वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-32

रावणिस्तु दिशः सर्वा रथेनातिरथः पतन् ।
विव्याध तौ दाशरथी लघ्वस्त्रो निशितैः शरैः ॥३२॥

32. rāvaṇistu diśaḥ sarvā rathenātirathaḥ patan ,
vivyādha tau dāśarathī laghvastro niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

32. rāvaṇiḥ tu diśaḥ sarvāḥ rathena atirathaḥ patan
vivyādha tau dāśarathī laghvastraḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

32. rāvaṇiḥ tu atirathaḥ laghvastraḥ rathena patan
sarvāḥ diśaḥ tau dāśarathī niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ vivyādha

32. Rāvaṇa's son, an exceptional charioteer who was quick with his weapons, swiftly traversing all directions in his chariot, pierced those two sons of Daśaratha (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) with his sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - son of Rāvaṇa

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

• अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great charioteer, mighty warrior

• पतन् (patan) - swiftly traversing (falling, moving swiftly, rushing)

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

• तौ (tau) - those two

• दाशरथी (dāśarathī) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two sons of Daśaratha)

• लघ्वस्त्रः (laghvastraḥ) - skilled with light/swift weapons, quick-wielding archer

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - son of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Rāvaṇa

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great charioteer, mighty warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atiratha

atiratha - great charioteer, mighty warrior, one who is superior to charioteers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+ratha)

• ati – exceedingly, greatly, beyond
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot, warrior (in a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

पतन् (patan) - swiftly traversing (falling, moving swiftly, rushing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, moving quickly

present active participle

Derived from root √pat (to fall, fly, move quickly) with present participle suffix -at.

Root: pat (class 1)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vyadh

perfect tense form

3rd person singular perfect active of √vyadh.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दाशरथी (dāśarathī) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two sons of Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Daśaratha

Patronymic from Daśaratha.

लघ्वस्त्रः (laghvastraḥ) - skilled with light/swift weapons, quick-wielding archer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghvastra

laghvastra - one whose weapons are light/swift; a quick-wielding archer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (laghu+astra)

• laghu – light, swift, quick
  adjective (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, sharpened

past passive participle

Derived from root √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni- and past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo/śā (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

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