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

शस्त्राणि शरपत्राणि समिधो ऽथ विभीतकाः ।
लोहितानि च वासांसि स्रुवं कार्ष्णायसं तथा ॥६॥

6. śastrāṇi śarapatrāṇi samidho'tha vibhītakāḥ ,
lohitāni ca vāsāṃsi sruvaṃ kārṣṇāyasaṃ tathā.

6. śastrāṇi śarapatrāṇi samidhaḥ atha vibhītakāḥ
lohitāni ca vāsāṃsi sruvam kārṣṇāyasam tathā

6. śastrāṇi śarapatrāṇi atha samidhaḥ vibhītakāḥ
ca lohitāni vāsāṃsi tathā kārṣṇāyasam sruvam

6. Weapons, arrows, and also sacrificial fuel sticks (samidh) and Vibhītaka fruits; and red garments, and similarly, a ladle made of black iron.

Words meanings summery:

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - various weapons (weapons, arms)

• शरपत्राणि (śarapatrāṇi) - arrows (possibly referring to the shaft or fletching) (arrow-feathers, arrow shafts, leaves of reeds)

• समिधः (samidhaḥ) - specific sticks used as fuel in a Vedic fire ritual (sacrificial fuel sticks)

• अथ (atha) - and then, subsequently (then, next, and)

• विभीतकाः (vibhītakāḥ) - fruits of the Vibhītaka tree, used in rituals (Vibhītaka fruits/trees (Terminalia bellirica))

• लोहितानि (lohitāni) - red (garments) (red (ones))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - red garments for the ritual (garments, clothes)

• स्रुवम् (sruvam) - a ritual ladle, specifically for ghee offerings (a ladle)

• कार्ष्णायसम् (kārṣṇāyasam) - made of black iron (describing the ladle) (made of black iron)

• तथा (tathā) - and likewise, similarly (thus, so, and also, likewise)

Words meanings and morphology

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - various weapons (weapons, arms)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, knife, sword

Derived from root śas (to cut) + tra suffix.

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Part of a list of ritual items.

शरपत्राणि (śarapatrāṇi) - arrows (possibly referring to the shaft or fletching) (arrow-feathers, arrow shafts, leaves of reeds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śarapatra

śarapatra - arrow-feather, arrow-leaf, arrow-shaft, reed-leaf

Compound of śara (arrow/reed) and patra (leaf/feather).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+patra)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of a list of ritual items.

समिधः (samidhaḥ) - specific sticks used as fuel in a Vedic fire ritual (sacrificial fuel sticks)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samidh

samidh - sacrificial fuel, firewood, sticks used for ritual fire

From prefix sam + root indh (to kindle).

Prefix: sam

Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Part of a list of ritual items.

अथ (atha) - and then, subsequently (then, next, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence or addition.

विभीतकाः (vibhītakāḥ) - fruits of the Vibhītaka tree, used in rituals (Vibhītaka fruits/trees (Terminalia bellirica))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibhītaka

vibhītaka - Vibhītaka tree, its fruit (Terminalia bellirica); also a die/nut

Note: Part of a list of ritual items.

लोहितानि (lohitāni) - red (garments) (red (ones))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of lohita

lohita - red, reddish, blood-red

Root: ruh

Note: Describes the color of the garments.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects elements in a list.

वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - red garments for the ritual (garments, clothes)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vāsas

vāsas - garment, clothes, covering

Neuter s-stem noun.

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Part of a list of ritual items.

स्रुवम् (sruvam) - a ritual ladle, specifically for ghee offerings (a ladle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sruva

sruva - sacrificial ladle (for pouring ghee)

Derived from root sru (to flow) + va suffix.

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Direct object of an implied verb of taking/bringing.

कार्ष्णायसम् (kārṣṇāyasam) - made of black iron (describing the ladle) (made of black iron)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kārṣṇāyasa

kārṣṇāyasa - made of black iron, steel

Derived from kṛṣṇa-ayasa (black iron).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṇa+ayasa)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• ayasa – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for sruvam.

तथा (tathā) - and likewise, similarly (thus, so, and also, likewise)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb connecting the list items.

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