वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-91

ततस्तदस्त्रं चिक्षेप लक्ष्मणाय निशाचरः ।
वायव्येन तदस्त्रं तु निजघान स लक्ष्मणः ॥९१॥

91. tatastadastraṃ cikṣepa lakṣmaṇāya niśācaraḥ ,
vāyavyena tadastraṃ tu nijaghāna sa lakṣmaṇaḥ.

91. tataḥ tat astram cikṣepa lakṣmaṇāya niśācaraḥ
vāyavyena tat astram tu nijaghāna saḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ

91. tataḥ niśācaraḥ tat astram lakṣmaṇāya cikṣepa
tu saḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ vāyavyena tat astram nijaghāna

91. Then the night-wanderer (demon) hurled that weapon at Lakshmana. But Lakshmana, with the Vāyavya weapon, struck down that very weapon.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• तत् (tat) - that

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled, threw

• लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakshmana, for Lakshmana

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer, demon

• वायव्येन (vāyavyena) - by means of the Vāyavya (weapon)

• तत् (tat) - that

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• निजघान (nijaghāna) - struck down, destroyed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun 'tad'

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled, threw

(verb)

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

Perfect active, reduplicated root

Root: kṣip (class 6)

लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakshmana, for Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer, demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rakshasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering
  adjective
  from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

वायव्येन (vāyavyena) - by means of the Vāyavya (weapon)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāyavya

vāyavya - relating to Vāyu (wind god); an aerial weapon

derived from Vāyu

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

निजघान (nijaghāna) - struck down, destroyed

(verb)

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

Perfect active, reduplicated root with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)