वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-63, verse-32

तां छादयन्तीमाकाशं वृक्षवृष्टिं दुरासदाम् ।
कुम्भकर्णात्मजः श्रीमांश्चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः ॥३२॥

32. tāṃ chādayantīmākāśaṃ vṛkṣavṛṣṭiṃ durāsadām ,
kumbhakarṇātmajaḥ śrīmāṃściccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

32. tām chādayantīm ākāśam vṛkṣavṛṣṭim durāsadām
kumbhakarṇātmajaḥ śrīmān ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

32. The glorious son of Kumbhakarṇa cut down that shower of trees, which was covering the sky and was difficult to overcome, with his sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (shower of trees) (that, her, them)

• छादयन्तीम् (chādayantīm) - covering (the sky) (covering)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, ether, space)

• वृक्षवृष्टिम् (vṛkṣavṛṣṭim) - a shower of trees (projectiles) (shower of trees)

• दुरासदाम् (durāsadām) - difficult to overcome (difficult to approach, difficult to overcome, impregnable)

• कुम्भकर्णात्मजः (kumbhakarṇātmajaḥ) - the son of Kumbhakarṇa (i.e., Kumbha) (son of Kumbhakarṇa)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious (glorious, illustrious, prosperous, beautiful)

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

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp (sharp, whetted, keen)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (shower of trees) (that, her, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

छादयन्तीम् (chādayantīm) - covering (the sky) (covering)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of chādayantī

chādayantī - covering, concealing

present active participle

Derived from causative of root √chad (to cover) with present participle suffix -ant + feminine ending -ī.

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Present active participle.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, ether, space)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś

वृक्षवृष्टिम् (vṛkṣavṛṣṭim) - a shower of trees (projectiles) (shower of trees)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛkṣavṛṣṭi

vṛkṣavṛṣṭi - shower of trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛkṣa+vṛṣṭi)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

दुरासदाम् (durāsadām) - difficult to overcome (difficult to approach, difficult to overcome, impregnable)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durāsadā

durāsadā - difficult to approach, difficult to overcome, impregnable

gerundive/kṛt

From prefix dur- (bad, difficult) + ā- (towards) + √sad (to sit, go) + suffix -a. Feminine form.

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

कुम्भकर्णात्मजः (kumbhakarṇātmajaḥ) - the son of Kumbhakarṇa (i.e., Kumbha) (son of Kumbhakarṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇātmaja

kumbhakarṇātmaja - son of Kumbhakarṇa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kumbhakarṇa+ātmaja)

• kumbhakarṇa – Kumbhakarṇa (proper name, 'pot-eared')
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, self-born
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman + √jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Kumbha, the son of Kumbhakarṇa.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious (glorious, illustrious, prosperous, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, illustrious, prosperous, beautiful

From śrī (fortune, glory) + matup suffix.

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

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √chid (class 7). Reduplicated form.

Root: chid (class 7)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp (sharp, whetted, keen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen

past passive participle

From prefix ni- + √śo (to sharpen) or √śā (to sharpen) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow