वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-22

शस्त्राणि शरपत्राणि समिधो ऽथ विभीतकः ।
लोहितानि च वासांसि स्रुवं कार्ष्णायसं तथा ॥२२॥

22. śastrāṇi śarapatrāṇi samidho'tha vibhītakaḥ ,
lohitāni ca vāsāṃsi sruvaṃ kārṣṇāyasaṃ tathā.

22. śastrāṇi śarapatrāṇi samidhaḥ atha vibhītakaḥ
lohitāni ca vāsāṃsi sruvam kārṣṇāyasam tathā

22. śastrāṇi śarapatrāṇi atha samidhaḥ vibhītakaḥ
ca lohitāni vāsāṃsi tathā kārṣṇāyasam sruvam

22. Weapons, arrow-feathers, and then sacrificial fuel sticks (samidh), Vibhītaka wood, and red garments; also, a ladle made of black iron were among the items [used in the ritual].

Words meanings summery:

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons used in the ritual (perhaps symbolic offerings) (weapons)

• शरपत्राणि (śarapatrāṇi) - feathers of arrows, used in the ritual (arrow-feathers, arrow-wings)

• समिधः (samidhaḥ) - fuel sticks for the Vedic fire ritual (homa) (fuel sticks, sacrificial wood)

• अथ (atha) - "and then", introducing another item in the list (then, now, thereupon, and)

• विभीतकः (vibhītakaḥ) - Vibhītaka wood as an offering in the ritual (Vibhītaka tree/fruit (Terminalia bellirica))

• लोहितानि (lohitāni) - red garments (red)

• च (ca) - "and" (and, also)

• वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - red garments, perhaps for offering or worn by the performer (garments, clothes)

• स्रुवम् (sruvam) - a ladle used for pouring oblations in the ritual (sacrificial ladle)

• कार्ष्णायसम् (kārṣṇāyasam) - a ladle made of black iron (made of black iron, iron)

• तथा (tathā) - "also", indicating another item in the list (thus, so, also, likewise)

Words meanings and morphology

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons used in the ritual (perhaps symbolic offerings) (weapons)

(noun)

neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, sword

Derived from śas (to cut)

Root: śas (class 1)

Note: Subject or object of implied verb

शरपत्राणि (śarapatrāṇi) - feathers of arrows, used in the ritual (arrow-feathers, arrow-wings)

(noun)

neuter, plural of śarapatra

śarapatra - arrow-feather, leaf of a reed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+patra)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)

समिधः (samidhaḥ) - fuel sticks for the Vedic fire ritual (homa) (fuel sticks, sacrificial wood)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samidh

samidh - fuel stick, sacrificial wood

From sam + indh (to kindle)

Prefix: sam

Root: indh (class 7)

अथ (atha) - "and then", introducing another item in the list (then, now, thereupon, and)

(indeclinable)

विभीतकः (vibhītakaḥ) - Vibhītaka wood as an offering in the ritual (Vibhītaka tree/fruit (Terminalia bellirica))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhītaka

vibhītaka - Terminalia bellirica tree, its fruit

Prefix: vi

Root: bhī (class 3)

लोहितानि (lohitāni) - red garments (red)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of lohita

lohita - red, copper-colored

Note: Qualifies vāsāṃsi

च (ca) - "and" (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - red garments, perhaps for offering or worn by the performer (garments, clothes)

(noun)

neuter, plural of vāsa

vāsa - garment, cloth, dwelling

Derived from vas (to wear)

Root: vas (class 2)

स्रुवम् (sruvam) - a ladle used for pouring oblations in the ritual (sacrificial ladle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sruva

sruva - sacrificial ladle, spoon

Derived from sru (to flow)

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Direct object implied

कार्ष्णायसम् (kārṣṇāyasam) - a ladle made of black iron (made of black iron, iron)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kārṣṇāyasa

kārṣṇāyasa - made of black iron, iron

Derived from kṛṣṇāyasa (black iron)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+ayasa)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• ayasa – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies sruvam

तथा (tathā) - "also", indicating another item in the list (thus, so, also, likewise)

(indeclinable)

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