. Those arrows, dreadful like death, with golden shafts and shining like the sun, released from the bow of the lord of the rākṣasas, made the sky appear to glow brightly.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• कालसंकाशाः (kālasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling Time/Death, dreadful like Time/Death

• राक्षसेन्द्रधनुश्च्युताः (rākṣasendradhanuścyutāḥ) - discharged from the bow of the lord of rākṣasas

• हेमपुङ्खाः (hemapuṅkhāḥ) - with golden shafts/feathers (of an arrow)

• रविप्रख्याः (raviprakhyāḥ) - shining like the sun, renowned like the sun

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - shining, glowing, brilliant

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronoun stem 'tad'.

Note: Here functioning as a demonstrative adjective for 'bāṇāḥ'.

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

कालसंकाशाः (kālasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling Time/Death, dreadful like Time/Death

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālasaṃkāśa

kālasaṁkāśa - resembling Yama (Death), resembling time, dreadful like death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+saṃkāśa)

• kāla – time, death, Yama
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kāś (to appear, shine) with prefix saṃ.
  Prefix: saṃ
  Root: kāś (class 1)

राक्षसेन्द्रधनुश्च्युताः (rākṣasendradhanuścyutāḥ) - discharged from the bow of the lord of rākṣasas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasendradhanuścyuta

rākṣasendradhanuścyuta - discharged from the bow of the lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rākṣasendradhanus+cyuta)

• rākṣasendradhanus – bow of the lord of rākṣasas
  noun (neuter)
• cyuta – fallen, dropped, dislodged, discharged, emanated
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root cyu (to move, fall).
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: A Bahuvrīhi compound describing the arrows (bāṇāḥ).

हेमपुङ्खाः (hemapuṅkhāḥ) - with golden shafts/feathers (of an arrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hemapuṅkha

hemapuṅkha - having golden shafts, with golden feathers (of an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (heman+puṅkha)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather-part of an arrow, shaft, tail
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound describing the arrows.

रविप्रख्याः (raviprakhyāḥ) - shining like the sun, renowned like the sun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raviprakhya

raviprakhya - shining like the sun, resembling the sun, renowned like the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ravi+prakhya)

• ravi – sun, sun-god
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, like, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root khyā (to be known, to shine) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Describes the arrows.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

perfect active

Perfect active third person plural of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - shining, glowing, brilliant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, glowing, bright, brilliant

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root dīp (to shine, blaze).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ambaram' in accusative singular neuter.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing