वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-66, verse-28

ततः क्रुद्धो महाबाहुर्धनुश्चिच्छेद रक्षसः ।
अष्टाभिरथ नाराचैः सूतं विव्याध राघवः ।
भित्त्वा शरै रथं रामो रथाश्वान् समपातयत् ॥२८॥

28. tataḥ kruddho mahābāhurdhanuściccheda rakṣasaḥ ,
aṣṭābhiratha nārācaiḥ sūtaṃ vivyādha rāghavaḥ ,
bhittvā śarai rathaṃ rāmo rathāśvān samapātayat.

28. tataḥ kruddhaḥ mahābāhuḥ dhanuḥ ciccheda
rakṣasaḥ aṣṭābhiḥ atha nārācaiḥ
sūtam vivyādha rāghavaḥ bhittvā śaraiḥ
ratham rāmaḥ rathāśvān samapātayat

28. tataḥ kruddhaḥ mahābāhuḥ rakṣasaḥ
dhanuḥ ciccheda atha rāghavaḥ aṣṭābhiḥ
nārācaiḥ sūtam vivyādha śaraiḥ ratham
bhittvā rāmaḥ rathāśvān samapātayat

28. Then, enraged, the mighty-armed (Rāma) cut off the demon's bow. After that, Rāghava pierced the charioteer with eight iron arrows. Having shattered the chariot with his arrows, Rāma struck down its horses.

Words meanings summery:

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

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - an epithet for Rāma (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, cut off, broke

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of Makarākṣa (of the demon, belonging to the demon)

• अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ) - with eight

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows, with steel arrows

• सूतम् (sūtam) - Makarākṣa's charioteer (charioteer)

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken, having split

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• रथम् (ratham) - Makarākṣa's chariot (chariot)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• रथाश्वान् (rathāśvān) - the horses of Makarākṣa's chariot (chariot horses)

• समपातयत् (samapātayat) - struck down, caused to fall

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a temporal adverb.

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mahābāhuḥ'.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - an epithet for Rāma (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound of mahā (great) and bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, cut off, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The reduplicated perfect tense is used for past actions.

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of Makarākṣa (of the demon, belonging to the demon)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

Note: Possessive, 'the demon's bow'.

अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ) - with eight

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'nārācaiḥ'.

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence of events.

नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows, with steel arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, steel arrow

सूतम् (sūtam) - Makarākṣa's charioteer (charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, carpenter

Note: Object of 'vivyādha'.

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vyadh

Prefix: vi

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Reduplicated form of the past tense.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Refers to Rāma.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken, having split

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Derived from √bhid with suffix -tvā

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Indicates a preceding action by the subject.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

रथम् (ratham) - Makarākṣa's chariot (chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Object of 'bhittvā'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, black, dark

रथाश्वान् (rathāśvān) - the horses of Makarākṣa's chariot (chariot horses)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rathāśva

rathāśva - chariot horses

Compound of ratha (chariot) and aśva (horse)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+aśva)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'samapātayat'.

समपातयत् (samapātayat) - struck down, caused to fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pat

causative

Causative of √pat (to fall) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)