वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-41

स वै गदाभिर्हरियूथमुख्यान्निर्भिद्य बाणैस्तपनीयपुङ्खैः ।
ववर्ष रामं शरवृष्टिजालैः सलक्ष्मणं भास्कररश्मिकल्पैः ॥४१॥

41. sa vai gadābhirhariyūthamukhyānnirbhidya bāṇaistapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ ,
vavarṣa rāmaṃ śaravṛṣṭijālaiḥ salakṣmaṇaṃ bhāskararaśmikalpaiḥ.

41. sa vai gadābhiḥ hariyūthamukhyān
nirbhidya bāṇaiḥ tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ
vavarṣa rāmam śaravṛṣṭijālaiḥ
salakṣmaṇam bhāskararaśmikalpaiḥ

41. sa vai gadābhiḥ tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ
bāṇaiḥ ca hariyūthamukhyān nirbhidya
rāmam salakṣmaṇam bhāskararaśmikalpaiḥ
śaravṛṣṭijālaiḥ vavarṣa

41. He, indeed, first pierced the principal monkey commanders with maces and then with golden-shafted arrows. Afterwards, he showered Rama, accompanied by Lakshmana, with a volley of arrows resembling the rays of the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Indrajit) (he, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces

• हरियूथमुख्यान् (hariyūthamukhyān) - the principal commanders of the monkey army (the chiefs of the monkey troops)

• निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• तपनीयपुङ्खैः (tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ) - with arrows having golden shafts (with golden-shafted (arrows))

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered upon (showered, rained upon)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• शरवृष्टिजालैः (śaravṛṣṭijālaiḥ) - with a volley of arrows (with networks of arrow-showers)

• सलक्ष्मणम् (salakṣmaṇam) - accompanied by Lakshmana (with Lakshmana, accompanied by Lakshmana)

• भास्कररश्मिकल्पैः (bhāskararaśmikalpaiḥ) - resembling the sun's rays (resembling sun's rays)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Indrajit) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: From pronominal stem 'tad'.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gadā

gadā - mace, club

हरियूथमुख्यान् (hariyūthamukhyān) - the principal commanders of the monkey army (the chiefs of the monkey troops)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hariyūthamukhya

hariyūthamukhya - chief of the monkey troop

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+yūtha+mukhya)

• hari – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – troop, multitude, herd
  noun (neuter)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Compound: hari-yūtha-mukhya (chief of monkey troops).

निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From √bhid (to break) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Absolutive form.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

तपनीयपुङ्खैः (tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ) - with arrows having golden shafts (with golden-shafted (arrows))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapanīyapuṅkha

tapanīyapuṅkha - having golden shafts (lit. shafts of gold)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapanīya+puṅkha)

• tapanīya – golden, made of gold
  adjective (neuter)
  From tapana 'sun' or 'gold'
• puṅkha – feathered part of an arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bāṇaiḥ'.

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered upon (showered, rained upon)

(verb)

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

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Denotes past action.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

शरवृष्टिजालैः (śaravṛṣṭijālaiḥ) - with a volley of arrows (with networks of arrow-showers)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravṛṣṭijāla

śaravṛṣṭijāla - network/multitude of arrow-showers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+vṛṣṭi+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound: śara-vṛṣṭi-jāla (network of arrow-showers).

सलक्ष्मणम् (salakṣmaṇam) - accompanied by Lakshmana (with Lakshmana, accompanied by Lakshmana)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of salakṣmaṇa

salakṣmaṇa - with Lakshmana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+lakṣmaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rāmam'.

भास्कररश्मिकल्पैः (bhāskararaśmikalpaiḥ) - resembling the sun's rays (resembling sun's rays)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhāskararaśmikalpa

bhāskararaśmikalpa - resembling sun's rays

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+raśmi+kalpa)

• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
• raśmi – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, similar to
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -kalpa added to denote similarity

Note: Adjective modifying 'śaravṛṣṭijālaiḥ'.

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