वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-23

प्रच्छादयन्तौ गगनं शरजालैर्महाबलौ ।
तमस्त्रैः सुरसंकाशौ नैव पस्पर्शतुः शरैः ॥२३॥

23. pracchādayantau gaganaṃ śarajālairmahābalau ,
tamastraiḥ surasaṃkāśau naiva pasparśatuḥ śaraiḥ.

23. pracchādayantau gaganam śarajālaiḥ mahābalau tam
astraiḥ surasaṃkāśau na eva pasparśatuḥ śaraiḥ

23. Those two mighty ones, resembling gods, covered the sky with their multitudes of arrows. Yet, they could not touch him with (their) weapons, nor even with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रच्छादयन्तौ (pracchādayantau) - covering, obscuring

• गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky, atmosphere

• शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - with multitudes of arrows, with nets of arrows

• महाबलौ (mahābalau) - of great strength, mighty ones

• तम् (tam) - him

• अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons, with missiles

• सुरसंकाशौ (surasaṁkāśau) - resembling gods, god-like

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• पस्पर्शतुः (pasparśatuḥ) - they touched, they reached

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

प्रच्छादयन्तौ (pracchādayantau) - covering, obscuring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pracchādayat

pracchādayat - covering, obscuring

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from causal stem of root 'chad' (to cover) with prefix 'pra' and Śatṛ suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 1)

गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament

शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - with multitudes of arrows, with nets of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarajāla

śarajāla - multitude of arrows, net of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

महाबलौ (mahābalau) - of great strength, mighty ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons, with missiles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, magical weapon

सुरसंकाशौ (surasaṁkāśau) - resembling gods, god-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of surasaṃkāśa

surasaṁkāśa - resembling gods, god-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+saṃkāśa)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resemblance, appearance; resembling, like
  adjective

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

पस्पर्शतुः (pasparśatuḥ) - they touched, they reached

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

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