वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-21

स तु वैहायसं प्राप्य सरथो रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
अचक्षुर्विषये तिष्ठन् विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥२१॥

21. sa tu vaihāyasaṃ prāpya saratho rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
acakṣurviṣaye tiṣṭhan vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

21. saḥ tu vaihāyasam prāpya sarathaḥ rāmalakṣmaṇau
acakṣurviṣaye tiṣṭhan vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

21. But he, having reached the sky with his chariot and remaining beyond their sight, shot at Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• वैहायसम् (vaihāyasam) - the sky, aerial path

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

• सरथः (sarathaḥ) - with his chariot

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• अचक्षुर्विषये (acakṣurviṣaye) - in a place beyond sight, out of sight

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he shot

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with sharpened

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

वैहायसम् (vaihāyasam) - the sky, aerial path

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaihāyasa

vaihāyasa - aerial, celestial; the sky, space

From 'vihāyas' (sky) with aṇ suffix

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root 'āp' with prefix 'pra' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सरथः (sarathaḥ) - with his chariot

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saratha

saratha - accompanied by a chariot, with a chariot

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ratha)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

अचक्षुर्विषये (acakṣurviṣaye) - in a place beyond sight, out of sight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of acakṣurviṣaya

acakṣurviṣaya - beyond the range of sight, invisible

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cakṣus+viṣaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
• viṣaya – object, sphere, range, domain
  noun (masculine)

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (class 1) with Śatṛ suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he shot

(verb)

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

Root: vyadh (class 4)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, pointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śo' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

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