वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-66, verse-16

अस्त्रैर्वा गदया वापि बाहुभ्यां वा महाहवे ।
अभ्यस्तं येन वा राम तेन वा वर्ततां युधि ॥१६॥

16. astrairvā gadayā vāpi bāhubhyāṃ vā mahāhave ,
abhyastaṃ yena vā rāma tena vā vartatāṃ yudhi.

16. astraiḥ vā gadayā vā api bāhubhyām vā mahāhave
abhyastam yena vā rāma tena vā vartatām yudhi

16. rāma,
mahāhave astraiḥ vā gadayā vā api bāhubhyām vā yena vā abhyastam,
tena vā yudhi vartatām.

16. Whether with weapons, or with a mace, or with just arms in this great battle; O Rāma, let the combat proceed with whichever method you are accustomed to.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - by weapons, by missiles

• वा (vā) - or

• गदया (gadayā) - by mace

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - by the two arms

• वा (vā) - or

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle

• अभ्यस्तम् (abhyastam) - the method that is mastered (by you) (practiced, mastered, skilled)

• येन (yena) - by which, by what means

• वा (vā) - or

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• तेन (tena) - by that, by that means

• वा (vā) - or

• वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let the battle proceed (let it proceed, let it happen, let it be)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - by weapons, by missiles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Root: as (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

गदया (gadayā) - by mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - by the two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle

Compound of mahā (great) + āhava (battle)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+āhava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āhava – battle, combat, war, challenge
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + hve (to call)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hve (class 1)

अभ्यस्तम् (abhyastam) - the method that is mastered (by you) (practiced, mastered, skilled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhyasta

abhyasta - practiced, trained, skilled in, mastered

Past Passive Participle

From abhi- + as (to throw, cast, practice)

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

येन (yena) - by which, by what means

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

तेन (tena) - by that, by that means

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let the battle proceed (let it proceed, let it happen, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, combat